The most generous research excellence scholarships
You now have the financial means to make your studies a reality, thanks to this ambitious Université de Sherbrooke Graduate Research Excellence Scholarship Program.
It's our way of making a direct contribution to enabling you to free yourself from certain financial obligations and fully dedicate yourself to your graduate studies.
One program, two types of scholarships
Université de Sherbrooke Research Excellence Scholarships
For all disciplines
$30,000 at master's level
Master's students can benefit from a scholarship of $15,000 per year* for 2 years.
$54,000 at doctoral level
Doctoral students can benefit form a scholarship of $18,000 per year*, for 3 years.
* Annual scholarship value for the fall 2024 competition.
Laurent and Claire B. Beaudoin Excellence Scholarships
To support projects with high innovation potential
$50,000 at master's level
Master's students can benefit from a scholarship of $25,000 per year for 2 years.
$105,000 at doctorate level
Doctoral students can benefit from a $35,000 scholarship per year, for 3 years.
Two deadlines per year
- Fall competition : September 1st at 11:59 pm
- Winter competition : Mars 1st at 11:59 pm
The best university scholarship program
- Financial support for the entire duration of the studies
- Program designed to provide financial support to students who stand out for the excellence of their applications, enabling them to dedicate themselves fully to their studies
- Program has a leverage effect when scholarship holders apply for a scholarship from external funding agencies
- International students are eligible!
A Université de Sherbrooke Excellence Scholarship, a powerful asset
Did you know that by obtaining a Université de Sherbrooke Excellence Scholarship, you increase your chances of being selected by major funding agencies?
A Université de Sherbrooke Excellence Scholarship has a significant leverage effect when the scholarship holder applies for a scholarship from an external granting agency. The prior receipt of a major scholarship is considered a criterion of excellence by provincial and federal agencies when reviewing applications. A student who has already demonstrated excellence and received a major scholarship from their university quickly qualifies based on this selection criterion.
Any questions?
Consult the Université de Sherbrooke Graduate Research Excellence Scholarship Program Guidelines (Fall 2024 competition), which include all relevant information, and find out how to apply.
Frequently asked questions and answers
Your first semester of registration (S1) in this program is Winter 2024, Summer 2024 or Fall 2024 session. As of September 1, 2024, you will be registered in your S3, S2 or S1 session, respectively.
If your registration date is prior to January 4, 2024, you are no longer eligible to apply for the September 2024 competition.
International students are eligible for this program under certain conditions set out in section 4 of the Université de Sherbrooke Graduate Research Excellence Scholarship Program Guidelines.
Letters are usually sent by e-mail a few weeks after the competition deadline.
This means that if a student who was granted with an institutional excellence scholarship obtains an external scholarship of equal or greater value and duration than the institutional excellence scholarship, the latter will be cancelled and may be offered to the next person on the waiting list.
No, rankings are not disclosed, nor are the committee's comments on applications.
The scholarships are named after the donors.
Once all students who have been offered an institutional excellence scholarship have accepted their award, the complete list of the scholarships awarded will be posted on the Program web page.
Only if it's not for the same degree. A student may apply only once for a master's program and only once for a doctoral program.
You must notify the Graduate Scholarship Programs Coordinator, Student Services of obtaining an external scholarship.
Rules governing a complementary founding vary depending on the type of the excellence scholarship obtained and the value and duration of the external scholarship awarded. Detailed rules concerning other sources of funding can be found in sections 14 and 15 of the Université de Sherbrooke Graduate Research Excellence Scholarship Program Guidelines.
No, and you must immediately notify your study program secretariat and the Graduate Scholarship Programs Coordinator, Student Services of obtaining an external scholarship. Depending on the value and duration of the external scholarship and the type of institutional excellence scholarship obtained, the latter will be canceled, or its payments modified for the duration of the external scholarship.
If you cannot find the answer to your question in these guidelines or in the frequently asked questions above, please contact us by e-mail at concours-vrres@USherbrooke.ca.
Financial aid opportunities are not available exclusively to students who demonstrate excellence. Many scholarships are also offered through private funds managed by the UdeS Foundation. Consult the Scholarship Directory.