Quebec Merit scholarship program for foreign students (PBEEE)

The objective of the Merit Scholarship Programs for Foreign Students (PBEEE) is to support the internationalization of research activities in Québec's institutions of higher education, to attract the best foreign researchers and students, and to promote Québec universities and College Centers for the Transfer of Technologies (CCTT), abroad.

The Programs cover higher education as a whole by giving to the CCTT researchers and administrators the opportunity to participate.

These scholarships are intended for foreign students or researchers from all research sectors (health, humanities and social sciences, arts and letters, natural sciences, and engineering) preselected by a Québec university, the Réseau Trans-Tech, the China Scholarship Council (CSC), TERI University, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico (SRE) or the National Science and Technology Council of Mexico (CONACYT) to begin or continue studies or research activities in Québec. There is no privileged research sector.

Features of the scholarships

The Merit Scholarship Programs for Foreign Students has three components:

•  Doctoral research scholarships (V1, 1B, 1C, 1I, 1M, 1W);
•  Postdoctoral scholarships (V2, 2B, 2C, 2I, 2M);
•  Short-term research or professional development scholarships (V3, 3B, 3C, 3I, 3M, 3W)

Value of Scholarships

In addition to the scholarship, MEESR offers all scholarship recipients an exemption from paying the higher tuition fees required of foreign students and the medical insurance coverage offered by the Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ).

Value of scholarships for each component:

Doctoral research scholarships (V1, 1B, 1C, 1I, 1M, 1W): $25,000 a year. The duration of the scholarship is three years, with a possible extension of up to 12 months (monthly allowance of $1,000).

Postdoctoral scholarships (V2, 2B, 2C, 2I, 2M): $35,000 for one year (cannot be renewed).

Short-term research or professional development scholarships (V3, 3B, 3C, 3I, 3M, 3W): $3,000 a month for a period of up to four months.

All countries scholarships

Doctoral research scholarships(V1)
Postdoctoral scholarships (V2)
Short-term research or professional development scholarships(V3)

Québec-Brazil scholarships

Québec-Brazil Doctoral research scholarships (1B)
Québec-Brazil Postdoctoral scholarships (2B)
Québec-Brazil Short-term research or professional development scholarships (3B)

Québec-China scholarships

Québec-China Doctoral research scholarships (1C)
Québec-China Postdoctoral scholarships (2C)
Québec-China Short-term research or professional development scholarships (3C)

Québec-India scholarships

Québec-India Doctoral research scholarships (1I)
Québec-India Postdoctoral scholarships (2I)
Québec-India Short-term research or professional development scholarships (3I)

Québec-Mexico scholarships

Québec-Mexico Doctoral research scholarships (1M)
Québec-Mexico Postdoctoral scholarships (2M)
Québec-Mexico Short-term research or professional development scholarships (3M)

Québec-Wallonia scholarships

Québec-Wallonia Doctoral research scholarships (1W)
Québec-Wallonia Short-term research or professional development scholarships (3W)

Eligibility conditions and citizenship

Candidates:

•  Must meet all eligibility conditions at the closing date of the competition, namely, November 1^st, 2015 (a different closing date has to be confirmed for the students preselected by CSC).
•  Must have been preselected by a university, the Réseau Trans-Tech (a CCTT), TERI University, the SER or CONACYT before September 23^rd, 2015.
•  To the scholarship Québec-China program must be preselected by the CSC before March 31^st, 2016.
•  Cannot have already received a Merit Scholarship for Foreign Students from MEESR, FRQNT or  Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC).
•  Cannot be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada.
•  Cannot have applied for permanent resident status under Canadian immigration law.

Restriction for programs of study

•  Double doctoral degree programs are not admissible.
•  Québec-Wallonia scholarship applicants must have studied in a French-language university institution in Belgium AT THE TIME THEY ARE GRANTED THEIR SCHOLARSHIP.

Doctoral research (V1, 1B, 1C, 1I, 1M, 1W) scholarship recipients must:

•   Have a Certificat d'acceptation du Québec (CAQ) issued by the ministère de l'Immigration, de la Diversité et de l'Inclusion du Québecand a student permit issued by the Canadian Consulate valid for the entire duration of their scholarship.

Postdoctoral scholarship (V2, 2B, 2C, 2I, 2M) or short-term research or professional development  scholarship (V3, 3B, 3C, 3I, 3M, 3W) recipients must:

•   Have a working permit issued by the Canadian Consulate for the entire duration of their scholarship.

Eligibility period

Doctoral research component (V1, 1B, 1C, 1I, 1M, 1W)

The doctoral research scholarships are intended for post-graduate students. 

Candidates are eligible for doctoral merit program scholarships from MEESR in the first nine sessions of their doctoral studies. All doctoral sessions, funded or unfunded, completed before the scholarship takes effect, are used in calculating the eligibility period.

A candidate admitted into a doctoral program from a bachelor's program and one who fast-tracks into a doctoral program without writing a thesis must apply to the PhD scholarships competition (V1, 1B, 1C, 1I, 1M, 1W) to obtain the scholarship during the 3rd, 4th, and 5th years of his/her graduate studies (sessions 7th to 15th).

The maximum duration of the scholarship is three years (nine sessions), with a possible extension of up to 12 months.

For further details and application please visit theQuébec Merit scholarship program for foreign students (PBEEE) page.