Grad student members are eligible for all types of financial aid under certain conditions. Post-doctoral members are eligible for financial support for conferences and FRQNT-MITACS internships (unavailble at the moment), under certain conditions.
*New!*
Since April 1st, 2025, new terms and conditions (in green) have been improved for financial support for conferences, bonuses for archiving and publication, as well as collaboration. Also, all students, postdoctoral fellows, and Interns members can benefit from training sessions and workshops adapted to the general needs of members, offered by Québec-Océan.
Collaboration bonus
This bonus is intended to improve co-supervision conditions, encourage collaboration between co-researcher and collaborator members and promote student mobility between co-supervision institutions. The Institut des sciences de la mer (ISMER) and the Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR) are part of the same institution. For definitions of co-researcher and collaborator member statutes, please consult the Quebec-Ocean Statutes.
Terms and conditions of the bonus for MSc or PhD students:
To request a collaboration bonus, fill this online form.
*New improved terms and conditions !*
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If you are a master's, doctoral or post-doctoral student member, you may receive financial assistance covering 50% of the expenses incurred for your participation in one or two conference(s), up to a maximum of $2,000 by study cycle, according to the following terms and conditions:
The annual budget for conferences financial supports is $50,000.
Your application will be reviewed by the coordination of Québec-Océan and approved by your academic supervisor.
Fill out and submit the online form “Financial support for conference” at any time in the year, but at least one month before the conference.
Visit the following links for a successful oral presentation:
Visit the following links for a successful poster:
The financial support program of short-term courses is no longer available, to the profit of tailored trainings according to needs expressed by members and offered by Quebec-Ocean
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*New!*
We are creating a catalog of training courses with the help of the Student Committee and theme leaders, based on the needs identified by members (via member survey to come).
The group will be able to offer two or three training courses per year, accessible to all members. Training courses will be rotating from one year to the next to avoid redundancy.
An annual budget of $15,000 is granted for these training courses.
*New improved terms and conditions !*
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If you are a student member, you can receive a bonus for archiving your data and publishing their scientific interpretation (scientific paper).
This bonus may be obtained once a year, after the end of the fiscal year (March 31, 2025). The budget for these bonuses is $10,000 per year.
To be granted the bonus, you must meet the following conditions:
Your request will be reviewed by the coordination of Quebec-Ocean, and approved by your academic supervisor if the article is only submitted to a journal.
Fill out and submit the online form “Archiving and Publishing Bonus” at any time in the year.
* Here are some examples of thanks to insert in the “acknowledgments”:
{ student name } received a stipend from Québec-Océan.
We gratefully acknowledge scientific and financial support of Québec-Océan.
This project is a contribution to the research program of Québec-Océan.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PROGRAM IS NOT CURRENTLY OFFERED.
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The objective of this program is to promote the international mobility of students and postdoctoral fellows whose research activities are part of the scientific programs of the strategic clusters funded by FRQNT. Québec-Ocean can thus strengthen its action and influence on the international scene, within the framework of established or developing research projects or partnerships.
Target students and postdoctoral fellows
Overview of conditions
→ Be sure to read all the information provided in the links at the bottom of the page.
Evaluation process
Required documents for the application
In a single email to principal coordination, before December 6, 2020. Files must meet the standards (see in form) and meet the evaluation criteria:
Financial process
The scholarship is paid to the applicant or the applicant's supervisor, depending on the university administering the scholarship.
Documents to be provided before the internship in Québec for foreign students
In order to receive the scholarship, foreign students registered at a foreign university must present a valid study permit to study in Quebec or a Canadian residence permit.
Documents to be provided after the internship
In a single email to principal coordination, no later than 2 weeks after the end of the internship: