Committee Structure
FCAP Targets
Special Considerations
Committee Structure
There are two committees involved in the Fellows program: the CAP Recognitions Committee, and the FCAP Selection Committee.
CAP Recognitions Committee
The CAP Recognitions Committee (RC), chaired by the CAP’s Past President, manages CAP’s Recognition Programs. The RC is made up of the chairs of the recognition selection committees. The RC submits the slate of FCAP recommendations to the CAP Board for endorsement and considers any recommendations for changes to the program.
FCAP Selection Committee
The evaluation and recommendation of the slate of FCAPs will be made by an FCAP Selection Committee (FSC). The committee will consist of 5-7 diverse members who will be appointed by the CAP Recognitions Committee for a term of 3 years, with the terms of the inaugural committee set up with staggered terms of 1 to 3 years.
Before being appointed to the Selection Committee, potential members will be asked to identify how they meet the requirement for EDI Education for Selection Committees (for example, having completed the Tri-Agency’s online Bias in Peer Review module and the Government of Canada’s Gender-based Analysis Plus course).
The CAP Office will provide information and policy to selection committee members prior to the launch of the review process.
Prior to starting the review of nominations, each committee member will be asked to review the CAP’s Conflict of Interest Guidelines and submit a declaration of conflict/no conflict for each nominee. Any identified conflicts are assessed by the CAP’s Nominations and Awards Committee and resolved in accordance with the guidelines.
FCAP Targets
The yearly target for new FCAP appointments is 1% of the full membership of the CAP, including Full, Joint, and Foreign memberships. The complement of FCAPs will not exceed 10% of the full membership unless so approved by the CAP Board. Those awarded FCAP through special consideration (Nobel prize or recipient of CAP Medal for Lifetime Achievement) will not count against the annual allocation of FCAP awards, but will count towards the total FCAP allocation. Retired members who are awarded FCAP will count against the annual allocation of FCAP awards, but will not count toward the total FCAP allocation.
Special Considerations
Nobel Laureates
CAP members who are awarded parts of Nobel Prizes for their work in physics and who meet the membership eligibility criteria and agree to the CAP Code of Ethics will automatically be awarded an FCAP within the next available cohort.
Lifetime Achievement Medalists
CAP members who have been awarded the CAP Medal for Lifetime Achievement (MfLA) and who meet the membership eligibility requirement, have made significant contributions in two of the contribution categories, and agree to adhere to the CAP Code of Ethics will be eligible to be awarded FCAP status. Starting in 2023, the opportunity to apply for FCAP will be awarded to existing MfLAs over a five-year period. The CAP office will contact the existing cohort of MfLA’s who meet the membership eligibility requirement and invite them to apply for consideration for FCAP by providing evidence of how they meet one of the other contribution categories (the receipt of the MfLA signifies that they have met the research impact category). The RC will have responsibility for determining whether responding MfLAs meet the eligibility requirement for their identified additional contribution category. The CAP Office will submit the list of eligible MfLAs to the Chair of the CAP’s Recognitions Committee (updated each year to verify continued membership eligibility). These FCAPs will normally be awarded on the basis of the earliest MfLA recipients first. CAP members who are awarded the MfLA in the future will automatically be awarded an FCAP within the next available cohort provided they meet the membership eligibility requirement, provide evidence of meeting one additional contribution category, and agree to adhere to the CAP Code of Ethics.
Members Who Are Ineligible
The CAP Presidential line (Vice-President Elect through to Past President) are ineligible for nomination as an FCAP while they are serving on the CAP Presidential line. Members of the Recognitions Committee or FCAP Selection Committee are similarly ineligible for nomination as an FCAP while they are serving on these committees.