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Merit scholarship program for foreign student

In March 2004, the Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies (FRQNT) was mandated by the ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sports du Québec (MELS) to manage the Merit scholarship program for foreign students.This mandate was renewed by the ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche, de la Science (MESRS), which now finances the Programs. In 2008-2009, the Program was enhanced with the addition of scholarships for students from promising Asian (China and India) and American (Mexico and Brazil) markets and then, in 2009-2010, with the addition of scholarships for students from Wallonia in Belgium.

Objectives

The objective of the Merit scholarship program for foreign students is to support the internationalization of research activities in Québec's institutions of higher learning, to attract the best foreign researchers and students, and to promote Québec universities and Centres collégiaux de transfert de technologie (CCTTs) or college technology transfer centres, abroad.

The Programs cover higher education as a whole by giving to the CCTT researchers and administrators the opportunity to participate.

In a more generic way, the attribution of a Merit scholarship for foreign students aims at creating a cultural link and at allowing the setting up of possible common scientific research projects.

The program is also a way for MESRS to support the Government of Québec's scientific policy.