Launch of the CRMR Support Scholarship – SUMMER 2024

24 April 2024

CRMR SUPPORT BURSARY – Summer 2024 – SECOND AND THIRD CYCLES

Note: Only students who are members of the Renewable Materials Research Centre (CRMR) are eligible for this bursary. They must have a director or co-director who is a regular member of the CRMR.

Deadline: May 31, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.

Objectives

Promote university studies and research related to the research areas of the Renewable Materials Research Center (CRMR).
Offer financial assistance to graduate students at the end of their studies.

Amount: $5,000 for a semester – a scholarship paid during the 2024 summer session.

Rules and selection criteria

Full-time student admission is required for graduate studies in the summer 2024 session.
Have a director or co-director who is a regular member of the CRMR at Laval University, and be a student member of the CRMR.
Have completed at least five sessions for 2nd cycle students and nine sessions for 3rd cycle students.
For 3rd cycle students, to have one manuscript published and a second submitted or accepted for publication.
Not benefit from any other source of funding.
Each student is eligible to receive only one bursary per study program.
The winner must provide his/her photo and agree to the event being broadcast on the CRMR website and social networks.

Documents and standards

A completed financial precariousness form.
Description of your research project, including title, objectives, problem, methodology, expected results, potential applications, and industrial spin-offs, written in clear, concise, and accessible language (maximum 2 pages). Bear in mind that the people evaluating your application may not be experts in your field of research.
Detailed work schedule, including an explanation of how the grant will contribute to the achievement of your studies (maximum 1 page).
Recent curriculum vitae (maximum 2 pages).
List of scientific achievements.
Involvement in the CRMR.
Letter of support from your director or co-director who is a regular member of the CRMR-Laval University, including an explanation or justification for the absence of financial support.
Copies of your transcripts (undergraduate or equivalent, and graduate, including winter 2024).
Proof of registration for the 2024 summer session.
Proof of publication or acceptance for publication of one or more manuscripts (for graduate students only).

Standards: 2 cm minimum margins, single line spacing, “Arial 11” font.

Application assessment grid

Evaluation of student’s financial situation – 20 points
Academic record and scientific achievements – 25 points (Cumulative average; Articles accepted or published in research and transfer journals; Contributions to collective works; Other achievements (conferences, awards, grants, etc.))
CRMR involvement – 15 points
Presentation of project and dossier – 40 points (Quality and content of project description – 15 points, Justification of delay – 5 points; Detailed presentation of timetable – points; Letter of support from your director/co-manager who is a member of the CRMR-Ulaval – 5 points); Presentation of CV – 5 points; and Quality and presentation of dossier as a whole – 5 points).

Transmission

Please send an e-mail to Besma Bouslimi (besma.bouslimi@sbf.ulaval.ca) with all the required documents, including the financial precariousness form, compiled into a single PDF file.

« Please ensure to carefully review the evaluation grid, along with the point distribution and the list of required documents. Evaluation is solely based on the provided elements in the application, so please ensure your file is complete and contains all necessary components ».