Apply now for Merit scholarship program for foreign students (PBEEE) from Québec Government in Canada, 2021

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Description

Merit scholarship program for foreign students (PBEEE)

The Québec Government opens the Merit Scholarship Program for Foreign Students (PBEEE) to support the internationalization of research activities in Québec’s institutions of higher education, to attract the best foreign researchers and students, and to promote abroad Québec universities and College Centres for the Transfer of Technologies (CCTT).

The program covers higher education as a whole by giving to the CCTT researchers and administrators the opportunity to participate.
In a more generic way, the attribution of scholarships for foreign students aims at creating cultural links and allowing the setting up of possible common scientific research projects.
The program also represents an instrument for the MEES to support the Government of Québec’s scientific policy.

Opportunity Focus Areas:
• Health
• Humanities and Social Sciences
• Arts and Letters
• Natural Sciences
• Engineering

Specialties

Art, Creative, Applied Arts and Design, Engineering & Technology, Health Sciences, Humanities, Medicine & Health, Social Sciences

Eligibilities

Not Specified

Gender

Nationality

Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Yemen

Required Languages

Required Degree

Specific Requirements

Other Requirements

Selection Criteria:

Candidates: Must meet all eligibility conditions at the closing date of the competition (a different closing date has to be confirmed for the students preselected by CSC). Must have been preselected by a university or Synchronex (a CCTT). For the Québec-China scholarship, must be preselected by the CSC. Cannot have already received a Merit Scholarship for Foreign Students from MEES, FRQNT or theFonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC). Cannot be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada. Cannot have applied for permanent resident status under Canadian immigration law.

Restriction For Programs Of Study:

Double doctoral degree programs are not eligible. Québec-Wallonia scholarship applicants must have previously studied in a French-language university-level institution in Belgium by the time they are granted their scholarship.

Doctoral research scholarship recipients:

They must have a Certificat d’acceptation du Québec (CAQ) issued by the ministère de l’Immigration, de la Diversité et de l’Inclusion du Québec and a study permit issued by the Canadian Consulate valid for the entire duration of their scholarship.

Short-term Research or Professional Development Scholarship Recipients:

They must have a temporary resident visa or electronic travel authorization to come to Canada.

Benefits

Stipend/Allowance

Doctoral research scholarships: $25,000 a year. The duration of the scholarship is three years, with a possible extension of up to 12 months (monthly allowance of $1,000).

Stipend/Allowance

Postdoctoral scholarships: $35,000 for one year (cannot be renewed).

Stipend/Allowance

Short-term research or professional development scholarships: $3,000 a month for a period of up to four months.

Others

In addition to the scholarship, MEES offers all scholarship recipients an exemption from paying the higher tuition fees required for foreign students and the medical insurance coverage offered by the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ).

Required Documents

Valid passport/National ID

A copy of the identification page of a valid passport from the candidate's country of origin or of any official document that enables the candidate's citizenship to be determined.

Official Transcript

Transcripts for every year of all university studies, whether completed or not (certificates, diplomas, Bachelor's, Master's, Ph.D. etc.). You do not have to include a copy of the diplomas unless it shows academic grades. Transcripts for equivalences granted for courses taken at other institutions or for previous programs must be enclosed with the file. For transcripts from outside North America, candidates must enclose a letter explaining the grading system used by the institution concerned. The FRQNT reserves the right to verify with institutions the authenticity of any information given by applicants. Transcripts must be organized chronologically from newest to oldest.

Recommendation letter/Reference Letter

For all components of the program, 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. Candidates for the Postdoctoral and the Short-term research or professional development scholarships must also provide a letter of acceptance from their supervisor in Québec.

Doctorate Acceptance

For the Postdoctoral and Short-term research or professional development components (V2, 2B, 2C, 2I, 2M, V3, 3B, 3C, 3I, 3IS, 3W), a letter of acceptance from the supervisor should be sent to the program manager. To allow the supervisor to complete the letter of acceptance, the candidate must include in his FRQnet form the information related to the supervisor's account. The supervisor will then have access to the letter of acceptance through his Portfolio in the section "As a Director, Supervisor or Mentor".

Other

Acknowledgements of receipt from the editor for all articles submitted and notices received from editors for articles accepted for publication (acknowledgements of receipt for articles already published are not sent to the evaluation committee). Additional documents: Doctoral research component (V1, 1B, 1C, 1I, 1IS, 1M, 1W) If applicable, an attestation from the registrar's office identifying part-time or unregistered semesters An official attestation of interrupted enrolment and, where applicable, a medical certificate indicating the duration and the reasons for the interruption; Additional document: Postdoctoral scholarship component (V2, 2B, 2C, 2I, 2M) A copy of the Ph.D. diploma (or attestation of the first reading of the dissertation). If these documents cannot be provided, a copy of the doctoral transcript is required.