Master’s Research Scholarships 2027-2028 (B1), Regular component and Re-Entering Research component

Who can apply: There is no citizenship bar, but there is a location bar, and the difference decides whether this is reachable from outside Canada. The default route requires you to be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident holding a valid RAMQ card at the competition deadline. An applicant who is neither is still eligible to… What is funded: A master’s research scholarship of 20,000 Canadian dollars a year, paid in semester instalments, to a maximum of 40,000 dollars over six semesters of funding. This is a personal stipend for a thesis-based master’s, not a project grant, and it does not pay institutional overheads. A supplement for study outside Quebec… Deadline: Deadline (application): October 1st, 2026. Round: 2027-2028 competition.

Read the full call and apply on the official page: Fonds de recherche du Quebec (FRQ), official page.

Who can apply

• There is no citizenship bar, but there is a location bar, and the difference decides whether this is reachable from outside Canada. The default route requires you to be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident holding a valid RAMQ card at the competition deadline. An applicant who is neither is still eligible to apply, provided they submit proof of admission to a programme of study at a Quebec university or a consent form from their research supervisor. Those applicants must carry out their studies in Quebec and cannot use the scholarship for a cotutelle with a university outside Quebec. The Regular component is open to applicants who hold or expect an undergraduate degree and who will undertake or continue a thesis-based master's research programme in an FRQ area. You must have been enrolled in a master's programme for no more than three full-time semesters before 1 May 2027. Direct-entry and fast-tracked doctoral students apply to the doctoral competition instead. Applicants may submit to only one of the FRQ training award programmes (B1, B1M, B1DP, B2, B2M, B2DP, B3, B5) in a given year, so choose before you start. There is no application fee.

Stage dates

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