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Funds for highly qualified personnel (HQP)
Support for collaborative research and highly qualified personnel
Funding available
$ 30,000
Deadline
Open continuously
Location
Quebec, Canada
Overview
Le Fonds pour le personnel hautement qualifié du CSBQ soutient des recherches émergentes collaboratives pour les membres du CSBQ et leurs partenaires. Il peut financer des stagiaires postdoctoraux ou des professionnels de recherche, ainsi que des projets liés à la collaboration interdisciplinaire et à l’amélioration de la formation.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Develop strategic partnerships
- Attract or retain talent
- Conduct research and development activities
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Quebec
Legal structures
- Non-profit
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- Indigenous Peoples
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- Higher Education
- Research
- Economic, Social and Community Development
Target groups
- Academia / students
Revenue structures
- All structures
Scope
- Provincial
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Emerging collaborative research projects
- Interdisciplinary research collaboration initiatives
- Projects that build new scientific partnerships across disciplines and institutions
- Activities that improve training environments for highly qualified personnel in biodiversity science
Documents Needed
- Cover letter
- Project description
- List of collaborators
- Estimated budget
- CVs of non-CSBQ researchers
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- CSBQ members
- Research teams working with external collaborators
- Projects involving academic institutions
Eligible expenses
- Salary costs for postdoctoral fellows or research professionals, including benefits
Selection criteria
- Eligibility of the funding request
- Alignment with CSBQ research themes and axes
- Likelihood of generating new joint research
- Potential to stimulate collaboration between research axes
- Contribution to graduate student and postdoctoral training
How to apply
- Submit the application through the CSBQ collaborative research funding form.
- Provide the applicant name and email, principal researcher(s), project title, project summary, and budget details.
- Upload the cover letter and project description as PDF files.
- Upload CVs of researchers who are not CSBQ members.
Processing and Agreement
- Applications are evaluated by the CSBQ scientific committee.
- Successful applicants receive approval by email with the amount awarded.
- Recipients must complete CSBQ fund transfer administrative procedures.
- The final allocation is made after the principal investigator answers the selection committee's questions.
Additional information
- Applications are submitted through the CSBQ collaborative research funding form.
- The application asks for a cover letter, project description, collaborator list, estimated budget, and PDFs of the letter and description.
- Non-CSBQ researchers must upload their CVs.
- The budget section includes a summary of the budget.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the Funds for highly qualified personnel (HQP) Program
What is the Funds for highly qualified personnel (HQP)?
Le Fonds pour le personnel hautement qualifié du CSBQ soutient des recherches émergentes collaboratives pour les membres du CSBQ et leurs partenaires. Il peut financer des stagiaires postdoctoraux ou des professionnels de recherche, ainsi que des projets liés à la collaboration interdisciplinaire et à l’amélioration de la formation.
How much funding can be received?
Funds for highly qualified personnel (HQP) Funds up to 40% of admissible expenses, capped at $30,000 per project.
Who is eligible for the Funds for highly qualified personnel (HQP) program?
To be eligible for the Funds for highly qualified personnel (HQP) program, you must:
Supports emerging collaborative research
Involves interdisciplinary collaboration
Improves training for highly qualified personnel
What expenses are eligible under Funds for highly qualified personnel (HQP)?
Emerging collaborative research projects
Interdisciplinary research collaboration initiatives
Projects that build new scientific partnerships across disciplines and institutions
Activities that improve training environments for highly qualified personnel in biodiversity science
Who can I contact for more information about the Funds for highly qualified personnel (HQP)?
You can contact Quebec Center for Biodiversity Science (QCBS) by email at info@qcbs.ca.
Where is the Funds for highly qualified personnel (HQP) available?
The Funds for highly qualified personnel (HQP) program is available the province of Quebec.
Is the Funds for highly qualified personnel (HQP) a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Funds for highly qualified personnel (HQP) is a Grant and Funding