FRSQ-INSERM Postdoctoral Exchange Program
(Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, France)

Lyse Bourbonnais
(514) 873-2114
Ext. 224

Eligible applicants

-Applicants with a doctoral degree (Ph.D.) or professional degree in health sciences

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

Not eligible: incumbents of a university position

Terms and conditions

-Must pursue full-time postdoctoral training in health research

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

FRSQ-INSERM Postdoctoral Exchange Program

e-documents

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

Applicant

-Canadian Common CV (full CV)

-Application form entitled Bourse de formation : postdoctorat et post-diplôme professionnel (fellowship)

Research supervisor (and co-supervisor, if applicable)

-Canadian Common CV (full CV)

-Form entitled Section du Directeur / Annexe à la bourse postdoctorale ou post-diplôme professionnel

References (except for renewal applications)

-Two letters of recommendation signed by professors having participated in the applicant’s training (including thesis director)

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 the originals, for all university courses taken, whether completed or not (except for renewal applications)

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

-Confirmations from publishers regarding manuscripts submitted and agreement to publish

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

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

-Applicants unable to submit their doctoral thesis at the time of applying must provide, no later than September 30, 2005, an attestation that the thesis has been submitted.

Application update

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

Confirmation

Applicant will receive e-mail confirmation of receipt of application in December.

FRSQ-INSERM Postdoctoral Exchange Program

Choice of training location

INSERM unit or laboratory directed by an INSERM research investigator

Change of training location

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

The new research supervisor must

-be an INSERM research investigator or the head of an INSERM unit

-provide the FRSQ with written agreement to supervise the awardee

-send the FRSQ a paper copy of his/her Common Canadian CV (full CV).

FRSQ-INSERM Postdoctoral Exchange Program

Effective starting date

Between April 1 and September 30, 2005

Duration

2 years, with the possibility of renewal for a third year

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 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.

Sick leave

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

FRSQ-INSERM Postdoctoral Exchange Program

Amount

$ 30 000 $/year

Administration

The award is paid in instalments at the applicant’s training location.

Parental leave

See Duration of award

FRSQ-INSERM Postdoctoral Exchange Program

Instituion 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

Travel expenses

The awardee's economy-class return transportation expenses will be refunded upon presentation of receipts.

FRSQ-INSERM Postdoctoral Exchange Program

Process

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

Criteria

First application

Excellence of academic record

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

-Awards and distinctions

Aptitudes and experience

-Publications

-Abstracts and presentations (meetings, symposia, seminars, etc.)

-Letters of recommendation

Quality and scientific merit 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

Criteria

Renewal application

Research project’s state of advancement

-Advancement with respect to methodology and discipline

-Justification for renewal and potential for successful outcome

-Research supervisor's evaluation

Achievements

-Publications

-Abstracts and presentations (meetings, symposia, seminars, etc.)

FRSQ-INSERM Postdoctoral Exchange Program

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.

FRSQ-INSERM Postdoctoral Exchange Program

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

FRSQ-INSERM Postdoctoral Exchange Program

Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM, France)