It was with great emotion that the scholarship award ceremonies took place on September 22, 23, and 24 at our centres in Laval, Varennes, and Montréal.
For the occasion, the scholarship recipients were joined by their colleagues and friends, faculty members from each centre, the Chief Executive Officer of INRS, Mr. Luc-Alain Giraldeau, the centre directors, and the Executive Director of the INRS Foundation, Ms. Élise Comtois.
In Laval, on September 22, we celebrated the following scholarship recipients:
Bourse Rio Tinto pour la diversité en sciences à l’INRS, ($15, 000):
- Kadidia Dite Selly N'Diaye Ph.D. candidate in Biology, supervised by Professor Jonathan Perreault.
Bourse Suzanne-Parenteau, ($3,000):
- Sidney Calën, Master’s student in Experimental Health Sciences, supervised by Professor Isabelle Plante.
Supplément de bourse du fonds André Hamon, ($520) :
- Chadi Ouechtati, Master’s student in Experimental Health Sciences, supervised by Professor Charles Ramassamy.
Bourses de la Fondation de l’Université du Québec, ($3,000) :
- Kadidia Dite Selly N'Diaye Ph.D. candidate in Biology, supervised by Professor Jonathan Perreault.
In Montréal, on September 23, we celebrated the following scholarship recipients :
Bourse de la Fondation Rita-Henry Breault et Gilles Breault, ($2,000):
- Anne Catherine Archambault Morneau, Ph.D. student in Interdisciplinary Studies in Health and Society, supervised by Professor Laurence Charton.
Bourses de la Fondation de l’Université du Québec, ($3,000) :
- Nasim Soltani Soulegan, student in Telecommunications, supervised by Professor Anderson Raymundo Avila.
- Cassandra Fournier-Vachon, Master's student in Indigenous Studies, supervised by Professor Mireille De La Sablonnière-Griffin.
Bourse Rio Tinto pour la diversité en sciences à l’INRS, ($15,000) :
- Clara Alagy, student in the Customized Doctoral Program in Collective Action and Environment, supervised by Professor Sophie L. Van Neste.
In Varennes, on September 24, we celebrated the following scholarship recipients:
Bourse de leadership et d'engagement, ($2,000)
- Safa Chaaben, student in Energy and Materials Sciences, supervised by Professor Ana Tavares.
Bourse Andrea-Rovere, ($2 000)
- Amira Becheikh, Ph.D. student in Energy and Materials Sciences, supervised by Professor Andreas Ruediger.
The Centre Eau Terre Environnement will hold its scholarship award ceremony on October 6, 2026, during which six graduate students at the master’s and doctoral levels will receive scholarships.
These ceremonies provided an opportunity to highlight the talent and determination of the next generation of researchers, while also reminding us that behind every scholarship is a meaningful act of trust and support for the mission of INRS and its students.
The Foundation would also like to express its gratitude to its donors for their generous support, as well as to the teams at the various centres for their warm welcome. We also thank the team from the Service des études supérieures et de la réussite étudiante (SESRE) at INRS for its contribution to the scholarship competitions, as well as the members of the selection committees for their valuable support.
Each year, the INRS Foundation adds new scholarships to better meet the evolving needs of its student community. These scholarships are made possible through the generosity of members of the INRS community, corporations, private foundations, as well as INRS alumni and friends.