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Funding policy for graduate students

The funding policy for graduate students was adopted by the departmental assembly Feb. 25, 2010 and became official on May 1, 2010.

The present policy applies to graduate students in the physics department. Note, however, that it may not apply if the research advisor is from another department, or for a student in the field of medical physics. In these cases, an agreement signed at the start of studies is required. The policy is presented below, including details of FESP scholarships.

1. M.Sc. and Ph.D. scholarships paid for from the professors' own research grants for students who do not have scholarships from the large funding agencies: base annual amounts of $15,600 (including scholarships already held) for two years at the Master's level (with thesis), and $18,000 for four years at the doctoral level (five years for direct passage to the Ph.D.). Any exception requires a special arrangement with the thesis advisor.


2. Annual supplement of $4,000 for students who already have large scholarships (from NSERC and FQRNT in particular).


3. Scholarships for excellence from the physics department: admission scholarships of $10,000/year for one year at the Master's level (two years for an M.Sc. in medical physics), and for three years at the doctoral level. The scholarships are awarded by the committee of graduate studies after studying the admission applications. Except for students in medical physics, funding will be added to these scholarships by the research advisor in the amount of $8,000 at the Master's level, and $10,000 at the doctoral level. These scholarships cannot be combined with other ``large'' scholarships (greater than $5,000).


4. End-of-studies scholarships: $1,000 at the Master's level (with thesis) for the submission of the thesis within a period of two years. This scholarship is awarded only if, following the first submission of the thesis, the jury recommends acceptance of the thesis, or requests only minor corrections.


5. FESP end-of-studies scholarships: the FESP offers end-of-studies scholarships to finishing doctoral students in the amount of $1,000/month for the last year. For a student who finishes his/her doctorate in four years (or five years for direct passage to the Ph.D.), the scholarships are automatic. These scholarships are paid in three installments (40% at the beginning, 40\% in the middle, and 20\% at submission), if the time taken respects the submitted plan. The first two installments contribute to the base amount defined in paragraph 1 above, and the third (to which the advisor adds $1,500) adds to this base amount on the condition that the thesis is submitted within a timeframe previously defined.


6. FESP scholarships for accelerated passage from Master's to doctorate: $7,000/year, renewable once, for students who have finished a maximum of three semesters at the Master's level when starting their doctoral studies. In this case, the base amount of paragraph 1 includes this amount and is increased to $21,000/year. Note that students who have large scholarships from the funding agencies are not eligible for the scholarships for accelerated passage.


7. FESP scholarships for direct passage from bachelor's degree to doctorate: $10,000/year, renewable twice. In this case, the base amount of paragraph 1 includes this amount and is increased to $21,000/year. Note that students who have large scholarships from the funding agencies are not eligible for the scholarships for direct passage.


8. Foreign students: The present policy applies to students from outside Canada. For holders of a large scholarship (more than $11,600 at the Master's level, or $14,600 at the doctoral level) from their country of origin, $4,000 is added to the scholarship. Otherwise, the research advisor will supplement the scholarship in order to reach the base funding amount. Note also that the FESP offers scholarships which exempt foreign students from increased tuition fees.


9. Maternity leave: any student who interrupts her studies for maternity leave can apply for a scholarship from the FESP ($4,000) for one semester on condition that neither parent receives income for parental leave (the Québec parental insurance plan, for example), or income from the large funding agencies (CRSH, CRSNG, FQRNT, FQRSC, FRSQ, IRSC) for parental leave. Independent of the type of scholarship the student receives for her maternity leave, the research advisor will increase the funding to reach the amount of $5,200 at the Master's level, or $6,000 at the doctoral level, during the semester of leave.

Committee members who worked on reaching this policy: Simon Blackburn, Rikard Blunck, René Doyon, Jonathan Laflamme Jansen, Yves Lépine, Richard MacKenzie, Joëlle Margot, Carlos Silva, Luc Stafford.

 

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