Nearly $1.2 million in research grants to PhD students and postdoctoral fellows

2020–2021 academic year

May 26, 2022

Granting agencies and 3 of their partners promoting research in Canada awarded research grants to 30 PhD students and 1 postdoctoral fellow at the School, for a total of $1.194 million in 2020–2021. They were selected by different expert committees, based on the quality of their academic records and their research potential.

SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS D) and Doctoral Fellowships (DFP)

This competition, by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), is open to all doctoral students in Canada and is among the most competitive. Candidates must have an exemplary academic record and very high research potential.

NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS D) and Postgraduate Scholarships – Doctoral (PGS D)

Every year, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) awards scholarships to students in a PhD program whose research topic is related to the natural sciences or engineering. This year, a scholarship was awarded to one HEC Montréal student.

Doctoral research scholarship – Merit Scholarship Program for Foreign Students (PBEEE)

This scholarship program is managed by the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT) and funded by the ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur du Québec (MEES).

The objective of these scholarships is to support the internationalization of research activities at Quebec’s institutions of higher education and to attract the top foreign researchers and students.

Doctoral research scholarships (FRQSC)

Four students were awarded scholarships from the Fonds de recherche du Québec société et culture (FRQSC) to help them complete their research.

 Doctoral research scholarships (FRQNT)

This FRQNT program awarded scholarships to 2 HEC Montréal PhD students whose research topics related to natural science or technology.

IVADO and Fin-ML scholarships and fellowships

Eight HEC Montréal PhD students were chosen to receive Institute for Data Valorization (IVADO) or Fin-ML scholarships, in recognition of their excellent academic results and to support their research, particularly in machine learning in quantitative finance and business analytics.

One postdoctoral fellow also received IVADO support to finance his postdoctoral research.

Mitacs internships and fellowships

Mitacs Accelerate is Canada’s most extensive research internship program. It allows graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and university professors to extend the scope of their research by teaming up with various partners, including private companies and non-profit organizations

All in all, 11 PhD students received funding to carry out their research.

Learn more about the different granting agencies and their partners:

• CRSH
• FRQSC
• CRSNG
• IVADO
• FRQNT
• Mitacs – Accelerate