Scholarships and internships
We are pleased to announce the HERMES scholarship contest for 2025 - 2026.
HERMES Scholarship Competition - in Progress
Scholarship - Research support
Scholarship - Presentation (poster or oral) at a conference or symposium
Scholarship - Publication (Translation, Writing, Editing)
Research Support Scholarship
HERMES awards grants to support its university students in oral or poster presentations at conferences or symposia.
To find out more and apply - Research support
Funds available: 4000$ still to be allocated
Students will be able to use this financial support for activities directly related to their study project, such as:
- Specialized training;
- Consultation with experts;
- Offering financial compensation to participants in their study;
- Facilitating data collection in remote regions;
- Quantitative or qualitative analyses
- Verbatim transcription
- Participation in a training workshop
- Participation in a writing workshop
- Others (to be discussed)
Deadline for sending your application:
This support is offered at all times, until the available funds are exhausted ($4,200 per financial year; half of the funds will be released in April and the other half in October.)
Eligibility requirements:
- Be enrolled full-time in a university program with a research approach including a research internship (minimum duration of 6 weeks), the completion of an essay (significant scope of publication, presentation and impact on the clinic/field), a dissertation or thesis carried out under the direction or co-direction of a HERMES researcher.
- Carry out a study project that is part of HERMES' research program;
- The support must be used for an activity directly related to the student's study project;
- This application must be submitted before the activity takes place.
- The student must not have received other sources of funding for the same application.
Students will need to provide:
- Firstly:
- The attached grant application form, duly completed;
- Proof of registration for the current university term.
- Secondly, if financial support is granted, supporting documents for expenses incurred must be sent:
- Depending on the nature of the activity, the original invoices for expenses incurred for registration, participation, consultation, transportation, accommodation, meals, etc.;
- Proof of registration in the case of specialized training;
- Proof of the awarding of financial compensation to each of the participants in their research project;
- Other supporting documents may be requested from students depending on the activities proposed in their scholarship application.
Allocation process:
- The maximum amount awarded is $1,000. This amount will be paid and/or reimbursed to the student upon presentation of supporting documents for the expenses incurred. The payment terms will be determined with the student according to the proposed activity and the student's situation.
- A student may submit several applications. However, priority will be given to the first application;
- HERMES will review the projects and award them, within the limits of the total amount allocated to this competition.
Submitting a request:
- Requests must be sent by email to the following address with the attached form:
Research support
- HERMES Team (Lifestyle Habits and Multidisciplinary Research Team)
Concordia University
2070 Mackay, 2nd floor, Montreal
Quebec, H3G 2J1
Email: hermes@concordia.ca
Presentation (Poster or Oral) at a Conference/Symposium Scholarship
This grant aims to support students in their research work by offering them financial support to cover essential expenses: equipment, access to databases, travel for data collection, etc.
To find out more and apply - Presentation (poster or oral) at a conference or symposium
Funds available: 10 000$ still to be allocated
More specifically, students who are supervised or co-supervised by an HERMES researcher and who present at a conference/symposium as the 1st or 2nd author are eligible for support of up to $500 for a presentation at a conference/symposium taking place in Quebec/Ottawa. Students are also eligible for support of up to $2,000 for a presentation at a conference/congress taking place outside Quebec/Ottawa.
Deadline for sending your application:
This support is offered at all times, until the available funds are exhausted ($10,000 per financial year; half of the funds will be released in April and the other half in October)
Eligibility requirements:
- Be enrolled full-time in a university program with a research approach including a research internship (minimum duration of 6 weeks), the writing of an essay (significant scope of publication, presentation and impact on the clinic/field), a dissertation or thesis carried out under the direction or co-direction of a HERMES researcher.
- Carry out a study project that is part of HERMESS' research program.
- Have an oral or poster presentation accepted as 1st or 2nd author in a conference/symposium in Quebec/Ottawa or outside Quebec/Ottawa.
- Have a HERMES researcher among the authors of the article.
- This application must be submitted before the conference/congress.
- The student must declare any other funding received for their participation in the congress. The amount of the grant will be adjusted according to the remaining costs to be covered.
Eligible expenses:
- For presentations at a conference/symposium in Quebec City or the Ottawa region, eligible expenses may reach a maximum amount of $500. This amount will be paid and/or reimbursed to the student upon presentation of supporting documents for the expenses incurred.
- For presentations at a conference/symposium outside Quebec or the Ottawa region, eligible expenses can reach a maximum amount of $2,000. This amount will be paid and/or reimbursed to the student upon presentation of supporting documents for the expenses incurred.
- The maximum amount of expenses reimbursed will correspond to the number of days of the conference, plus one night before and one night after the conference/symposium.
- Only original invoices are accepted for these expenses:
- Registration for the symposium: provide a receipt issued by the conference/symposium organization and the brochure indicating the conference/symposium rates;
- Travel: provide a scanned copy or receipt of the purchase of tickets, original boarding passes, scanned or paper copy, invoices or receipts for air/train/bus/taxi/car rental tickets. If using a car (rental or personal), favor carpooling. In addition, the round-trip mileage may be reimbursed according to the rules in force at Concordia University.
- Accommodation: provide the accommodation invoice. Choose a reasonably priced hotel.
- Meals: according to the per diems in force at Concordia University. If a meal is included in the conference/symposium registration fee or in the hotel accommodation costs, the cost of meals for this meal will not be reimbursed.
Allocation process:
- A student may submit several applications. However, priority will be given to the first application;
- HERMES will study the projects and proceed with their allocation, within the limits of the overall amount reserved for this competition.
Students will need to provide:
- Firstly:
- The attached form duly completed
- An explanatory estimate of the costs for participation in the conference/congress that will be reimbursed;
- Proof of registration for the current session at the University;
- Proof of acceptance of your presentation at the conference.
- Secondly, if financial support is granted, provide supporting documents for the expenses incurred
Submitting a request:
- Requests must be sent by email to the following address with the attached form:
Presentation (poster or oral) at a conference or symposium
- HERMES Team (Lifestyle Habits and Multidisciplinary Research Team)
Concordia University
2070 Mackay, 2nd floor, Montreal
Quebec, H3G 2J1
Email: hermes@concordia.ca
Publication (Translation/Writing/Editing) Scholarship
HERMES awards grants to support its university students in the publication of a scientific article in a peer-reviewed journal.
To find out more and apply - Publication (Translation, Writing, Editing)
Funds available: 10 000$ still to be allocated
More specifically, 1st, 2nd and 3rd cycle and post-doctoral students who wish to submit a publication as 1st author are eligible for:
- Support of up to 500$ for the revision of a scientific article
- Support of up to 1500$ for the translation of a scientific article
- Support of up to 2000$ for the writing of a scientific article
Deadline for sending your application:
This support is offered at all times, until the available funds are exhausted ($10,000 per financial year; half of the funds will be released in April and the other half in October.)
Eligibility requirements:
- Be enrolled full-time in a university program with a research approach including a research internship (minimum duration of 6 weeks), the writing of an essay (significant scope of publication, presentation and impact on the clinic/field), a dissertation or thesis carried out under the direction or co-direction of a HERMES researcher.
- The scientific article should be part of HERMES' research program;
- Submit a scientific article as the 1st author in a peer-reviewed journal;
- Have a HERMES researcher among the authors of the scientific article.
- This application must be submitted before the scientific article is submitted.
- The student must not have received other sources of funding for the same application.
Students will need to provide:
- Firstly :
- The attached application form, duly completed;
- Proof of registration for the current university term;
- Copy of the scientific article or writing plan;
- Specific to writing:
- Writing schedule
- Writing schedule
- Specific to translation/revision:
- Scientific article must already be written at the time of the application for support
- Scientific article must already be written at the time of the application for support
- In a second stage, if financial support is granted, proof of submission must be sent.
Allocation process:
- The maximum amount awarded is $500 for the revision of a scientific article for submission, $1500 for the translation of a scientific article for submission, and $2000 for the writing of a scientific article for submission.
- This amount will be paid in two installments, one after receipt of the application and another after receipt of proof of submission.
- A student may submit several applications. However, priority will be given to the first application.
- HERMES will review the applications and award the grants, within the limits of the total amount allocated for this competition.
Submitting a request:
- Requests must be sent by email to the following address with the attached form:
Publication (Translation, Writing, Editing)
- HERMES Team (Lifestyle Habits and Multidisciplinary Research Team)
Concordia University
2070 Mackay, 2nd floor, Montreal
Quebec, H3G 2J1
Email: hermes@concordia.ca
Past Scholarship Recipients
Stéphanie Lanthier-Labonté
$2000
Antoine Lemay
Scholarship awarded for the realisation of a doctoral project
$2000
Emily Filion
Scholarship awarded for the realization of a masters project
$2000
Christine Lavoie
Scholarship awarded for the realization of a doctoral project
$2000
Christine Lavoie
Scholarship awarded for the writing of a scientific article
$2000
Emily Filion
Scholarship awarded for the submission of articles
$2000
Juliette Nadeau
Scholarship awarded for qualitative analysis
$2500
Antoine Lemay
Scholarship awarded for the translation of an article
$1500
Roxanne Hébert-Ratté
Scholarship awarded for a scientific article
$2000
Catherine Gatineau
Scholarship awarded for the translation of an article
$1500
Emily Filion
Scholarship awarded for the realization of a research project
$2000
Jean-Philippe Laforge
Scholarship awarded for the realization of a research project
$2000
Mariya Andreeva
Scholarship awarded for a scientific article
$2000
Laurèle Pilote
Scholarship awarded for an intensive writing
$3000
Émilie Jobin
Scholarship awarded for a scientific article
$2000
Alexis St-Amour
Bourse d'études accordée pour un article scientifique
$2000
Roxanne Hébert-Ratté
Bourse d'études accordée pour une présentation lors d'un colloque
$2000
Antoine Lelièvre
Bourse d'études accordée pour l'appui à la recherche
$1000