PROTEO Conference Scholarships from the Student Committee (OPEN COMPETITION)

Guidelines for awarding PROTEO conference scholarships

Objectives of conference scholarships

The conference scholarships are intended to promote the active participation of PROTEO graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in international conferences. An international conference is a meeting where participants from different countries meet to exchange on a defined theme. Participating in a conference is a beneficial experience on several levels (presentation of scientific results, acquisition of new knowledge, networking, culture).

Description of scholarships

Scholarships of up to $2,000 are awarded for a conference.

Scholarship competitions and application deadlines

The deadline for submissions is Monday, December 08 at 5:00 p.m.
Results will be announced by end of January.

Conditions of eligibility

All PROTEO student members, under the direction of a regular member, enrolled full-time at the master’s or doctoral level and all PROTEO postdoctoral fellow members enrolled full-time are eligible.
Candidates cannot apply for the scholarship if they have already obtained it in the previous two years; therefore, a candidate can obtain the scholarship once every three years, for a maximum of two times during the entire academic career.
Applicants must obtain approval from their supervisor, who agrees to cover any additional costs associated with the conference, if necessary.
The conference must take place between March 1, 2026, and March 31, 2027.

Evaluation

Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
- Interest demonstrated in the cover letter and by the presentation of the file
- Relevance of the conference to the applicant’s pathway
- Quality of the work presented, and the abstract submitted to the conference and PROTEO’s outreach
- Excellence of the application, quality of the scientific CV
- Leverage of this award for other awards
In each competition, a maximum of two awards will be made per research group, except if fewer than seven applications are received.
One candidate from each category (Master’s, PhD, Postdoctoral) will be given priority for the awarding of scholarships.

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

Event report

An event report including a summary of expenses, receipts, and photos taken during the conference must be sent no later than two weeks after the end of the conference.

How to apply

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

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An evaluation committee will be formed by PROTEO students and postdoc members to evaluate these applications. If you are interested in participating in this evaluation, send an email to proteo@uqam.ca.