CANSSI Quebec Recruitment Scholarship

• To receive funding, a CQRS scholarship recipient must maintain enrollment as a full-time student in a doctoral program at a CANSSI member university in the province of Quebec under the supervision of a faculty member registered with the CQRS program. Retention of the scholarship after proposed changes to the supervisor, program, and/or institution requires prior approval of CANSSI.
• Receiving the second year of scholarship support requires confirmation that a scholarship recipient has maintained satisfactory academic standing, has abided by the rules and regulations of the doctoral program in which they are enrolled, and has made reasonable progress towards completing their program of study during their first year.
• A scholarship recipient must take part in CANSSI EDI, including participation in at least one CANSSI EDI event or education course per year that the scholarship is received.
• CQRS funding must normally be completed by the end of the second year in the PhD program. Scholarship funding, including all deferments, must be completed by the end of the fourth year in the PhD program. Unused amounts revert to CANSSI.
• The support of CANSSI and NSERC must be acknowledged in all posters, presentations and publicity materials related to activity supported by the scholarship.

• The supervisor of a CQRS scholarship recipient must hold an appointment with eligibility to supervise PhD students at a CANSSI member university in the province of Quebec during the period of the scholarship and must register with the CQRS program prior to the award of a scholarship to a student advisee. (To register as a CQRS supervisor, use the CQRS Supervisor Application Form.)
• Supervisors of CQRS recipients are responsible for providing biannual reports of activity and statements confirming recipient and supervisor eligibility as required.
• A supervisor of a CQRS recipient must participate in at least one CANSSI EDI event or course during the period in which the CQRS scholarship is received.
• Within one month after the final semester of the CQRS scholarship, the supervisor must send a final report to CANSSI, including a technical summary covering research and training activities, and a narrative containing highlights, anecdotes, new developments, testimonials, and other newsworthy subjects written for a general audience.
• The support of CANSSI and NSERC must be acknowledged in all posters, presentations, and publicity materials related to activity supported by the scholarship.

Potential supervisors at CANSSI member universities in Quebec must complete the CQRS Faculty Registration Form by the stated deadline to be eligible to supervise a CQRS recipient.

Candidates for CQRS scholarships must complete the application form (see the link below) by the stated deadline to be eligible for an award.

• CQRS scholarship recipients must be admitted as full-time students in a doctoral program in statistical sciences at a CANSSI member university in the province of Quebec under the supervision of a faculty member registered with the CQRS program at the time of the award and must accept admission to the indicated program.
• The supervisor of a CQRS scholarship recipient must confirm the student’s eligibility to receive the scholarship after the student has accepted admission and again when the recipient has enrolled in the program.

• Contact information, including name, email address, academic position, and names of department and institution
• Short description of research interests and potential projects
• Statement outlining standard support amounts and support plan for PhD students
• Statement confirming agreement to fulfill all CANSSI EDI requirements and responsibilities.

• Your contact information and current academic status
• Planned starting term for your PhD studies
• Curriculum vitae
• List of 1–3 potential supervisors from the registered list of CQRS supervisors
• Statement of interest for each selected supervisor
• Statement of your research, industry, and independent study experience
• Statement of your research interests
• Statement agreeing to fulfill all CANSSI EDI requirements
• Unofficial transcripts
• Names and contact details of two references who will submit letters of reference on your behalf