FRSQ / Inserm Program for Short-term Exchanges
(Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, France)

Pierrette Morvan
(514) 873-2114
Ext. 243

e-documents

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

-the Canadian Common CV (full CV), filled in by the head of the Québec team, including a list of the team's 10 most significant publications

-the completed application form for this program

Applications must be submitted simultaneously to Inserm by the head of the French team and to the FRSQ by the head of the Québec team, using the appropriate form from the organization involved.

The form must include the French title of the research project.

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
Montréal (Québec)
H3A 3C6

-the complete CV of the head of the French team, including research funding sources and a list of the team's 10 most significant publications

-an official copy of award and grant notices received during the past four years by the head of the Québec team

It is not necessary to include notices for awards and grants received from the FRSQ.

FRSQ / Inserm Program for Short-term Exchanges
(Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, France)

Independent researchers who meet the following criteria are eligible:

-Canadian citizens or permanent residents (holding a permanent resident's card)

-domiciled in Québec

-working in Québec in the health sciences

-involved in a research project with a French research team, to the satisfaction of the FRSQ

-receiving sufficient funding from an active source to complete the project.

FRSQ / Inserm Program for Short-term Exchanges
(Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, France)

The projects that are selected will be given one to three short-term missions per year for both Québec and France. Stays of one week to three months are eligible.

Grants are awarded for a duration of two years and are renewable.

All teams may submit applications for each competition.

FRSQ / Inserm Program for Short-term Exchanges
(Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, France)

Grants include:

-return transportation

-an allowance for the head researcher and other researchers on the team, including Master’s and doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows

FRSQ / Inserm Program for Short-term Exchanges
(Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, France)

Process

Applications are jointly reviewed by Inserm and the FRSQ.

Criteria

Teams:

-quality of research experience of heads of the Québec and French teams

-complementary nature of teams' methodological and disciplinary skills and added value of collaboration

-spin-offs of existing scientific collaborative efforts, if applicable

Research projects:

-scientific value of the joint project and potential spin-offs

-identification of funding source sufficient for the completion of the project

Budget:

-justification for each mission

-realistic nature of the budget requested for each mission

FRSQ / Inserm Program for Short-term Exchanges
(Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, France)

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