PROTEO Co-directed Graduate Students Scholarships (OPEN COMPETITION)

PROTEO Co-directed Graduate Scholarships Guidelines

Objectives

The objectives of PROTEO co-directed Scholarships are:

• To support promising candidates to undertake, or to pursue graduate studies within PROTEO;
• To improve students’ CVs and increase their competitiveness in scholarship programs from major agencies.
• To encourage collaboration among PROTEO’s regular members through co-directed graduate students.

Number of scholarships

• Scholarships worth 6 000$ for master’s students and 8 000$ for doctoral students

Competition and deadlines for applications

• The deadline for submissions is July 17 at 5:00 p.m.
• Results will be announced by end of September.

Eligibility conditions

• Scholarships are offered to graduate students under the official codirection* of two regular members, working on projects related to the objectives and scientific themes of PROTEO.
• A student cannot receive a PROTEO scholarship more than once, for the same type of scholarship (Graduate Scholarship) and the same study cycle (M.Sc. vs. Ph.D.). Therefore, a student who has received a PROTEO scholarship for a master’s degree may receive a scholarship for a doctorate.
• A student is not eligible to PROTEO scholarships if she/he already receives a scholarship of an annually amount of $15 000 for M.Sc. and $22 000 for Ph.D, excluding contributions from PIs, tuition fees or admission scholarships.
• The research supervisor must commit to supplementing this bursary so that the candidate has a minimum of $20,000/year* for master’s candidates and a minimum of $25,000/year** for doctoral candidates.

*The co-supervision must be provided by two regular members of PROTEO: the supervisor and the co-supervisor of the student.

**In alignment with FRQNT scholarship amounts. 

Evaluation

• Applications are evaluated according to following criteria:
  • Quality and potential impact of the research (clarity of the scientific objectives, originality of the project, contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the field, links with potential users).
  • Social involvement, leadership and/or communication skills (organisation of conferences and meetings, volunteering, mentoring, experience as a supervisor, project management, election to positions of responsibility, general presentation of the application).
  • Excellence of academic record (cumulative average, progression of studies, duration of studies, prizes, and distinctions).
  • Research skills and relevant research experience (research interests, experience and achievements, scientific publications, and presentations).
• The evaluation committee, according to members’ evaluations, ranks applications in order of priority and awards the scholarships according to the order.
• An average evaluation score of at least 70/100 is required for an application to be considered for funding.
• The applications of master and Ph.D. students will be evaluated separately.
• Members of the evaluation committee in conflict of interest do not vote.

Only one recipient may be selected per pair of PROTEO member co-supervisors per competition.

This evaluation grid can also serve as a guide for evaluators and candidates: Evaluation Grid

Scholarship payment process

If a candidate is no longer eligible, they must inform PROTEO as soon as possible so that payments can be discontinued.

How to apply

• To apply, candidates must fill the PROTEO co-directed scholarship application form, in Arial font, size 11, and submit complete application material (one pdf file) by email to proteo@uqam.ca. The file must be named as follows: First name-Last name-Scholarship name.

A letter from the program direction confirming the official co-supervision will be required for the awarding of the grant for co-supervision applications. It is therefore recommended that you prepare it in advance.