More than $830,000 in research scholarships to Master’s and Bachelor’s students

2020–2021 academic year

May 26, 2022

In 2020–2021, 49 Master’s, DESS and Bachelor’s students at HEC Montréal received $836,665 in research scholarships from granting agencies and 3 of their partners promoting research in Canada.

They were selected by juries of experts, based on the quality of their academic records and their research potential.

NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards and FRQNT supplements (USRA and BPCA)

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) awarded scholarships to 5 HEC Montréal students conducting research internships as part of their Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) program. Each award recipient also received a supplement from the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT) to help complete the internship. Note that 2 students from other Quebec universities also helped some of our professors as part of NSERC undergraduate research internships.

Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s level (SSHRC)

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) awarded 10 scholarships to HEC Montréal Master’s students in the thesis track.

Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s level (NSERC)

Last year the NSERC also awarded 2 scholarships to HEC Montréal Master’s students in the thesis track.

B1 Master’s research scholarships (FRQSC)

The Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC) awards this scholarship to Master’s students in the thesis track. The scholarship is renewable for up to 6 consecutive terms.

IVADO and FIN-ML scholarships

Every year, the Institute for Data Valorization (IVADO) awards several scholarships to support the development of undergraduate and graduate students’ research skills, for those specializing in the field of data science. The scholarships awarded by the Fin-ML network are intended to support the development of the next generation in the field of innovative technologies for machine learning in quantitative finance and business analytics.

Last year, 2 Master’s students at HEC Montréal obtained IVADO MSc Excellence scholarships. Eight more Master’s students received an Introduction to Research scholarships from IVADO to complete research internships.

Mitacs scholarships

Thanks to Mitacs, a national organization, Master’s students are eligible for scholarships to carry out various types of projects as research interns in private-sector companies and non-profit organizations and at universities.

In 2020–2021, these programs enabled 22 HEC Montréal DESS and Master’s students to benefit from internships.

Learn more about the different granting agencies and their partners:

SSHR

NSERC

FRQNT

FRQSC

IVADO

Mitacs – Accelerate