Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must be

• a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident;
• attending a full-time doctoral program in one of Montreal's four universities (Concordia, McGill, Montréal, UQAM).

Selection Criteria

• Research potential of the applicant;
• Academic excellence;
• Academic and professional experience;
• Communications skills;
• Global quality of the application.

Selection Procedure

This award will be attributed at the end of a pre-selection process conducted by each university, which are required to submit one (1) application to the MCFR’s Board.

MCFR’s Board will appoint a committee responsible for making a recommendation to all Council members regarding the final selection.

Each finalist will be interviewed, in addition to the consideration of their complete application file.

Recipients of the MCFR Scholarship

2021 : Alexandre Veilleux, Université de Montréal
2020 : Catherine Viens, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
2019 : Marie-Claude Savard, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
2018 : Andréanne Oligny-Bissonnette, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
2017 : Jean-François Rancourt, Université de Montréal
2016 : Vahid Yücesoy, Université de Montréal
2015 : Vincent Boucher, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
2014 : Shannon Dinan, Université de Montréal
2013 : Stéphanie Martel, Université de Montréal