{"id":79576,"date":"2026-01-12T15:06:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uqar.ca\/?page_id=79576"},"modified":"2026-10-08T15:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T19:36:13","slug":"excellence-doctoral-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uqar.ca\/en\/the-institut-des-sciences-de-la-mer-of-the-universite-du-quebec-a-rimouski-ismer-uqar\/opportunities\/excellence-doctoral-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Excellence doctoral scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-stereo-section-bloc has-u-theme-2-background-color has-background section-block-normal\"><div class=\"wp-block-stereo-section__container\"><div class=\"wp-block-stereo-section__col is-layout-flow wp-block-stereo-section-bloc-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"gallery-lightbox\" data-module=\"GLightbox\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"950\" data-id=\"90509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uqar.ca\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bourses-excellence-ismer-anglais-2026-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uqar.ca\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bourses-excellence-ismer-anglais-2026-web.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.uqar.ca\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bourses-excellence-ismer-anglais-2026-web-1024x507.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uqar.ca\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bourses-excellence-ismer-anglais-2026-web-500x247.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.uqar.ca\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bourses-excellence-ismer-anglais-2026-web-768x380.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uqar.ca\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bourses-excellence-ismer-anglais-2026-web-1536x760.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photo : Marie Guilpin<\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-stereo-section-bloc section-block-small\"><div class=\"wp-block-stereo-section__container\"><div class=\"wp-block-stereo-section__col is-layout-flow wp-block-stereo-section-bloc-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This scholarship program aims to recruit up to 10 new doctoral students beginning full-time studies at ISMER-UQAR in Fall 2027 or Winter 2028.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-accordion-block\"><div class=\"c-accordion\" data-module=\"Accordion\" data-accordion-toggle=\"true\" data-accordion-scroll=\"true\" data-accordion-preopen=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"c-accordion__section\" data-accordion=\"wrap\"><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Ouvrir Scholarship Value\" class=\"c-accordion__header\" data-accordion=\"trigger\"><span class=\"c-accordion__header__title\" id=\"scholarship-value\"><span class=\"c-accordion__button\">Scholarship Value<span class=\"c-accordion__header__icon\"><span class=\"o-button__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"o-ico -icon-arrow-down\"><use xlink:href=\"\/app\/themes\/baserock\/assets\/img\/sprite.svg?v=899ec6baabe4cd8be5#arrow-down\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/button><div class=\"c-accordion__content\" role=\"region\" data-accordion=\"content\"><div class=\"c-accordion__inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Each scholarship is valued at $25,000 per year for three years, for a total of $75,000.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uqar.ca\/programmes-formations-et-admission\/admission\/etudiant-es-etrangers\/admission-pour-etudiants-internationaux\/programme-dexcellence-dexemption-des-droits-de-scolarite-supplementaires-exiges-des-etudiantes-et-etudiants-internationaux\/\">international tuition fee exemption scholarship<\/a><\/strong> may also be available, where applicable, allowing eligible international students to pay the same tuition fees as Quebec students.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"c-accordion__section\" data-accordion=\"wrap\"><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Ouvrir PhD Projects in Oceanography Currently Recruiting\" class=\"c-accordion__header\" data-accordion=\"trigger\"><span class=\"c-accordion__header__title\" id=\"phd-projects-in-oceanography-currently-recruiting\"><span class=\"c-accordion__button\">PhD Projects in Oceanography Currently Recruiting<span class=\"c-accordion__header__icon\"><span class=\"o-button__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"o-ico -icon-arrow-down\"><use xlink:href=\"\/app\/themes\/baserock\/assets\/img\/sprite.svg?v=899ec6baabe4cd8be5#arrow-down\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/button><div class=\"c-accordion__content\" role=\"region\" data-accordion=\"content\"><div class=\"c-accordion__inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Research projects accepting applications will be posted from <strong>November 23, 2026, to February 5, 2027<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"c-accordion__section\" data-accordion=\"wrap\"><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Ouvrir Admission Requirements\" class=\"c-accordion__header\" data-accordion=\"trigger\"><span class=\"c-accordion__header__title\" id=\"admission-requirements\"><span class=\"c-accordion__button\">Admission Requirements<span class=\"c-accordion__header__icon\"><span class=\"o-button__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"o-ico -icon-arrow-down\"><use xlink:href=\"\/app\/themes\/baserock\/assets\/img\/sprite.svg?v=899ec6baabe4cd8be5#arrow-down\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/button><div class=\"c-accordion__content\" role=\"region\" data-accordion=\"content\"><div class=\"c-accordion__inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The doctoral thesis must be conducted <strong>under the supervision of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uqar.ca\/en\/the-institut-des-sciences-de-la-mer-of-the-universite-du-quebec-a-rimouski-ismer-uqar\/research\/team\/\">ISMER regular faculty member or grant-funded professor.<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Applicants must secure a research supervisor prior to admission and obtain a letter of support from the professor responsible for one of the available projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To be eligible, applicants must meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Meet the admission requirements of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uqar.ca\/programmes-domaines-detudes\/doctorat-en-oceanographie\/#conditions-dadmission\">UQAR\u2019s PhD program in Oceanography<\/a>; <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hold a cumulative GPA of at least <strong>3.7\/4.3<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/convertisseur-notes.destinationuniversites.ca\/CRN\/\">or the equivalent<\/a>, for the degree submitted in support of the admission application (e.g., an M.Sc. degree in natural sciences or engineering); <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submit an application for admission in order to begin the PhD in <strong>Fall 2027<\/strong> or <strong>Winter 2028<\/strong>; <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be enrolled full-time in the PhD in Oceanography program at the time the scholarship is awarded.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"c-accordion__section\" data-accordion=\"wrap\"><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Ouvrir How to Apply\" class=\"c-accordion__header\" data-accordion=\"trigger\"><span class=\"c-accordion__header__title\" id=\"how-to-apply\"><span class=\"c-accordion__button\">How to Apply<span class=\"c-accordion__header__icon\"><span class=\"o-button__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"o-ico -icon-arrow-down\"><use xlink:href=\"\/app\/themes\/baserock\/assets\/img\/sprite.svg?v=899ec6baabe4cd8be5#arrow-down\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/button><div class=\"c-accordion__content\" role=\"region\" data-accordion=\"content\"><div class=\"c-accordion__inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interested applicants must submit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a complete curriculum vitae (including scientific presentations, scholarships, awards, sea-going missions, etc.);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a statement of intent describing the applicant\u2019s academic background and explaining how it aligns with the proposed project and the PhD in Oceanography at UQAR;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>all university transcripts;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a letter of support from the professor responsible for one of the available projects;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>three (3) letters of recommendation, including one from the applicant\u2019s research supervisor. <a href=\"https:\/\/uqar01-my.sharepoint.com\/personal\/cormfr01_uqar_ca\/_layouts\/15\/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7BBFD48D89-DDAE-4773-BC1B-14E52DB39527%7D&amp;file=Bourses%20ISMER.docx&amp;action=default&amp;mobileredirect=true\">[Bourses ISMER | Word]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All documents must be submitted electronically as a <strong>single PDF file of less than 10 MB<\/strong> to the <strong>Graduate Program Committee in Oceanography<\/strong> at <strong><a href=\"mailto:etud_ocean@uqar.ca\">etud_ocean@uqar.ca<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"c-accordion__section\" data-accordion=\"wrap\"><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Ouvrir Application Deadline\" class=\"c-accordion__header\" data-accordion=\"trigger\"><span class=\"c-accordion__header__title\" id=\"application-deadline\"><span class=\"c-accordion__button\">Application Deadline<span class=\"c-accordion__header__icon\"><span class=\"o-button__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"o-ico -icon-arrow-down\"><use xlink:href=\"\/app\/themes\/baserock\/assets\/img\/sprite.svg?v=899ec6baabe4cd8be5#arrow-down\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/button><div class=\"c-accordion__content\" role=\"region\" data-accordion=\"content\"><div class=\"c-accordion__inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>February 5, 2027<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only complete applications meeting the requirements of this scholarship program will be evaluated by the selection committee after the application deadline. ISMER-UQAR is committed to employment equity and strongly encourages applications from women, persons with disabilities, members of visible and ethnic minority groups, and Indigenous Peoples.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo : Marie Guilpin This scholarship program aims to recruit up to 10 new doctoral students beginning full-time studies at ISMER-UQAR in Fall 2027 or Winter 2028.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":0,"parent":63937,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"t-microsite.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"5501,3779,6912,8411,9125,9352","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-79576","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uqar.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uqar.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uqar.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uqar.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uqar.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79576"}],"version-history":[{"count":48,"href":"https:\/\/www.uqar.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90674,"href":"https:\/\/www.uqar.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79576\/revisions\/90674"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uqar.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uqar.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}