Objective: To ensure the participation of QCBS students and postdocs from all partner universities in the QCBS annual symposium.
Eligibility: To be eligible for travel grants, the applicant must:
- be a master’s, doctoral student, or postdoctoral fellow at a university outside of Montreal (not McGill, UdeM, UQAM, Concordia).
- be a QCBS member;
- be registered for the QCBS symposium;
- submit an abstract for a poster, oral presentation, or speed talk;
- be first author of the presentation;
- obtain a reasonable financial contribution from other sources such as a supervisor or an academic unit.
Conditions of grants: The travel grants can be used only to pay the costs of travel to attend the QCBS symposium: i.e transportation and hotel. Other travel expenses are not eligible for this grant (e.g. symposium registration fee or per diem) .
The amount rewarded can reach a maximum of $400.
Deadline: January 12, 2025
Procedure:
- The candidate must apply for the travel grant at the time of online registration.
- After the deadline, the candidate must send the original accommodation receipts along with a letter from their supervisor to finance@qcbs.ca.
- The QCBS will send the candidate a letter informing them of its decision (acceptance or rejection) before the symposium begins.
- If a grant is awarded, the funds will be transferred to the supervisor, who will then handle the direct transfer to their student.
Questions: Direct questions about travel grants to info@qcbs.ca.
