Summary
Competition year :
2017-2018
Deadline (application) :
October 17th, 2016, 4:30 PM
Amount :
$20,000 per year
Duration :
3 years
Announcement of results :
April 2017
Objectives
This program, designed for medical students interested in a joint career as a clinician and research investigator, enables them to pursue medical studies concurrently with research training leading to a doctoral degree. |
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
- 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 |
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Terms and regulations |
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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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- 2. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
- 3. DURATION OF THE AWARD
- 4. AMOUNT OF THE AWARD
- 5. OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING
- 6. EVALUATION
- 7. APPLICANT'S AGREEMENT
- 8. SUPERVISOR'S AND CO-SUPERVISOR'S AGREEMENT
- 9. KNOWLEDGE MOBILIZATION
- 10. IMPORTANT MODIFICATIONS SINCE THE LAST COMPETITION
- 11. AWARDS OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP
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REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
By October 17, 2016, 4:30 pm
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Applicants |
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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 an e-mail confirmation of receipt of application, including notice of eligibility, by the end of November. |
At the starting date of the award and annually thereafter |
When the award comes into effect and annually thereafter, 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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- 6. EVALUATION
- 7. APPLICANT'S AGREEMENT
- 8. SUPERVISOR'S AND CO-SUPERVISOR'S AGREEMENT
- 9. KNOWLEDGE MOBILIZATION
- 10. IMPORTANT MODIFICATIONS SINCE THE LAST COMPETITION
- 11. AWARDS OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP
3.
DURATION OF THE AWARD
Effective date |
Between May and October 2017, first day of the month |
Duration |
6 years, 3 of them must be devoted to full-time research |
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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- 6. EVALUATION
- 7. APPLICANT'S AGREEMENT
- 8. SUPERVISOR'S AND CO-SUPERVISOR'S AGREEMENT
- 9. KNOWLEDGE MOBILIZATION
- 10. IMPORTANT MODIFICATIONS SINCE THE LAST COMPETITION
- 11. AWARDS OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP
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AMOUNT OF THE AWARD
Amount |
$20,000 / year* for 3 years of full-time enrolment in a research program $10,000 / year* for 3 years during which the awardee completes the research project or pursues research activities (seminars, thesis writing) concurrently with medical studies * except in some cases (see section on Awards offered in partnerships) Quota
Exceptionally two awards, if no application for the M.D.-M.Sc. program is submitted by the university |
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
Institution or supervisor |
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. |
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EVALUATION
Process |
Each university with a Faculty of medicine is responsible to set up a committee of experts to review applications and submit recommendations to the FRQS. |
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Criteria and Weighting |
Quality of the research project |
30 |
Skills and experiences |
30 |
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Quality of training environment |
15 |
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Excellence of academic record |
25 |
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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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Duration of the award
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Knowledge mobilization
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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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Hypertension |
Société québécoise d'hypertension artérielle (SQHA) - Jacques de Champlain Award The Jacques de Champlain Award in Cardiovascular health and Hypertension fields includes a research support supplement (maximum of $10,000 per year).
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- 7. APPLICANT'S AGREEMENT
- 8. SUPERVISOR'S AND CO-SUPERVISOR'S AGREEMENT
- 9. KNOWLEDGE MOBILIZATION
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- 11. AWARDS OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP
Do you have questions?
Toolbox
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APPLICATION TOOLKIT
- Preparing a CV for the FRQS
- Guidelines for the CV attachment
- Pointers for filling out your application
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
- Common General Rules
- Policy regarding open access to published research outputs
- Access to documents and protection of personal information (in French)
- FRQS Standards - Ethics and Integrity (in French)
- Responsible Conduct of Research
- Knowledge Mobilization (in French)
- Tutorial in research ethics (MSSS)
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