May 20, 2025

AIRS Network funding programs

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Competition calendar

The AIRS Network offers numerous funding programs for its members to support research and emerging scholars. It actively contributes to supporting its community by investing nearly $500,000 annually in scholarship and grant competitions for researchers and student trainees. Driven by the Network’s dynamism and its collaborations with many partners, this support fosters innovation and the development of new research initiatives.

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For more information, please contact : airs.hsj@ssss.gouv.qc.ca

 

Program Recipients Amount Expected program dates Funding Status
Short-term internship at another university
Master’s and PhD students
Expense reimbursement, up to $5,000

Competition launch in March.

2 funded internships / year

Closed
Funding for the use of AIRS Network platforms
Regular member

Reimbursement of fees associated with the use of AIRS Network platforms, up to $3,000

Competition open until the allocation of the four annual funding awards (between March 1 and April 30), based on the date of submission and the evaluation of the application.

4 funded applications / year

Open
Bursary for a presentation at a scientific conference
Master’s, PhD students and Postdoc
Multiple funding awards, distributed as follows:
$500 Canada

$1,000$ International
Two-part competition for conference participation:

Part 1: announced in June, covering the period from April 1 to September 30.

Part 2: announced in December, covering the period from October 1 to March 31.

2 competitions / year

Opened

Bursary supplement
Master’s, PhD students and Postdoc
Several funding awards distributed
as follows:

$5,000 $ Master degree


$10,000 PhD and Postdoc
Competition launch in June.

1 competition / year

Closed
Career start program for young researchers with mentoring
Regular member
Young researcher

4 applications funded / year, up to $25,000 each
Competition launch in December.

Submission deadline end of January.

1 competition / year

Closed
Team-project competition
Regular member


4 projects funded / year, up to $30,000 each, with the possibility of a one-year renewal.
Competition launch in december

Submission deadline end of January.

1 competition / year

Closed
Intersectorals projects competittion
Regular members


3 projects funded / year, up to $40,000 each, with the possibility of a one-year renewal.
Competition launch in december

Submission deadline end of January.

1 competition / year

Closed

Concours de projet pilote en partenariat avec le CISD

Membre
régulier


1 projet financé par année, jusqu’à 25 000 $.
Lancement du concours à l’automne

Date limite de soumission: fin octobre.

1 competition / year

Fermé

Exchanges with J2R

Master’s, PhD students


1 invitation au congrès J2R financée par année, remboursement de dépenses jusqu’à 5 000 $.
Le concours a lieu au congrès annuel du Réseau AIRS.

1 competition / year

Closed

With the support of our partners

These competitions are made possible thanks to our partners, their financial, technical, and logistical support enables us to offer scholarships and grants to researchers and trainees, thereby contributing to the success of these initiatives.