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Nearly $800,000 in research grants to PhD students and postdoctoral fellows

2022-2023 ACADEMIC YEAR

August 23, 2024

Granting agencies and their partners promoting research in Canada awarded research grants to 13 PhD students and 2 postdoctoral fellows at HEC Montréal, for a total of $797,665 in 2022–2023. They were selected by different expert committees, based on the quality of their academic records and their research potential.

 

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

This competition, by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), is open to all doctoral students in Canada and is among the most competitive.

The Canada Graduate Scholarship and Doctoral Fellowship programs support research excellence and allow recipients of these scholarships to devote themselves entirely to their studies. Candidates must fulfill two conditions for obtaining this financial support: have an exemplary academic record and demonstrate very high research potential.  

 

Recipient

Type of Award | Granting Agency

Specialization

Étienne Bacon

DFP | NSERC

Decision Sciences

Isabelle Roberge-Maltais

DFP | SSHRC

Human Resources Management

Nasrin Sultana

DFP | SSHRC

International Business

Chloé Vanasse

CGS D | SSHRC

Marketing

 

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.

 

Recipient

Component

Specialization

Birce Adsanver

PhD – All countries (V1)

Logistics and Operations Management

Mohamed Coulibaly

PhD – All countries (V1)

Applied Economics

Asli Gul Kurt

PhD – All countries (V1)

Marketing

 

Doctoral Research Scholarships – FRQSC and FRQNT

Five students were awarded scholarships from the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Society and Culture (FRQSC) to help them complete their PhD or postdoctoral research in social science and humanities, arts and letters. The Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature and Technology program (FRQNT) awarded scholarships to two PhD students whose research topics relate to natural science, mathematics, or engineering.

 

Recipient – PhD Student

Granting Agency

Specialization

Debora Sara Anspach

FRQSC

Management

Audrey Bélanger

FRQSC

Organizational Behaviour and Human resources

Mohamed Coulibaly

FRQSC

Applied Economics

Alana Pierce

FRQSC

Management

Maedeh Sharbaf

FRQNT

Logistics and Operations Management

 

Recipient – Postdoctoral Fellow

Granting Agency

Specialization

Jie Gao

FRQSC

Decision Sciences

Prune Lieutier

FRQSC

Entrepreneuriat et innovation

 

Fin-ML Scholarships

One HEC Montréal PhD student was chosen to receive a Fin-ML scholarship, which aims to train the next generation in the field of data science, quantitative finance, and business intelligence. This scholarship was awarded to him in recognition of his excellent academic results and to support his research.

Recipient

Type of Internship

Specialization

Patrick Mesana

Fin-ML Foncer

Decision Sciences

 

Mitacs Scholarships

Mitacs allows graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to extend the scope of their research by teaming up with various partners, including private companies and not-for-profit organizations. Several types of grants are offered, including those for internships in companies and for international research.

One single PhD student received funding to carry out an internship as part of his research.

 

Recipient

Type of Internship

Specialization

Sayedreza Madani

Accelerate

Decision Sciences

Learn more about the types of scholarships, granting agencies and their partners:

 

Fin-ML ScholarshipsSSHRC

NSERC

FRQNT

FRQSC

Mitacs – Accelerate