Over $1.3 million in research grants to PhD students and postdoctoral fellows
2019–2020 academic year
January 27, 2021
Granting agencies and 3 of their partners promoting research in Canada awarded research grants to 27 PhD students and 8 postdoctoral fellows at the School, for a total of $1.369 million in 2019–2020. They were selected by different expert committees, based on the quality of their academic records and their research potential.
SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS D) and Doctoral Fellowships (DFP)
This competition, by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), is open to all doctoral students in Canada and is among the most competitive. Candidates must have an exemplary academic record and very high research potential.
Recipient |
Type of award |
Specialization |
|
Ali Abolghasemi |
DFP |
Finance |
|
Karima Afif |
DFP |
Gestion des opérations et de la logistique |
|
Marie-Ève Beauchamp Legault |
CGS D |
Comportement organisationnel et ressources humaines |
|
Elie Saaoud |
CGS D |
Management, stratégie et entrepreneuriat |
Doctoral research scholarship – Merit Scholarship Program for Foreign Students (PBEEE)
This scholarship program is managed by the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT) and funded by the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur du Québec (MEES).
The objective of these scholarships is to support the internationalization of research activities at Quebec's institutions of higher education and to attract the top foreign researchers and students.
recipient |
Component |
specialization |
|
Aurélie Vasseur |
PhD – All countries (V1) |
Technologies de l’information |
Doctoral research scholarships (FRQSC)
Four students were awarded scholarships from the Fonds de recherche du Québec société et culture (FRQSC) to help them complete their research.
recipient |
Type de scholarship |
specialization |
|
Dimitris Giamos |
B2Z |
Comportement organisationnel et ressources humaines |
|
Ghita Lkhoyaali |
B2Z |
Management, stratégie et entrepreneuriat |
|
Renato Lago Pereira Chaves |
B2Z |
Management, stratégie et entrepreneuriat |
|
Justine-Anne Rowell |
B2Z |
Management, stratégie et entrepreneuriat |
Doctoral research scholarships (FRQNT)
This FRQNT program awarded scholarships to 2 HEC Montréal PhD students whose research topics relate to natural science or technology
recipient |
Type of scholarship |
Specialization |
|
Théophile Demazure |
B2X |
Technologies de l’information |
|
François-Xavier Devailly |
B2X |
Sciences des données |
IVADO and Fin-ML scholarships and fellowships
Six HEC Montréal PhD students were chosen to receive Institute for Data Valorization (IVADO) or Fin-ML scholarships, in recognition of their excellent academic results and to support their research, particularly in machine learning in quantitative finance and business analytics.
Two postdoctoral fellows also received IVADO support to finance their postdoctoral research in the field of data science.
Recipient – Doctoral scholarships |
Type of scholarship |
Specialization |
|
Abhilash Chenreddy |
Excellence |
Sciences de la décision |
|
Théophile Demazure |
Excellence |
Technologies de l’information |
|
Rémi Galarneau-Vincent |
Fin-ML CREATE |
Ingénierie financière |
|
Pan Liu |
Fin-ML CREATE |
Sciences des données |
|
Ahmadreza Tavasoli |
Fin-ML CREATE |
Ingénierie financière |
|
Davood Wadi |
Excellence |
Marketing |
Recipient – posTdoctoral fellowships |
Type of scholarship |
departement |
|
Ramesh Ramasamy Pandi |
IVADO postdoctoral fellowship |
Gestion des opérations et de la logistique |
|
Claudie Ratté-Fortin |
IVADO postdoctoral fellowship |
Sciences de la décision |
Mitacs internships and fellowships
Mitacs Accelerate is Canada’s most extensive research internship program. It allows graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and university professors to extend the scope of their research by teaming up with various partners, including private companies and non-profit organizations.
All in all, 14 PhD students received funding to carry out their research. At the postdoc level, 6 HEC Montréal fellows received financial support.
RecipienT – Doctoral internships |
Type of internship |
Specialization |
|
Marie-Ève Beauchamp Legault |
Accelerate |
Comportement organisationnel et ressources humaines |
|
Delphine Boursicot |
Accelerate |
Méthodes quantitatives |
|
Florian Carichon |
Accelerate |
Sciences des données |
|
Anaïs Galy |
Accelerate |
Gestion des ressources humaines |
|
Stéphane Galzin |
Accelerate |
Finance |
|
Julie Gauneau |
Research training |
Sciences comptables |
|
Patrick Groulx |
Research training |
Comportement organisationnel et ressources humaines |
|
Pierre Lepage |
Accelerate |
Management, stratégie et entrepreneuriat |
|
Nicolas Levilly |
Research training |
Sciences comptables |
|
Pan Liu |
Accelerate |
Sciences des données |
|
Francis Maisonneuve |
Accelerate |
Comportement organisationnel et ressources humaines |
|
Saeed Marzban |
Accelerate |
Méthodes quantitatives |
|
Elie Saaoud |
Research training |
Management, stratégie et entrepreneuriat |
|
Raphael Zerbato |
Accelerate |
Économie appliquée |
recipient — postdoctoral interships and fellowships |
Type of award |
Departement |
|
Simon Belieres |
Accelerate |
Gestion des opérations et de la logistique |
|
Jared Boasen |
Accelerate + Elevate |
Technologies de l’information |
|
William Falcao |
Accelerate |
Management |
|
Florence Guiliani |
Accelerate |
Gestion des ressources humaines |
|
Mohammadsadegh Hashemi |
Accelerate |
Management |
|
Ruben Valencia |
Accelerate |
Entrepreneuriat et innovation |