Summary
Competition year :
2017-2018
Deadline (application) :
October 17th, 2016, 4:30 PM
Amount :
$25,024 to $39,323 per year
Duration :
2 years
Announcement of results :
April 2017
Objectives
This program aims to encourage health professionals to acquire research training in a master's university program. All human health themes are eligible, regardless of proposed methodology or models. |
Program rules that prevail are those of the PDF version. |
Important note: It is the responsibility of the applicant to choose the right program and the right form for the award application. No program transfer will be made following the applicant's file eligibility review. |
- ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
- TRAINING LOCATION
- DURATION OF THE AWARD
- AMOUNT OF THE AWARD
- OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING
- EVALUATION
- APPLICANT'S AGREEMENT
- SUPERVISOR'S AND CO-SUPERVISOR'S AGREEMENT
- KNOWLEDGE MOBILIZATION
- IMPORTANT MODIFICATIONS SINCE THE LAST COMPETITION
- AWARDS OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP
1.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Eligible applicants |
Health professionals without a valid license to practice in Québec should apply to the program :
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Terms and regulations |
An applicant may enroll at a university in Canada or another country if he or she is able to demonstrate the advantage of doing so. Master's awards are intended for applicants who have been enrolled in a master's research program, for one year or less as of April 30, 2017. The number of enrolment years is calculated from the first application date to a master's program. Students who enroll directly in a doctoral research program after their bachelor's degree must first apply to the master's research program if they are eligible.
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Exceptions |
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Restrictions |
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Basic research ethics training |
Basic research ethics training is compulsory for all FRQS awardees conducting research projects that involve human subjects. Research that involves human subjects includes work on :
Awardees must therefore successfully complete levels 1 and 3 of the Online Tutorial in Research Ethics developed by the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux. This training must be completed in the year following the receipt of a confirmation from the FRQS that the award was granted. The FRQS encourages awardees to follow a one-credit research ethics training course in addition to the compulsory basic research ethics training, whenever possible. |
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- 1. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- 2. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
- 3. TRAINING LOCATION
- 4. DURATION OF THE AWARD
- 5. AMOUNT OF THE AWARD
- 6. OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING
- 7. EVALUATION
- 8. APPLICANT'S AGREEMENT
- 9. SUPERVISOR'S AND CO-SUPERVISOR'S AGREEMENT
- 10. KNOWLEDGE MOBILIZATION
- 11. IMPORTANT MODIFICATIONS SINCE THE LAST COMPETITION
- 12. AWARDS OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP
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REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
By October 17, 2016, 4:30 pm
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Applicants |
For transcripts from institutions located outside North America, the applicant must include a note explaining the institution's marking system
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Research supervisor (and co-supervisor, if applicable) |
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After October 17, 2016
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Application update |
Articles in journals with peer-review committees may be updated until November 30, 2016.
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Confirmation |
Applicant will receive e-mail confirmation of receipt of their application and eligibility, by the end of November. |
At the starting date of the award and annually thereafter |
When the award comes into effect and annually there after, the awardee must submit (by email, PDF document):
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Before the start of the second year of the award |
To start the second year of the award , the awardee will have to provide:
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TRAINING LOCATION
Choice of training location |
Applicants must be enrolled as full-time students in a research master's program in a recognized Canadian or foreign university. Awardees must complete their research training in the physical location of the host institution. Distance learning is not allowed. |
Change of training location |
Awardees who wish to change their research project, supervisor, program or training institution must submit the FRQS request form Change of research project, supervisor or training location (see Toolbox) and the required documents in a single PDF file to the program officer by email. |
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DURATION OF THE AWARD
Effective date |
Between May and October 2017, first day of the month |
Duration |
2 years or until the completion of the awardee's master's studies (final submission of the thesis), whichever the earliest Awardees who pursue on to doctoral studies without having used all the funds from their master's award may transfer the remaining installments to begin their doctoral studies. No delay is allowed between the end of the master's and the beginning of the PhD studies. |
Parental leave |
In accordance to section 6.13 of the Common General Rules, the awardee may benefit from an award payment deferral during parental leave (maternity, paternity or adoption) for a maximum period of 12 months. In addition, during this deferral period, the awardee may obtain an award supplement for the parental leave for up to six months, provided that the awardee held the FRQS award for at least 4 months, unless that the awardee is already holding another FRQS award. The awardee must inform by email the FRQS of his/her intention to take advantage of such deferral for parental leave. Statements from the research supervisor confirming the training interruption for parental leave and a doctor's confirmation of the approximate date of birth have to be joined to the email. Paternity leave cannot begin until a week after the child's birth. The award holder must attach the birth certificate to his/her request. |
Sick leave or other reasons | The awardee may defer his/her award due to illness or other reasons provided by the Loi sur les normes du travail as described in section 6.14 of the Common General Rules. The awardee has to inform by email the FRQS of his/her intention to take advantage of such deferral. Payments will be suspended during this period. |
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AMOUNT OF THE AWARD
Amount |
$25,024 - $39,323 / year*, depending on the year the professional degree was earned * except in some cases (see section on Awards offered in partnerships) |
Administration |
The award will be paid to the awardee by installments sent to the address of his/or her institution. |
Income Tax |
The awardee is responsible for paying the income tax due on the amounts received from the FRQS. The FRQS does not make any deductions on the amounts disbursed during the tax year. The payment date determines the year in which the awardee must declare the amounts received as income for personal tax calculations. Revenue Canada's T4A form and Revenue Québec's Relevé 1 will be sent to the awardee's mailing address (the one specified in the module My funding (Gérer mon financement) in the FRQS Electronic Portfolio) in February of the year following the tax year. The details provided in this program rules are for information purposes only. The FRQS is not responsible for the validity of any income tax information. |
Indirect costs of research |
This program does not benefit from the amount paid out by FRQS to cover indirect costs of research of the institutions. |
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OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING
Authorized paid work |
The awardee may supplement his/her income through professional activities, provided that he/she devotes at least 75% of his/her time to research or research training and that the source of the income is not a FRQS grant. |
Additional funding |
An awardee may accept additional funds from the institution or his/her research supervisor. |
Concurrent funding |
Holding several scholarships is not allowed. Awardees who obtained an award from another public agency or a foundation recognized by the FRQS must notify the FRQS and decline the FRQS funding as soon as the award is offered. However, if the amount of the other award is lower than the FRQS' one, the awardee is eligible to receive the difference. |
Research internship |
Holding an FRQS training award concurrently with a research internship to be done in another organization and that is not part of the training program of the awardee, is allowed under certain conditions. For internships of $ 5,000 or less, awardees must notify the FRQS by email before the beginning of the internship. For internships of $ 5,000 and more, awardees must ask the FRQS for authorization by completing the Internship authorization form (see Toolbox) before the internship begins. If the internship is approved, it will be allowed either to 1) combine the training award and internships amounts or 2) defer the amount of the FRQS award for a period equal to the duration of the internship or a maximum of 6 months. |
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EVALUATION
Process |
All applications are reviewed by committees of experts representing various disciplines and institutions. |
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Criteria and Weighting |
Quality of the research project |
25 |
Skills and experiences - Lectures, presentations and publications - Research projects and research training programs |
25 |
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Quality of training environment - Justification of the applicant's choice - Quality of supervisor's publication record as it pertains to student training |
15 |
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Excellence of academic record |
35 |
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APPLICANT'S AGREEMENT
By submitting an application, the applicant must: |
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SUPERVISOR'S AND CO-SUPERVISOR'S AGREEMENT
The supervisor and co-supervisor must: |
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KNOWLEDGE MOBILIZATION
The FRQS encourages awardees to conduct and participate in knowledge mobilization activities (transfer, sharing, development, enhancement and dissemination) with practice settings and the general public, where such activities are relevant. Please read the document Knowledge Mobilization in the toolbox.
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IMPORTANT MODIFICATIONS SINCE THE LAST COMPETITION
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Eligibility requirements
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Required documents
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Other sources of funding
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AWARDS OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP
The FRQS offers a number of awards in collaboration with partners. The financial contribution of FRQS and the partner as well as other funding conditions (i.e. funding period and renewal option) may vary according to the agreements in effect. Eligible applicants are selected through a three-step process:
Like all other FRQS awards, the awards in partnership are granted based on merit following a scientific evaluation by a committee of experts or peers. |
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Early childhood diseases (diagnosis) |
Foundation of Stars Training awards in the Pediatric research field, primarily in the area of early childhood diseases diagnosis. |
Macular Degeneration |
Fondation Antoine-Turmel Training Awards in the Macular Degeneration research field. Priority will be given to doctoral and postdoctoral training. |
Optimal drug use |
Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) Training Awards in the research field ofmedication: pharmacology, phamacoepidemiology, clinical pharmacology, and evaluative research on drug use. |
Osteoporosis |
Fondation Antoine-Turmel Training Awards in the Osteoporosis research field. Priority will be given to doctoral and posdoctoral training awards. |
Parkinson's disease
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Parkinson Québec Training Awards in the Parkinson's Disease research field. |
Patient-Oriented Research |
Quebec SUPPORT Unit (Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research) Training Awards in patient-oriented research, which includes: facilitating access to data, their matching and analysis, research methods in real context, research with mixed methods, research on the application of knowledge as well as the involvement of the patients and the public in the research process. Primary-care services and integration of the care and services paths are priority themes. Web site: http://unitesoutiensrapqc.ca/composantes/perfectionnement-professionnel/ |
Traumatology |
Traumatology Research Consortium Training Awards in the Traumatology research field. Consortium partners:
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- 7. EVALUATION
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Do you have questions?
Toolbox
APPLICATION TOOLKIT
- Preparing a CV for the FRQS
- Pointers for filling out your application
- Calculation of the number of training program sessions (in French)
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
- Common General Rules
- Policy regarding open access to published research outputs
- FRQS Standards - Ethics and Integrity (in French)
- Responsible Conduct of Research
- Tutorial in research ethics (MSSS)
FOLLOW-UP REPORTS