Canada DE Scholarship Competition for International Students

Each year the
Government of Canada offers doctoral research scholarships in the natural
sciences, mathematics and engineering fields for international students. 
International students except Canada can apply for these scholarships.

The Doctoral
Research Scholarships Program for Foreign St
udents (DE) of the Fonds de
recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT) aims to stimulate
international student’s interest in beginning or pursuing doctoral studies in
Québec and provide financial support to leading international Ph.D. candidates
in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering fields.

Applicants must meet
all eligibility criteria by the competition deadline on November 1, 2017.

Course
Level:
Scholarships are available for pursuing doctoral studies at Québec
University.

Study
Subject(s): Scholarships
are awarded in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering fields. To be
eligible, applicants must specialize in the following areas:

•  Aerospace
•  Information
  and communication technologies
•  Health
  technologies
•  Genomics
•  Nanotechnologies

Scholarship
Provider: The
FRQNT board of directors reserves the right to modify the value of scholarships
at any time, without notice, notably in accordance with the credits annually
allocated by the Assemblée nationale du Québec, its strategic priorities and
budgetary process. The maximum annual value of the doctoral research
scholarship for international students is 21 000 $. Within the eligibility
period of twelve semesters or 48 months, a scholarship holder may receive a
maximum of twelve installments for a total of 84 000 $. Each payment of up
to 7 000 $ covers a period of four months or one semester. The 11th and
12th installments are conditional on the initial deposit of the
thesis before the end of the 12th financed semester.

Scholarship can
be taken in Canada

Eligibility: Applicants must:

•  Meet
  all eligibility criteria by the competition deadline on November 1st,
  2017.
•  Have
  been preselected by a Québec university by September 22nd,
  2017.
•  Not
  have obtained a Merit Scholarship for Foreign Students from the Ministère
  de l’Education et de l’Enseignement supérieur du Québec (MEES) or from one
  of the Fonds de recherche du Québec.
•  Not be
  a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada.
•  Not
  have submitted an application for permanent residence under Canadian
  immigration laws.

In addition to the
aforementioned criteria, applicants should note the following restrictions and
administrative prerequisites:

Study
program restrictions:

•  The
  scholarship cannot be used for qualifying studies.

Nationality: 
International
students except from Canada can apply for these scholarships.

College
Admission Requirement

Entrance
Requirement: Applicants
must meet all eligibility criteria by the competition deadline on November 1,
2017.

Test
Requirement: No

English
Language Requirements: Applicants
from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English
language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.

How to
Apply:

Applicant
preselection

• Only
  students who have been preselected by a Québec university may apply to the
  competition.
• Universities
  may support two competition applications per year.
• Applicant
  preselection is the sole responsibility of the university. Information on
  preselection deadlines is available In the Toolbox.
• The university
  representatives who must preselect the applicants should consult the
  Instructions for preselecting applicants in the Toolbox.
• University
  representatives who preselect applicants must fill out the applicant
  nomination form, which is available in the FRQnet website of the FRQNT.
  The form must be submitted electronically by September 22nd,
  2017, at 4 PM.
• Applicants
  must meet all program eligibility requirements. Applications submitted by
  a university may be deemed ineligible by the FRQNT if the applicants do
  not meet all program requirements.
• Preselected
  applications may also be preselected for the Merit scholarships Program
  for Foreign Students awarded by the ministère de l’Éducation et de
  l’Enseignement supérieur (MEES).

Submitting
application

• Preselected
  applicants will have to create an account in the FRQnet website. The FRQNT
  will then communicate with all of the preselected candidates so they can
  fill out an electronic  form in the FRQnet system. Applicants may
  consult the document: Instructions
  for completing an application in the Toolbox.
• Only
  the 2018-2019 competition e-forms and other required documents will be
  accepted. Any appendices or documents other than those required will not
  be transmitted to the evaluation committee.
• The
  e-forms are only available in the secure section of the FRQnet website of
  the Fonds. These forms must be filled out and submitted electronically by
  the competition deadline on November 1st, 2017, at 4 PM
  (coordinated universal time UTC-5, Est time zone). Applicants will not be
  able to update their applications after the competition deadline. It is
  recommended that applicants keep a hard copy of the e-form for their
  personal files.
• The
  form may be written in French or English. Applicants who submit their
  applications in English must provide the French translation of the project
  title.
• Important
  : Applications that do not include all required information will be deemed
  ineligible by the FRQNT.

Required
supporting documents

Letters of reference
(online): Two letters of reference from referees should be transmitted to
the program manager. To allow the referee to complete the reference letter, the
candidate must enter the referee’s account information in the FRQnet form. The
referee will then have access to the letter through his Portfolio in the “As a
referee” section.

Documents to include
in the electronic form (PDF)

The documents listed
below must be attached to the electronic form in the section « Other documents
» of the form. The student must ensure that the documents are not protected by
a password. Documents submitted in a language other than French or English must
be accompanied by a translation of the original.

•  A copy
  of transcripts for every year of the applicant’s university studies,
  whether they were completed or not (certificate, diploma, bachelor’s,
  master’s, doctoral, etc.).
•  A copy
  of the identification page of the applicant’s valid passport from his/her
  home country or any other official document that established the
  applicant’s citizenship;
•  A copy
  of your diploma unless there is a grade in this document. The applicant
  must also provide the transcripts for any equivalencies that were granted
  for courses taken in other institutions or as part of other programs. Any
  transcripts from institutions located outside North America must include a
  note from the applicant explaining the marking system. The FRQNT reserves
  the right to verify with institutions the authenticity of any information
  given by applicants. The transcripts must be organized chronologically
  from newest to oldest;
•  Acknowledgements
  of receipt or letters from editors for articles that are submitted,
  accepted or in press (acknowledgements for published articles will not be
  given to the committee);

Additional document
for applicants who carried out part-time or unregistered semesterss since first
registering for their graduate studies

•  If
  applicable, an attestation from the registrar listing any unregistered or
  part-time semesters.

Additional document
for applicants seeking an eligibility period exception

•  An
  official attestation of interrupted enrolment and, where applicable, a
  medical certificate indicating the duration and the reasons for the
  interruption;
•  For the
  parental leave exception, a copy of the child’s birth certificate or an official
  document demonstrating the adoption.

The FRQNT reserves
the right to verify the authenticity of any information or documents given by
applicants with relevant bodies.

Submitting
the required documents: 

• The
  candidate must send the electronic form to the FRQNT before the
  competition deadline: November 1st, 2017.
• It is
  the applicant’s responsibility to verify that the documents attached to
  the electronic form (PDF) include all the required documents for the
  application to be considered acceptable. No document requested in the
  electronic form that would be sent by email or mail will be accepted.
• The
  candidate must ensure that his referees send the letters of reference no
  later than the competition deadline.

Application
Deadline:
The form must be submitted electronically by September 22, 2017, at
4 PM. The candidate must send the electronic form to the FRQNT before the
competition deadline: November 1, 2017.

Scholarship
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