Master's or Doctoral Training for Medical Students
(MD-M.Sc., MD-Ph.D.)

Lyse Bourbonnais
(514) 873-2114
Ext. 224

Eligible applicants

-Applicants with a university undergraduate degree

-Canadian citizens or permanent residents (as defined in the Common Rules and Regulations, art. 1.1) domiciled in Québec for at least one year

Terms and conditions

-Must be enrolled

-Must submit a research project that can be completed within a maximum of 2 years (M.Sc.) or 3 years (Ph.D.).

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

Master's or Doctoral Training for Medical Students
(MD-M.Sc., MD-Ph.D.)

e-documents

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

Applicant

-Application form entitled Bourses de formation

Research supervisor (and co-supervisor, if applicable)

-Canadian Common CV (full CV)

-Form entitled Section du directeur ou codirecteur / Annexe aux bourses de formation

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

-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

Confirmation

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

Master's or Doctoral Training for Medical Students
(MD-M.Sc., MD-Ph.D.)

Master's award

2 years, non-renewable

Doctoral award

6 years, at least 3 of which are devoted to full-time research

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.

An applicant who wishes to take parental leave must have held the award for at least 4 months, unless he or she is already receiving an award from the FRSQ.

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

The awardee may defer the award in case of serious illness (his or her own or the illness of a close family member) upon presentation of a medical certificate that includes the precise length of leave prescribed by the physician. Payments will be suspended during that period.

Master's or Doctoral Training for Medical Students
(MD-M.Sc., MD-Ph.D.)

Master's award

$15,000/year

Quota

-One new award per year, per university

Doctoral award

$20,000/year for 3 years of full-time enrolment in a research program

$10,000/year for 3 years during which the awardee completes the research project or pursues research activities (seminars, thesis writing) concurrently with medical studies

Quota

-One new award per year, per university

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 or Doctoral Training for Medical Students
(MD-M.Sc., MD-Ph.D.)

Institution 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

Training period abroad
(Ph.D.)

FRSQ Doctoral Training awardees interested in doing a research training term in a scientific environment outside Québec may apply for additional funding.

This training must

-take place during the years of full-time research training

-be approved by the research supervisor

-complement the applicant’s research program

Application deadlines

January 15, May 15 and September 15, 2006
for decisions to be announced in March, July and November, 2006

Required documents

-Application form

-Attestation from the host institution that it accepts the applicant, with a description of the his/her research activities and the supervision to be provided

-Attestation of the Québec research supervisor's acceptance of the training environment, describing how the training term abroad will complement the applicant’s research program

Review criteria

-Quality of project proposal and its relevance to the applicant’s training program

-Quality of training environment

-Feasibility of achieving the training objectives within the proposed time frame

Master's or Doctoral Training for Medical Students
(MD-M.Sc., MD-Ph.D.)

Process

Each university names a committee of experts to review applications and submit recommendations to the FRSQ.

Criteria

Excellence of academic record

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

-Awards and distinctions

Aptitudes and experience

-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 or Doctoral Training for Medical Students
(MD-M.Sc., MD-Ph.D.)

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 or Doctoral Training for Medical Students
(MD-M.Sc., MD-Ph.D.)

The research supervisor (MD-M.Sc. or MD-Ph.D.) agrees to oversee the awardee’s work and to provide the material and financial resources required for the research project.

Master's or Doctoral Training for Medical Students
(MD-M.Sc., MD-Ph.D.)

Doctoral students

-Training terms abroad

-Award amounts