Course(s) Offered: Natural Sciences, Maths, Engineering
Course Level: Graduate (doctoral)
Provider: FRQNT
Country to Study in: Canada
Scholarship Description
The Research Fund of Quebec – Nature and Technology (or in French, Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (FRQNT)) offers the Doctoral research scholarships program for foreign students to international students.
The Doctoral Research Scholarships Program for Foreign Students (DE) of the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (FRQNT) aims to stimulate international student's interest in beginning or pursuing doctoral studies in Québec and provide financial support to leading international Ph.D. candidates in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering fields.
The call for the Competition year 2017-2018 is currently on and will end on 1st November, 2016.
Eligibility
The scholarships are aimed at foreign students who had been preselected by a Québec university and who wish to carry out their doctoral studies in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering fields.
Applicants must:
- Meet all eligibility criteria by the competition deadline on November 1st, 2016.
- Have been preselected by a Québec university by September 23rd, 2016.
- Not have obtained a Merit Scholarship for Foreign Students from the Ministère de l'Education de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recheche (MEESR) or one of the Fonds de recherche du Québec.
- Not be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
- Not have submitted an application for permanent residence under Canadian immigration laws.
Study program restrictions:
The scholarship cannot be used for qualifying studies. Please see the official website for the complete restrictions and prerequisites.
Eligible groups
Citizens of ALL nationalities (EXCEPT Canada)
Participating Institutions
Any University in Québec Canada.
Scholarship holders must attend the Québec university at which they were preselected and carry out studies or research activities in Québec.
Fields of study
To be eligible, applicants must specialize in the following areas:
- Aerospace
- Information and communications technologies
- Health technologies
- Genomics
- Nanotechnologies
Not specified -- several awards will be given
Sponsorship duration
The entire program is 12 to 36 months.
Applicants are eligible for the doctoral research scholarships (DE) competition during the first nine (9) sessions of their doctoral studies (or the equivalent). Doctoral sessions (or the equivalent) that are already completed when the scholarship comes into effect will be subtracted from the scholarship period. Under no circumstances will funding be granted after an applicant's 9th doctoral program session.
Scholarship benefits
The amount is from $20,000$ to $60,000.
The maximum annual value of the doctoral research scholarship for international students is $20 000. During the eligibility period (nine sessions or 36 months), the scholarship holder may receive up to nine payments totalling $60 000. Each payment of up to $6 667 covers a period of four months or one session.
The FRQNT board of directors reserves the right to modify the value of scholarships at any time, without notice, notably in accordance with the credits annually allocated by the Assemblée nationale du Québec, its strategic priorities and budgetary process.
Method of Application
Interested applicants need to undergo the below-outlined.
APPLICANT PRESELECTION:
Only students who have been preselected by a Québec university may apply to the competition. Applicants must meet all program eligibility requirements. Applications submitted by a university may be deemed ineligible by the FRQNT if the applicants do not meet all program requirements.
SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS:
Preselected applicants will receive a Personal Identification Number (PIN) and a password and must then fill out an e-form to which will be attached the required documents. Applicants may consult the document: Instructions for completing an application, as found on the official website.
It is important to visit the official website (link to it is below) for complete information on how to apply for this award.
DEADLINES:
The deadline for submission of the preselected applications by universities in Québec is September 23rd 2016. The deadline for submitting applications to the FRQNT for preselected candidates is November 1st, 2016 at Midnight (coordinated universal time UTC-5 Est time zone).
PLEASE NOTE:
The FRQNT will also consider the number of master's and doctoral sessions for which the applicant received funding from a recognized funding agency (e.g. NSERC, CIHR, SSHRC, the FRQNT, etc.) to ensure that the support does not exceed 15 sessions.
Application Deadline: 1 November 2016
Open to International Students: Yes
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