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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Quebec Merit Scholarship Program for Foreign Nationals 2011-2012

Overview

Concordia University Deadline dates:

- Candidates/Referees/supervisors to the department Graduate Program Director: July 31, 2010 12:00 p.m. noon
- Departments to the Graduate Awards Office: August 16, 2010 12:00 p.m.

Summary of the Programs

The program is administered by FQRNT but candidates from all disciplines are eligible to apply: Computer Science, Engineering, Fine Arts, Health Sciences, Humanities, Pure Sciences, Social Sciences etc.

Candidates cannot apply directly to the agency they must be nominated by a University. Only candidates nominated by a University may submit an application to the provincial competition. Each Quebec University may submit the following number of files per category:

- unrestricted - four nominations;
- for nationals of Mexico - two nominations;
- for nationals of Brazil or India - one nomination per country;
- to each competition V1, V2 and V3. The final selection will be made by a central Agency committee.

for nationals of Wallonie - one nomination for the V1 and V3 competition; please note that there is no V2 competition for the Wallonie category. The Quebec-Wallonie is open to Francophone Belgians.


Eligibility conditions and citizenship for all competitions: Candidates

- Must meet all eligibility conditions as at the date of the closing of the competition (usually the end of October).
- Cannot have submitted another application for any of the three components of the program in the same year.
- Cannot have already received a merit scholarship for foreign students.
- Cannot be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
- Cannot have applied for permanent resident status under Canadian immigration law.
Competitions:

V1 – Doctoral Research Scholarship: valued at $25,000 per year for up to three years (tenable within the first nine terms of the doctoral program), and MELS will offer all recipients an exemption from paying the international tuition fees and the medical insurance coverage offered by the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec. All doctoral sessions, funded or unfunded, completed before the scholarship takes effect are used in calculating the eligibility period.

V2 – Postdoctoral Fellowship: valued at $35,000 per year for one year non renewable. Postdoctoral fellowships are intended for new researchers who obtained their degree no more than two years before the deadline date for the competition or who submitted their dissertation by January 2010 at the latest, the deadline date for the beginning of the fellowship. Postdoctoral research must be conducted in an institution other than the one that granted the Doctorate.

V3 – Short-term research or professional development: valued at $3,000 a month for a period of up to four months. These scholarships are intended for technical and university students (Option A) or researchers who have completed a doctorate no more than five years before the deadline date for the competition (Option B).


Documentation for Students (PDF)
General Information
Instructions for Applicants
Document Check List
Pre-Selection Application Form V1
Pre-Selection Application Form V2
Pre-Selection Application Form V3
Letter of Reference Form
Letter of Acceptance of the Supervisor
Documentation for Departments (PDF)
General Information
Instructions for Departments
Department Justification Form

Concordia University - School of Graduate Studies
2145 Mackay Street (S 105), Montreal, Quebec H3G 2J2, Canada
Telephone: +1 514-848-2424 ext. 3800
Fax: +1 514-848-2812


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