Member's FAQ and GUIDE
FAQ for students
Who is a student member of the QCBS?
You are a student member if you are currently a graduate student or postdoc, your supervisor or co-supervisor is a member of the QCBS (Link to the list of members), and you have a QCBS profile page.
As a student member of QCBS, what resources can I access?
- Funding
- Participation in seed grants and working groups
- Participation in the QCBS annual symposium
- Participation in training workshops
- Access to the biodiversity courses database
- Intensive courses
How can I be added to the QCBS database, to my supervisor’s profile page, and obtain my own student profile page?
You simply need to fill this form. We will confirm your submission shortly. Please fill the password recovery form if you have forgotten your existing QCBS ID and/or password.
I have a QCBS profile, but I forgot my QCBS ID or password. How can I retrieve them?
Simply visit this page and enter the email address you used to create your profile. If you don’t receive the email with the details, please check your spam folder.
How can I be removed from the QCBS database and website?
Simply enter your student profile form and click the box at the bottom that specifies that you want your information removed from the website.
How can I contribute to activities of the QCBS?
- Contribute to the QCBS blog.
- Send announcements for the newsletter to Yella Jovich.
- Present your research at the QCBS annual symposium.
- Join the QCBS Facebook group.
- Follow us on Twitter.
- Join our LinkedIn group.
FAQ for researchers
How do I become a member of the QCBS?
Send the following information to info@qcbs.ca:
- A request letter, including a description of your research and how it relates to one or more of the QCBS’s three biodiversity science research axes
- A current CV
- A letter of support from a member of the QCBS
Your application will be evaluated by the QCBS Scientific Council.
Note: To become a QCBS member, you must have the status of researcher (PhD and CE, CHU, CHA or CHG status).
As a member of the QCBS, what resources can I access?
- Research funding through seed grants, working groups and the symposium and workshop series grant
- Assistance from QCBS research professionals to develop collaborative biodiversity science research
- For your students: funding through excellence awards, intensive course award, etc.
- QCBS research network (list of members)
- Participation in training workshops (both for you and your students)
How can I contribute to activities of the QCBS?
- Send in your news to Yella Jovich
- Send us announcements for job opportunities and internships
- Send us announcements about biodiversity science events
- Contribute to the QCBS blog Le Beagle
- Attend or participate in the QCBS annual symposium
- Join the QCBS Facebook group
- Join an existing working group or seed grant.
