program – OPEN
This internship scholarship program is intended to support graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who wish to complete a research stay in an external setting to gain complementary training in pain research, whether related to a concept, a technique, a protocol, or the establishment of a new collaboration, in an area that is still underexplored or not yet developed by Quebec research teams. Applications for funding to attend specialized training sessions will also be considered.
Applicants must also demonstrate how the internship will benefit other members of the Quebec Network of Junior Pain Investigators (QNJPI) and/or the Quebec Pain Research Network (QPRN).
The Quebec Pain Research Network plans to award a minimum of three scholarships per year.
Program Restrictions
- One application per fiscal year (April to March);
- Priority will be given to applicants requesting funding for the first time;
- Up to $2,000 per scholarship for internships within Canada;
- Up to $3,500 per scholarship for international internships;
- Combining this funding with other internship scholarships is allowed and even encouraged.
Please contact us if your internship is taking place in Quebec; it is best to organize community workshops rather than fund individual internships within the province.
Eligibility criteria
- Being affiliated with a Quebec university and conducting research in a field related to pain;
- Being supervised by a regular member of the Quebec Pain Research Network;
- Being an active member of the Quebec Network of Junior Pain Investigators prior to the competition’s opening;
- Completing an internship of at least 4 weeks in duration;
- The internship must meet the criteria established by the FRQ
Application preparation
To apply, you will need to indicate the following information in our online form:
- Cover page
- Title of the research project
- Name of the applicant
- Name of the home laboratory
- Name of the supervisor who is a QPRN member
- Name of the host laboratory
- Name of the host supervisor
- City, Country
- Departure date and duration of the internship
- Description of the research project to be carried out during the internship (1 page max)
- Introduction
- Realistic objectives to be achieved during the internship
- Methods and expertise to be acquired
- Expected results
- Justification for the internship
- Expertise to be acquired that is not available in Quebec
- Added value of receiving the training outside Quebec (if it is available within the province)
- Expectations for the internship
- Relevance to your current thesis or postdoctoral project
- Budget
- Presented in table format
- Detailed description of anticipated expenses (outputs)
- Indicate other sources of funding (inputs)
- Letter of support from the host supervisor
- Letter of support from the thesis/postdoctoral supervisor
- Updated CV of the applicant (Biosketch format)
- Updated CV of the host supervisor (Biosketch format)
Internship report
The internship report must be sent to gestion@qprn.ca within six weeks following the end of the internship and should follow the structure outlined in this guide.
Payment
Funds will be transferred directly to your supervisor. You will simply need to request reimbursement through your institution.
