General information
Scholarships offered to students in the PhD program who have good academic results and whose project is related to the field of energy or sustainable development and / or which meets the stakes of Hydro-Québec.
To be eligible, applicants must come from approved specializations or submit a project related to the interests of the Chair in Energy Sector Management or the e3 Hub. (ex. : e3 Hub, Chair in Energy Sector Management).
Students register in the thesis or the supervised project stream are eligible. They must be registered full time next fall and winter terms in a MSc program. Students who already received a scholarship from a chair financed by Hydro-Québec are not eligible.
To be eligible, applicants must come from approved specializations or submit a project related to the interests of the Chair in Energy Sector Management or the e3 Hub. (ex. : e3 Hub, Chair in Energy Sector Management).
Students register in the thesis or the supervised project stream are eligible. They must be registered full time next fall and winter terms in a MSc program. Students who already received a scholarship from a chair financed by Hydro-Québec are not eligible.
Scholarship awarded by
Hydro-Québec
Scholarship category
Merit-based scholarships
These scholarships reward students who earn excellent academic results in certain courses and/or in their program as a whole.
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Dates and amounts
Application period ended
Term Winter 2025
Scholarship amount
2 scholarship(s) of $20,000.00
Application dates
From January 16 to March 17, 2025
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Eligibility requirements
Applicants meeting the following conditions are eligible for this scholarship.
Student status in Canada
Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident
Schedule
Full time
Level
PHD
Field of study
All
| Study program | Specializations | Min nb of credits completed | Max nb of credits completed | Minimum recommended GPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph. D. | All | N / A | N / A | 3.7 |
Special eligibility requirements
- Register full-time for the next year
- Not be paid from the budget of a research chair funded by Hydro-Québec
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Evaluation
The following criterion will be used to evaluate application files:
- Academic excellence: 50%
- Relevance of the research or intervention project to the specified fields: 20%
- Ability to demonstrate the importance and positive impact of the project or the thesis on the society in which we live and on our future: 20%
- Quality of presentation of the application: 10%
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Application
How to submit your application
Application must include
- Hydro-Québec Scholarship Form
- Description of the research project: context, issue, objective(s), theoretical framework, methodology, contributions, timeline (2 pages max.) + bibliographical references related to the research (1 page max.)
- Application letter: this should highlight your main achievements, your objectives, why this scholarship is important to you and, if applicable, the project's relevance to the specified themes (2 pages max.)
- Curriculum vitae
- Copies of transcript - University level
If the application is not submitted as required, it will be considered incomplete and could be rejected without notice.
Note
- Applicants must add their official transcript that include grades received during the winter term.
- Possibility of renewal: Master's scholarships may be renewed once, and doctoral scholarships a maximum of twice, but renewal is not automatic. A complete new application must be submitted by the candidate to obtain a renewal. The selection committee will not give priority to a candidate who has already received a Hydro-Québec grant in the previous year.
- By submitting an application, candidates agree to submit all or part of their application to the Montréal Polytechnique Foundation and Hydro-Québec.
- Results will be announced by e-mail in the fall. In addition, scholarships will be awarded in two instalments, the first in the fall and the second in the following winter.
- Recipients of the scholarship will have to make themselves available to participate in an awarding ceremony organized by Hydro-Québec.
- Possibility of renewal: Master's scholarships may be renewed once, and doctoral scholarships a maximum of twice, but renewal is not automatic. A complete new application must be submitted by the candidate to obtain a renewal. The selection committee will not give priority to a candidate who has already received a Hydro-Québec grant in the previous year.
- By submitting an application, candidates agree to submit all or part of their application to the Montréal Polytechnique Foundation and Hydro-Québec.
- Results will be announced by e-mail in the fall. In addition, scholarships will be awarded in two instalments, the first in the fall and the second in the following winter.
- Recipients of the scholarship will have to make themselves available to participate in an awarding ceremony organized by Hydro-Québec.
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