The Grant Programs

The goal of the university grant program is to stimulate academic dialogue between Québec and the United States, and foster better knowledge and understanding of Québec in the U.S.

The program supports university activities that focus on Québec or include a substantial comparison with Québec, primarily in the humanities and social sciences.

Issues related to Québec government priorities:

• Bilateral relations between Québec and the United States
• The role of federated states in the fight against climate change
• Economy and bilateral trade
• Environmental, energy and natural resource issues
• Sustainable transportation issues (electric vehicules)
• Nordic development (Plan Nord) and the Maritime Strategy
• Border security issues
• Québec’s culture and identity

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For further details concerning the Québec government’s Québec studies programs in the United States, contact the Québec Government Office serving your state.

Competitive category

These grants are awarded following an assessment of projects received before the deadline. A selection committee is responsible for evaluating the projects according to specific criteria.

The next call for applications for the projects in the competitive category will take place in a date to be confirmed (2016-2017).

Grants for Professors and Researchers

Please note that the call for proposals for the competitive grants, which is launched every two years, ended in December 2013. The dates for the next call for proposals will be determined later.

This grant is aimed at encouraging research on Québec at U.S. universities, in the humanities and social sciences. The main purpose of this research will be to promote better understanding of Québec and/or its relations with the United States.

Eligibility

This section of the program is intended for:

• faculty members at accredited U.S. four-year colleges and universities
• researchers at U.S. research institutions
• recent Ph.D. recipients who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States are also eligible to apply.

Grant for master’s and doctoral-level students

This grant is offered by the Association internationale des études québécoises, the ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie du Québec and the American Council for Québec Studies.

Objectives

This grant is aimed at encouraging research on Québec, in the humanities and social sciences, by master’s- and doctoral-level students. It is provided jointly by the Ministère des Relations internationals and Francophonie (MRIF), the Association internationale des études québécoises (AIEQ) and the U.S. Council for Québec Studies (ACQS) in order to support emerging U.S. academics in the field of Québec studies. The main purpose of the research will be to promote better understanding of Québec and/or its relations with the United States.

Eligibility

This grant is intended for full-time students preparing a master’s or doctoral thesis at a U.S. university on a theme that deals to a large extent with Québec and/or its relations with the United States.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. at the time of application.

Grants for Major Academic Initiatives

Please note that the call for proposals for the competitive grants, which is launched every two years, ended in December 2013. The dates for the next call for proposals will be determined later.

This grant is aimed at encouraging major projects on Québec at U.S. universities. These initiatives may take various shapes, including:

• the creation of a research centre or unit focusing on Québec;
• the addition of a university program on Québec within an existing structure;
• the establishment of interuniversity collaboration between institutions in the United States and Québec;
• a major research project on Québec;
• the creation of a grant program for students who want to study in Québec;
• the completion of a study program or research carried out in Quebec by American students as part of a course offered for credit from their university.

Eligibility

This section of the program is intended for:

• faculty members and administrators at accredited U.S. four-year colleges and universities,
• researchers at U.S. research institutes.

Guest Professor from Québec

Please note that the call for proposals for the competitive grants, which is launched every two years, ended in December 2013. The dates for the next call for proposals will be determined later.

This grant is aimed at encouraging better understanding of Québec in the United States through university teaching in priority areas such as:

• political science
• the economy
• international relations
• the environment
• culture
• the French language.

Eligibility

This section of the program is intended for:

• full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty members at accredited U.S. four-year colleges and universities.

The visiting professor must be from Québec and must teach at least 45 hours of exclusively Québec content, in one or more subjects, during a single academic term, at the undergraduate, master’s or doctoral level.

Non-competitive grants

We are currently accepting applications for projects in the non-competitive category. The competition will remain open until all funds have been awarded.

Support program for the development of courses on Québec

This grant is aimed at encouraging the creation or redefinition of courses on Québec at U.S. universities. The courses must focus on Québec from the viewpoint of:

• politics
• the economy
• international relations
• the environment
• the French language
• culture
• literature

They may include the organization of academic activities such as visits, lectures and symposiums.

This grant encourages the development of didactic material on Québec that can be provided within the framework of the courses and/or online.

Eligibility

This section of the program is intended for:

• full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty members at accredited U.S. four-year colleges and universities.

More information

• Registration details
• Application Form

Conference and Guest Speaker Program

This grant is aimed at encouraging the organization of conferences on themes related to Québec and/or its relations with the United States, or the welcoming of an expert on Québec within the framework of a university course or a conference. The goal is to heighten the awareness of the academic community, students or the general public of topical issues involving Québec and the United States.

Eligibility

This section of the program is intended for:

• accredited U.S. four-year colleges and universities
• research institutes and other research institutions that organize conferences that promote better understanding of contemporary world issues.

More information

• Registration details
• Application Form

Support program for the acquisition of material on Québec

This grant enables university libraries, research institutes and specialized study centres to expand their collections of books, music recordings, films and other didactic material on Québec. The material may be purchased in electronic format.

The assistance may also be used for annual subscriptions to Québec periodicals, newspapers or newsmagazines, in hard-copy or electronic format. All of this material must be used to support research, studies or teaching with respect to Québec.

Eligibility

This section of the program is intended for accredited U.S. four-year colleges and universities.

The material must be purchased from a Québec publisher or bookstore (by mail or online).

More information

• Registration details
• Application Form