Scholarships and Financial Aid
To allow you to devote yourself fully to your studies, INRS offers its own scholarship programs. All full-time students are eligible for this generous financial support, a substantial source of income to finance your studies.
INRS scholarships
Regardless of where you are from, you are eligible for the INRS scholarship program for your field of study: the program for students enrolled in a health sciences or pure and applied sciences program (in French only), or the program for students enrolled in a social sciences program (in French only).
INRS scholarships are paid each term on specified dates.
Summer 2024
- 16 mai 2024
- 20 juin 2024
- 18 juillet 2024
- 15 août 2024
Fall 2024
- 19 septembre 2024
- 17 octobre 2024
- 21 novembre 2024
- 12 décembre 2024
Winter 2025
- 17 janvier 2025
- 21 février 2025
- 21 mars 2025
- 18 avril 2025
Clarifications on the payment of INRS scholarships
- Regular full-time students in the health science or in pure and applied science receive their INRS scholarship payments for four consecutive terms after they first enroll in a master’s program and for eight consecutive terms after they first enroll in a PhD program. See the scholarship program (in French only) →
- Regular full-time students in the social sciences receive their scholarship payments for three or four consecutive terms after they first enroll at the master’s level and six to eight terms after they first enroll at the PhD level. See the scholarship program (in French only) →
Other forms of financial support from INRS
Financial support from your research supervisor
If you do not have financial support or if it has ended, talk to your research supervisor. There may be funds available to support you. Being part of a research team increases your opportunities for support.
Supplemental tuition fee exemptions for international students and Canadian students from outside Quebec
INRS has created a supplemental tuition fee exemption program to help international students and Canadian students from outside Quebec. A number of these exemptions are awarded each year. Learn more about this program (in French only)
International mobility scholarship
Interested in completing part of your master’s or PhD studies at a university in British Columbia, Japan, or New Zealand? The Quebec government’s international mobility scholarship program could help you realize your dream. Learn more about this program (in French only)
Scientific and academic project grants
Need funding to help organize a conference or seminar, a visit to a laboratory, or any other project designed to promote student scientific life at INRS? You may qualify for the scientific and academic projects grant program offered by the Studies and Student Life Department. Learn more about this program
Externals scholarship and financial assistance Programs
Student Financial Assistance from Quebec Government
If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, you are eligible for AFE. Applications can be made online.
External scholarship programs
There are a number of different scholarship and financial assistance programs available. INRS strongly encourages you to take advantage of its own scholarship and financial assistance programs as well as those offered by private and public funding agencies.
Have questions?
Contact your research centre’s student records contact or the Registrar’s Office if you have questions about financial support or your scholarship payment.
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