Research Internship Scholarship
The Chair is pleased to announce the launch of three internship scholarships for graduate students (Master’s or doctoral students).
A scolarship will be awarded for one internship completed at each of the following semesters:
- Summer 2025
- Fall 2025
- Winter 2026
The winner will be determined by drawing from among the eligible applications received. However, priority will be given to students who have not yet benefited from this scholarship.
Objectives of the scholarship
This scholarship aims to :
- Encourage collaboration between Chair members to stimulate the sharing of expertise.
- Foster the development of diversified methodological and theoretical skills by exposing students to approaches that complement their memoir, essay or thesis.
- Promote intellectual openness and interdisciplinarity, enabling students to explore new themes and frameworks within the Chair.
- To support the training of committed, autonomous and polyvalent students, capable of navigating in a variety of research environments.
Eligibility criteria
- Be enrolled in a graduate program.
- Carry out a research internship supervised by a professor who is a member1 of the Chair, other than the person supervising (or co-supervising) the memoir, thesis or dissertation; this person must also be a member1 of the Chair.
- This internship must be credited as part of the student’s program of study.
Amount and duration
- $500 for one internship semester (summer, fall or winter).
- A person whose internship spans several semesters (e.g. 6-credit internship for a continuous fall and winter internship) may enter the competition at each semester.
Requirements after the internship to receive the scholarship
- Submit a summary of your internship project2 (written format, approx. one page).
- Send the transcript confirming successful completion of the course.
How to apply
Please submit your application by following the instructions below:
Complete the online application form
- You will be asked to submit the name and acronym of the course/internship, the name and e-mail address of your principal research supervisor (e.g. memoir, essay or thesis), the name and e-mail address of the professor supervising the internship, and the name of your program of study, department and university.
Submit a description of approximately one page including:
- A description of the research work to be carried out during the internship.
- The link with at least one of the Chair’s axes.
- What this internship will allow to develop or explore beyond the work done for the memoir, essay or thesis.
Submit your one-page description (PDF) to the following address: montminy.evelyne@courrier.uqam.ca and indicate as subject: “Summer 2025 Research Internship Scholarship – PBTSP Chair”.
Application deadline for the 2025 summer scholarship: June 1, 2025
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions: montminy.evelyne@courrier.uqam.ca
1 If someone is not a member but is interested in becoming one, please contact the Chair coordinator, Evelyne Montminy, at montminy.evelyne@courrier.uqam.ca
2 This summary can be used to publicize your project on the Chair’s website and social media.