FRQNT International Internship Program for Master’s or Doctoral Students, 2014

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FRQNT (Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies) is offering international internship for Master’s or doctoral students enrolled full-time in a Quebec university and who meets the requirements of their program. The internship must be of a minimum duration of 2 months and a maximum of 12 months. The scholarship will cover the student’s travel and living expenses(transportation, housing, etc).Expenses for insurance as well as visa are accepted. The internship must start no later than March 31st, 2014. The scholarship for internship is of a maximum value of $15,000.

Field of Internship: The proposed research outlined in the application as part of the internship must be part of the scientific program of the strategic cluster. The internship is a supplementary tool available to a strategic cluster to strengthen its position at the international level through research projects and partnerships that have already been established or which are under development.
Course Level: Internship
Internship Provider: Fonds de recherche du Québec –Nature et technologies
Internship can be taken at: The internship must be carried out in one of the high priority countries or regions identified by the Quebec Government in Quebec’s International Policy (MRI, 2006: Brazil, Catalonia, China, Flanders, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States, Wallonia Brussels). The internships may also take place as part of a multilateral projects or the European Union’s Framework Programs)

Eligibility: (a) Full-time students enrolled in a Quebec university:

  • The applicant must be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or a foreign student who has a valid study permit for the province of Québec.
    (b) For foreign students enrolled in a university outside Québec:
  • The applicant must have the valid study permits or visa for the entire duration of the internship
  • The applicant can’t be enrolled in a co-degree from more than one institution including a Quebec university.

Internship Open for International Students: Yes (Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or a foreign student students enrolled full-time in a Quebec university).

Is this paid internship? Yes

What does it cover? The scholarship for internship is of a maximum value of $15,000. However, the FRQNT will allow no more than the equivalent of $2,500/month in living expenses.

Internship Description: The FRQNT’s (Fonds de recherche du Québec –Nature et technologies) international internship aims to foster international mobility of students whose research activities are part of the scientific program of a strategic cluster funded by the FRQNT. The internship is a supplementary tool available to a strategic cluster to strengthen its position at the international level through research projects and partnerships that have already been established or which are under development. The applicant must be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or a foreign student who has a valid study permit for the province of Québec. The applicant must have the valid study permits or visa for the entire duration of the internship.

Number of awards offered: Not Known

Internship Duration: The internship must be of a minimum duration of 2 months and a maximum of 12 months.

Notification: Candidates are selected by the strategic clusters which recommend them to the FRQNT. It is the FRQNT that makes the final decision on the grants to be awarded under the international internship program. The allocation of internships by the FRQNT is made on a first come, first served basis and the funds available for this program.

How to Apply: Candidates interested within this program must file their application within their strategic cluster.

Selection Criteria: Applications are evaluated by the strategic clusters according to the following criteria:

  • The academic excellence and research aptitude of the candidate (50 points);
  • The correspondence of the internship with the scientific program of the cluster’s (25 points);
  • The insertion of the internship in international action of the strategic cluster (25 points).
    The process and evaluation criteria are the sole responsibility of the FRQNT

Internship Application Deadline: Each strategic cluster may submit applications at all time from April 1st, 2013 until March 1st, 2014.

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