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PhD in Administration

Nearly $870,000 in scholarships and postdoctoral fellowships

February 27, 2017

PhD in Administration students and graduates and postdoctoral fellows at HEC Montréal received nearly $870,000 in awards in the latest competitions held by granting agencies.

Eleven research scholarships worth close to $565,000 in all went to doctoral students at the School, and $304,500 to graduates for postdoctoral fellowships.

They were all selected by juries of research experts, based on the exceptional quality of their academic records, their potential for university research and their interpersonal skills.

Congratulations to everyone!

Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships and Doctoral Fellowships from the SSHRC

The doctoral scholarships competitions held by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are open to all PhD students in Canada. This year, two scholarships were awarded to PhD students at HEC Montréal.

Recipient

Scholarship

Specialization

Amount

Mélanie Laberge

Joseph-Armand‑Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship

Human Resources Management

$105,000

Josée Lortie

SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship

Management

$20,000

Postdoctoral fellowships from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Three doctoral students at the School received awards from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for postdoctoral fellowships. The fellowships are for up to two years.

Recipient

Host institution

Amount

Fernando F. Fachin

Université de Montréal

$81,500

Émilie Gibeau

City University London

$81,500

Gustavo Adolfo Birollo

Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

$81,500

Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships from the NSERC

Every year, the National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) awards scholarships to PhD students in natural sciences or engineering. This year, a doctoral student at HEC Montréal was selected.

Recipient

Specialization

Amount

Samuel Pelletier

Decision Sciences

$105,000

Research scholarships from the Fonds de recherche québécois société et culture

The Fonds de recherche québécois société et culture (FRQSC) awards scholarships to PhD students in fields related to the social sciences and humanities, arts and letters. They are awarded for up to nine terms. This year’s winners:

Recipient

Specialization

Amount

Mathieu Bouchard

Management

$60,000

Pierre-Luc Fournier

Logistics and Operations Management

$60,000

Josée Lortie

Management

$33,333

Scholarships from the Fonds de recherche québécois nature et technologie

The Fonds de recherche québécois nature et technologie (FRQNT) awards scholarships to PhD students in natural sciences or technology. They are awarded for up to nine terms.

Recipient

Specialization

Amount

Yasser Valcarcel Miro

Logistics and Operations Management

$13,333

Thematic scholarships from the Ministère des Transports and the Fonds de recherche québécois nature et technologie

This program, the result of a partnership between the Ministère des Transports du Québec and the FRQNT, is intended for PhD students conducting research in the field of transportation.

Recipient

Specialization

Amount

Samuel Pelletier

Decision Sciences

$30,000

MITACS Accelerate internships (PhD students and postdoctoral fellows)

Mitacs Accelerate is one of Canada’s leading research internship programs. It allows graduate students, postdocs and university professors to extend the scope of their research by teaming up with private companies and pooling their skills and resources to meet new challenges.

Recipient

Specialization

Amount

Farid Radmehr

Finance

$90,000

Sofiane Baba

Management

$17,575

Jean-Baptiste Desbordès

Decision Sciences

$30,000

Émilie Deschênes

Postdoctoral fellowship

$15,000

Marilena Liguori

Postdoctoral fellowship

$45,000