Prgrammes 2017-2018 Règles du cncurs Cncurs Étudiants-chercheurs étiles Applicatin deadline : March 1 st and September 1 st f each year, 4:00 pm. Prgram Officer Lyse Burbnnais 514 873-2114 Ext. 1224 lyse.burbnnais@frq.guv.qc.ca 1. OBJECTIVES Nte : Recgnize the exceptinal research cntributins f university students (master's, dctrate), pstdctral fellws and members f prfessinal bdies wh are enrlled in advanced research training prgrams in the areas cvered by the three Fnds de recherche du Québec 1 ; Prmte research careers in Québec; Develp strng ties between the Fnds de recherche du Québec and the prvince's student researcher cmmunity. 1. Fr the purpse f this cmpetitin, the term "student researcher" will be used t describe students, graduate students and pstdctral fellws. The term is nt a new designatin fr any f the three Fnds' prgrams. 2. AWARD $1,000 awarded every mnth by each Fnds; An verview f the recipient's wrk (article, bk r chapter, patent, creatin r perfrmance) and a pht f the recipient will be featured n the website f the awarding Fnds. 3. COMPETITIONS Tw cmpetitins per year; Every mnth, each Fnds will select a recipient frm the winners f the cmpetitins. Cncurs Étudiants-chercheurs étiles Page 1 sur 5
Prgrammes 2017-2018 Règles du cncurs 4. APPLICATIONS Applicatins may nly be submitted by student researchers. 5. ELIGIBILITY Student researchers whse prjects have been released t the public fr less than seven mnths at the cmpetitin deadline are eligible. The prject must be in the frm f an article (in a jurnal with an editrial review bard), a bk r bk chapter, a patent, a creatin r a perfrmance f which the applicant is the authr. Oral presentatins and psters are nt eligible; Articles that are in press r submitted fr review are nt eligible; Articles published electrnically are eligible. Eligibility will be determined based n the electrnic publicatin date; in the case f publicatin in paper frm fllwing publicatin f the electrnic versin, eligibility will be determined n the nline publicatin date; All applicants must fill ut the attestatin frm (frmulaire d'engagement) included with the applicatin. Fr publicatins with several authrs, the fllwing rules apply: If several student researchers cllabrated n a prject in the same capacity and the published article explicitly states that the authrs all equally cntributed t the wrk, the student researchers shall share the award; If several student researchers cllabrated n a prject in the same capacity (withut being mentined in the article) and their cntributins are explicitly stated by the applicant n the applicatin frm, the student researchers shall share the award. When submitting an applicatin, the student researcher must be enrlled in an educatinal institutin, affiliated university centre r research centre in Québec. Québec students enrlled in an institutin utside Québec are als eligible. In this case, prf f citizenship r resident status is required (see sectin 8 - Applicatin Prcess); One applicatin per student researcher per cmpetitin. A prject may nly be submitted nce; A student researcher may receive the award nly nce. 6. EVALUATION CRITERIA Demnstratin f the prject's cntributin t the advancement f knwledge in a sectr cvered by ne f the three FRQ; Demnstratin f the prject's scial relevance and/r benefits; Demnstratin f the ability t explain the subject matter in plain language. The quality f the written language, the applicant's actual cntributin t the prject and, in the case f an article, the quality f the jurnal, will be taken int cnsideratin. Cncurs Étudiants-chercheurs étiles Page 2 sur 5
Prgrammes 2017-2018 Règles du cncurs 7. EVALUATION PROCESS Applicatins must be submitted t the Fnds that versees the research sectr specified n the applicatin frm by the applicant r prpser. All applicatins will be assessed based n prgram criteria by an evaluatin cmmittee assembled by the Fnds. 8. APPLICATION PROCESS Deadlines fr submitting required dcuments March 1 st and September 1 st f each year, 4:00 p.m. Dcuments t be sent electrnically The nline frm available in the Tlbx. Applicants may fill ut the frm in French r in English. Hwever, the prject summary must be in French. A cpy f the prject. Dcuments fr assessing the eligibility f the submitted prject, clearly indicating 1 : the exact publicatin date f the prject; its review by a review bard (in the case f a jurnal article). A dcument attesting that the applicant is enrlled as a student at a Québec educatinal institutin n the date f submissin f the applicatin r, in the case f a pstdctral fellw, an attestatin frm the applicant's hst rganizatin. Québec applicants enrlled in an institutin utside Québec must prvide the fllwing dcuments: Prf f Canadian citizenship r resident status; A phtcpy f a valid Québec health insurance card r ther fficial dcument issued by the Régie de l'assurance maladie demnstrating that the applicant is a resident f Québec within the meaning f the Québec Health Insurance Act. Incmplete applicatins will be deemed ineligible. Nte: 1. Cpy f an e-mail r letter frm the publisher, screen capture f the jurnal's website n which the article is presented and/r the peer review reprt, r any ther relevant supprting dcument. T receive the award, winning student researchers must prvide the fllwing dcuments A phtgraph; Certain administrative infrmatin. Cncurs Étudiants-chercheurs étiles Page 3 sur 5
Prgrammes 2017-2018 Règles du cncurs 9. ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS Award recipients will be cntacted by the FRQ. A mnthly annuncement will als be made by news release. 10. ADDITONNAL INFORMATION Fnds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQS) prixetile.sante@frq.guv.qc.ca Applicatins that d nt include all required dcuments by the cmpetitin deadline will be deemed ineligible. The evaluatin cmmittee will nt receive any appendices r dcuments ther than thse required. 11. APPENDIX 1 RESEARCH DISCIPLINES Cnsult the list f research disciplines 12. APPENDIX 2 RESEARCH AREAS FOR EACH FONDS Fnds de recherche du Québec Santé (FRQS) Aging Cancer Child, Yuth and Maternal Health Circulatry and Respiratry Health Gender and Health Health Services Human Genetics Infectin and Immunity Musculskeletal Health and Arthritis Neursciences, Mental Health and Addictin Nutritin and Metablism Ppulatin Health Surce : FRQS website Cncurs Étudiants-chercheurs étiles Page 4 sur 5
Prgrammes 2017-2018 Règles du cncurs Fnds de recherche du Québec Nature et technlgies (FRQNT) Abstract structures Energy Envirnment Infrmatin and cmmunicatins technlgies Living rganisms Manufacturing and cnstructin Materials Natural resurces Nature and interactin f matter Techniques, measurement and systems Surce : FRQNT website Fnds de recherche du Québec Sciété et culture (FRQSC) Arts, Literature and Sciety Writing and Fine Arts Cultures, Religins and Civilizatins The Develpment and Functining f Individuals, Cmmunities and Scial Living The Ecnmy, Emplyment and Markets Educatin, Knwledge and Skills Fundamental Issues and Meaning f Life Organizatinal Management Language and Languages Media, Cmmunicatin and Infrmatin Living Envirnments, Planning and Apprpriatin f Human Spaces The Nature, Transfrmatin and Gvernance f Sciety and Institutins Internatinal Relatins and Develpment Surce : FRQSC website Cncurs Étudiants-chercheurs étiles Page 5 sur 5