Calls for Applications Now Open: Fall 2026 Foundation Scholarships
The call for applications for the INRS Foundation’s Fall 2026 scholarships is now open! Thanks to the generosity of our donors, eight students will receive financial support totaling nearly $25,000, in addition to the funding and benefits already offered by INRS.
These scholarships are available to INRS graduate students and are intended to recognize excellence, encourage perseverance, and support the impact of research conducted within our institution.
Peter Campbell Scholarship in Metal Ecotoxicology
(1 x $5,000) • Centre Eau Terre Environnement
The Peter Campbell Scholarship in Metal Ecotoxicology aims to support the next generation of researchers who, following in Professor Campbell’s footsteps, contribute to advancing knowledge on the fate and effects of metals in aquatic ecosystems. It is open to all full-time doctoral students at the Centre Eau Terre Environnement.
Rita Henry-Breault and Gilles Breault Scholarship
(1 × $2,000) • Centre Urbanisation Culture Société
Offered since Fall 2024, this scholarship provides financial support to INRS students conducting research and knowledge mobilization activities that contribute to a better understanding of the social dimensions of the pregnancy journey and the use of mobile fertility applications.
INRS Foundation Board Scholarships
(2 x $2,500) • Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications
Thanks to the generosity of the members of the INRS Foundation Board of Directors, two $2,500 scholarships have been offered since 2022 to recruit and support more female master's and doctoral students in the training programmes at the Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications research and training centre, where women tend to be under-represented. The scholarship enhances the study conditions offered by INRS to the recipient.
Perron-Desrosiers Scholarship
(1 x $500) • Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie
The Perron-Desrosiers Scholarship encourages young scientists to pursue research careers by recognizing excellence in microbiology research demonstrated by a student through one or more resulting publications.
Career Transition Scholarship
(1 x $5,000) • All Centres
This scholarship recognizes non-traditional academic paths and supports deserving new students returning to school after gaining a variety of personal and professional experiences.
INRS Board Scholarship
(1 x $1,000) • All Centres
Offered for the first time in Fall 2026 at the initiative of the members of the INRS Board of Directors, this scholarship recognizes and values student engagement within INRS governance and institutional bodies, which contributes to the vitality of our community. The award enhances the recipient’s study conditions at INRS.
J.A. DeSève Foundation Student Success Scholarships
(6 x $5,000) • All Centres
These scholarships recognize the perseverance of master’s and doctoral students at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique by providing support that helps foster the successful completion of their academic programs.
We warmly encourage all members of the student community to submit an application and take advantage of this unique opportunity for financial support.
Additional scholarships will be offered in winter 2026.