Michel G. Bergeron Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship at Laval University 2023

A scholarship is offered for a doctoral student (Ph.D.) with a research project in the field of microbiology immunology. This program aims to recruit a new doctoral student from the Faculty of Medicine and to help professor-researchers in the Department of Microbiology, Infectiology, and Immunology to welcome more students to improve the performance of their laboratory.

Eligibility for the Michel G. Bergeron Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship:

• Applicants may come from any nationality.
• Applicants must be admitted or have applied for admission for the first time in winter 2024, summer 2024, or fall 2024 in a third cycle program of the Faculty of Medicine of Université Laval, with the obtaining of his master's degree or the equivalent.
• Research work must be related to the field of microbiology and immunology.
• Candidates must not benefit from any nominative scholarship of more than $15,000. However, the student agrees to apply for grants from other organizations.
• Scholarships are not transferable to another program, another faculty, another university, or another candidate.

Documents required:

• Motivation letter (1-page maximum)
• CV of the candidate-student (2 pages maximum)
• Transcripts (Capsule accepted)
• Master's degrees or equivalent (if completed)
• Summary of the research project (1/2 page maximum)
• A letter of commitment from the research director specifying the financial support. The professor undertakes to supervise the scholarship holder's work, to provide him with minimum funding of $17,500 for the master's and $21,000 for the doctorate, and to provide him with the material means to carry out his research project. 

Applications will open in the 2025 summer intake