Postdoctoral Training for Foreign Applicants

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Eligible applicants

• Applicants with a doctoral degree (Ph.D.)

  Applicants must have obtained their doctorate no more than two years before October 15, 2011 (except for applications for renewal).

• Citizens of other countries wishing to do postdoctoral training in Québec

Not eligible: incumbents of a university position

Terms and conditions

• Must pursue full-time postdoctoral training in health sciences research
• Must be supervised by an independent investigator (as defined in the Common Rules and Regulations, art. 1.2)
• Choose a host university different from the one which awarded the Doctorate
• Choose a supervisor and a co-supervisor different from that of the Doctorate

Basic training in research ethics

Basic training in research ethics is compulsory for all FRSQ awardees when their research project involves human subjects.

The term "research project involving human subjects" applies when the research project involves:

• living human subjects
• cadavers, human remains, tissues, biological fluids, gametes, embryos or fetuses, cells or genetic materials
• personal information on file. Personal information is defined as information that enables a person to be identified.

This basic training consists of successful completion of Levels 1 and 3 of the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux On-line Tutorial in Research Ethics.

Awardees must complete this basic training within a year of receipt of a positive response concerning the FRSQ award.

FRSQ encourages awardees to obtain, when possible, one-credit research ethics training in addition to the compulsory basic training in research ethics.

TRAINING LOCATION

Choice of training location

Must be a Quebec-recognized research environment

DURATION OF AWARD

Effective starting date

Between April 1 and September 30, 2012

Duration

2 years and possibly 3 years, conditional upon the acceptance of a renewal application.

AMOUNT OF AWARD

Amount

$30,000/year

Administration

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

OTHER SOURCES OF INCOME

Authorized paid work

Maximum of 250 hours per 6-month period

Requires the research supervisor's permission and the work must not interfere with the awardee's research activities.

Institution or supervisor

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

REVIEW

Process

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

Criteria

First application

Academic record

• Awards
• Honours
• Distinctions

Aptitudes and experience

• Lectures and presentations
• Publications
• Internship abroad

Research project

• Clear, concise background for research problem
• Clarity and agreement between hypotheses and objectives
• Relevant methods and analysis
• Feasibility
• Originality of project and contribution to the advancement of knowledge

Training environment

• Justification of the choice of the candidate
• Quality of supervisor's publication record related to student training record

The weighting of the evaluation criteria and sub-criteria is detailed in the evaluation grids (see the toolbox).

Criteria

Renewal application

Research project's state of advancement since the start of postdoctoral training

• Advancement with respect to methodology and discipline
• Justification for renewal and potential for successful outcome
• Research supervisor's evaluation

Achievements since the start of postdoctoral training

• Lectures and presentations
• Publications

AWARDEE'S AGREEMENT

 

In accepting this award, the awardee agrees to observe the Common Rules and Regulations, the Policy regarding open access to published research outputs 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.

SUPERVISOR'S AGREEMENT

 

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

IMPORTANT MODIFICATIONS SINCE LAST COMPETITION

 

• Required documents
• Evaluation grid now available in the toolbox
• Important modifications since last competition

SPECIFIC THEMES FUNDED BY PARTNERS

 

FRSQ offers a certain number of awards in collaboration with its partners. The portion of financing from the FRSQ and the partner respectively, as well as other funding features such as the duration of the award and renewal options, if any, may vary according to the agreement entered into with each partner.

There is a four-step process for selecting applicants eligible for partnership funding:

1. Applicants select a partner or partners from a list. The applicants must be involved in research in the fields targeted by the potential partner(s). See the Partenaires page of the form. To be considered for a partnership award, applicants must select a partner on the form.
2. The FRSQ transmits an anonymous list of applicants to the partner(s) for evaluation of how the proposed research fits in with the field(s) of research and the research priorities of the partner(s)
3. The FRSQ receives a list of the applicants approved by the partner(s)
4. Further to review by a peer committee or expert committee, the applicants who obtained the rank of excellence for scientific merit may be selected by the FRSQ for an offer of partnership funding

As with all FRSQ awards, partnership awards are granted by merit and applications are subject to scientific review by an expert committee or a peer committee and to the FRSQ's standards of excellence.

Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer Society of Canada

Applicants must also apply to the Alzheimer Society of Canada.

Chiropractic

• Fondation de recherche chiropratique du Québec
• Ordre des chiropraticiens du Québec

  (Only applicants who hold a doctor of chiropractic are eligible.)

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis

Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada (CCFC)

Hypertension

Société québécoise d'hypertension artérielle (SQHA) = Jacques de Champlain Award

(Includes a research support supplement)

Multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada

Applicants must also apply to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada.

Parkinson's disease

Parkinson Society Canada (PSC)

Applicant must also submit an application to the Parkinson Society of Canada.

Perinatology

Integrated Research Network in Perinatology of Quebec and Eastern Ontario (IRNPQEO)

(Only applicants who are members of the Integrated Research Network in Perinatology of Québec and Eastern Ontario (IRNPQEO) are eligible.)

Public health

Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+)

Prestigious postdoctoral awards in public health for students from Québec (i.e. students who earned a doctorate in a Québec university) pursuing their work in Switzerland.

The award includes a research support supplement.

Suicide

Réseau québécois de recherche sur le suicide (RQRS)

Updated: 04-07-2011