Over $921,000 in research scholarships to bachelor’s and master’s students

In 2025-2026, 54 Bachelor’s and Master’s students received a total of $921,332 in research scholarships from granting agencies and research partners. 

This financial support will help them carry out research projects under the supervision of HEC Montréal’s faculty members. 

The recipients were selected by juries of experts, who assessed the quality of their academic records as well as their research potential.

Undergraduate Student Research Awards

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) granted 14 undergraduate student research awards (USRA) in academia to students conducting research internships at HEC Montréal.
 

A student from École Polytechnique de Montréal also received a $10,000 Mitacs Accelerate Scholarship, bringing the total funding awarded to BBA students to $94,000.

Master’s Research Scholarship – Merit Scholarship Program for Foreign Students (PBEEE)

This scholarship program is funded by the ministère de l’Éducation du Québec and managed by the Fonds de recherche du Québec. Its aim is to support the internationalization of research activities at Quebec’s institutions of higher education by attracting high-calibre foreign students.

In 2025-2026, a student from HEC Montréal was awarded a scholarship from this program, valued at $26,666.

Mitacs Scholarships

Thanks to Mitacs, a national organization, students are eligible for scholarships to carry out various types of projects as research interns in private-sector companies and non-profit organizations and at universities.

In 2025-2026, these programs enabled 29 HEC Montréal Master’s students to benefit from internships. The total amount of Mitacs scholarships awarded to them was valued at $503,666.