Master's or Doctoral Training for Applicants with a Professional Degree

Lyse Bourbonnais
(514) 873-2114
Ext. 224

Eligible applicants

-Applicants with a professional university degree in a health sciences discipline and a valid licence to practise in Québec

-Resident physicians (recognized by Quebec’s Collège des Médecins) wishing to interrupt clinical training to undertake research training

-Canadian citizens or permanent residents domiciled in Québec (as defined in the Common Rules and Regulations, art. 1.1), on the date the award becomes effective, or by June 30, 2005

Terms and conditions

-Must be enrolled in a full-time Master's or doctoral program, in a Québec university, as of January 15, 2006.

-Must submit a health research project and be supervised by an independent investigator (as defined in the Common Rules and Regulations, art. 1.2)

-Must devote at least 75% of his/her time to research and training activities

Master's and Doctoral Training for Applicants with a Professional Degree

e-documents

Please make sure to transmit your e-documents to the FRSQ.

Applicant

-Application form entitled Bourse de formation : maîtrise et doctorat

Research supervisor (and co-supervisor, if applicable)

-Canadian Common CV

-Form entitled Section du Directeur / Annexe à la bourse de maîtrise ou doctorat

References

-Two letters of recommendation signed by professors having participated in the applicant’s training

Paper documents

The post office stamp or fax transmission date is proof of the document filing date.

Mailing address

FRSQ
500, Sherbrooke St. West
Suite 800
Montreal (Québec)
H3A 3C6

Applicant

-Official academic transcripts, or certified copies of originals, for all university courses taken, whether completed or not

-Proof of membership in a professional corporation and of licence to practise in Québec, submitted by June 30, 2005, and each subsequent year, for the duration of the award

-Copies of award notices received, other than FRSQ awards, during the past four years

-Confirmations from publishers regarding manuscripts submitted and agreement to publish

-Certified copy of permanent resident card, if applicable, submitted by June 30, 2005

Application update

The applicant may update his/her list of publications until December 5, 2004.

Confirmation

Applicant will receive e-mail confirmation of receipt of application, including notice of eligibility, by latest December.

Master's and Doctoral Training for Applicants with a Professional Degree

Choice of training location

Applicants must be enrolled full-time in a Master's or doctoral program in a recognized Canadian or foreign university.

Change of training location

Awardees wishing to change their training location must send the FRSQ a written request detailing the reasons for the change and describing the new research project.

The new research supervisor must

-provide the FRSQ with written agreement to supervise the awardee

-send the FRSQ a paper copy of his/her Common Canadian CV

Master's and Doctoral Training for Applicants with a Professional Degree

Effective starting date

Between April 1, 2005 and January 15, 2006

Master's award

2 years or until completion of Master's studies, whichever comes first

Only applicants enrolled in graduate studies for one year or less, as of the effective starting date of the award, are eligible for Master’s awards.

This eligibility period may be deferred for up to one year for students who have interrupted their studies to take parental leave.

Awardees continuing on to doctoral studies may use any remaining portion of their Master's award toward those studies.

Doctoral award

3 years or until completion of doctoral studies, whichever comes first

Parental leave

Awardees are entitled to 6 months of paid parental leave (maternity, paternity or adoption), in which case the duration of the award will be extended by 6 months. If both parents are awardees, only one of them is entitled to paid parental leave. Awardees taking parental leave must suspend their university enrolment.

Awardees must give the FRSQ written notice of their intention to take parental leave and must send a copy of this letter to their research supervisor. Official attestation of suspended enrolment must be sent with the letter to the FRSQ.

Sick leave

In case of serious illness, awardees may defer their award upon presentation of a medical certificate. Payments will stop during that period.

Master's and Doctoral Training for Applicants with a Professional Degree

Amount

$25,024 - $39,323/year, depending on the year the professional degree was earned

Administration

These awards are exempt from Québec income tax but are taxable by the Canadian government.

The awards are paid in instalments at the applicant’s training location.

Parental leave

See Duration of award

Master's and Doctoral Training for Applicants with a Professional Degree

Authorized paid work

The awardee may supplement his/her income through professional activities, provided that he/she devotes at least 75% of his/her time to research or research training and that the source of the income is not a FRSQ grant.

Insitution or supervisor

The awardee may accept additional funding from the institution or his/her research supervisor.

Concurrent funding

See Common Rules and Regulations, art. 6.13

Master's and Doctoral Training for Applicants with a Professional Degree

Process

All applications are reviewed by committees of experts representing various disciplines and institutions.

Criteria

Excellence of academic record

-Quality of record, taking into account the applicant’s progress

-Awards and distinctions

Aptitudes and experience

-Two letters of recommendation

-Publications, abstracts and presentations

-Research experience and training periods

Quality of research project

-Clarity of objectives

-Relevance of methodology

-Originality of project and contribution to the advancement of knowledge

Quality of training environment

-Justification of the choice of training location

-Quality of supervisor's publication record

-Quality of supervisor's student training record

Quality of training program

Master's and Doctoral Training for Applicants with a Professional Degree

In accepting this award, the awardee agrees to observe the Common Rules and Regulations, as well as the terms and conditions stipulated in this Program Description.

The award will be revoked if the awardee fails to observe these rules.

The awardee must notify the FRSQ of his/her acceptance of the award within 30 days of receiving the offer.

Failure to give notice of acceptance will be regarded as refusal of the award.

The awardee agrees to provide official proof of enrolment from the Registrar's Office at the start of each academic year.

Master's and Doctoral Training for Applicants with a Professional Degree

The research supervisor agrees to oversee the awardee’s work and to provide the material and financial resources required for the research project.

Master's and Doctoral Training for Applicants with a Professional Degree

Nursing

FERASI Centre

Infectious diseases and AIDS

Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux – Service de lutte contre les infections transmissibles sexuellement et par le sang (SLITSS)

Pharmacoeconomics

Conseil du médicament

Transfusion medicine and blood surveillance

Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS) - Secrétariat du système du sang

Prevention of chronic diseases

Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon

Traumatology

Association des établissements de réadaptation en déficiences physiques (AÉRDPQ)

Association des hôpitaux du Québec (AHQ)

Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ)

Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health (Ph.D. only)

Fondation des maladies du cœur du Québec

Alzheimer's disease (Ph.D. only)

Alzheimer Society of Canada