FRQS Research Scholars

2025-2026 Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQS) salary award competitions:

Chercheurs-boursiers / chercheuses-boursières (CB)

Chercheurs-boursiers cliniciens / chercheuses-boursières cliniciennes (CC)

Chercheurs-boursiers / chercheuses-boursières de mérite

• Program Objectives
• Application Requirements
• Submission Deadlines
• Support and Resources
• Guidelines for McGill Applicants

Program Objectives

The FRQS Chercheurs-boursiers (CB) and Chercheurs-boursiers cliniciens (CC) salary awards are designed to support early and mid-career PhD scientists and clinician-scientists as they develop and grow their health research programs.

The Chercheurs-boursiers de mérite award recognizes the excellence of a select few among those graduating from the CB or CC programs (i.e. at the end of the FRQS Senior level).

Application Requirements

Please consult the FRQS website for details:

• Chercheurs-boursiers / Chercheuses-boursières (Junior 1, Junior 2, Senior) 
• Chercheurs-boursiers cliniciens / Chercheuses-boursières cliniciennes (Junior 1, Junior 2, Senior) 
• Chercheurs-boursiers / Chercheuses-boursières de mérite 

Submission Deadlines

IMPORTANT:

• All applications must be submitted through FRQnet by the deadlines below as set by McGill University, and not the agency deadlines listed on the FRQS website.
• McGill reviews and approves all submissions to FRQnet. Please be available to make edits after submitting.
• Internal peer review is available via UReview. Please submit your Research Summary or Full Application to UReview by the deadlines below.

Support and Resources

The Research Office of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences administers all applications from across McGill University.

• Researchers from all McGill Faculties may contact riac.med [at] mcgill.ca for support.
• Our office reviews and approves all submissions to FRQnet. Please be available to make edits after submitting.

Resources:

Internal Peer Review
See UReview Deadlines

Library of Successful Proposals
riac.med [at] mcgill.ca (subject: FRQS-CB%20Library%20of%20Successful%20Proposals) (Make a Request)

Detailed Contributions
Download Template

2025-26 FRQS Career Awards Info Session 
Co-organized with the Department of Medicine

Guidelines for McGill Applicants:

Eligibility

• All applicants must hold a faculty appointment at McGill, and all applications must be approved by the Department Head/School Director and the Faculty Dean. New employees must have a signed Letter of Offer by the Full Application deadline, with an employment start date no later than the FRQ award start date (i.e. July 1 of the following year).
• Applicants may not hold a similar startup grant (e.g. CIHR New Investigator award) or external career award (e.g. CRC, CERC). Holding other operating grants or internal career awards (e.g. William Dawson Scholar) is allowed.

Classification

• Classification as Junior 1, Junior 2, or Senior is based on years of experience conducting independent research. The Research Experience section of the FRQS program page describes when the "clock" starts ticking (i.e. when an applicant is classified as Junior 1 with 0 years of experience, on July 1st of the calendar year).
• Classification is confirmed by FRQS in the Pre-Request response.

Institutional Approval

• All submissions to FRQnet are checked by the FMHS Research Office before final approval. Please be available to make edits after submitting, and promptly respond to any emails from riac.med [at] mcgill.ca.
• All non-tenure track applicants must provide a Letter of Guarantee (LOG) of an institutional salary commitment, which can be obtained through the McGill AECs (Academic Affairs contacts).
  • CAS (Research) faculty members applying for a Senior award must obtain a LOG by the Pre-Request deadline (or by the Full Application deadline at the latest).
  • CAS (Clinical) and CAS (Professional) faculty members applying for any award must obtain a LOG by the award start date (if successful).

Language of Submission

• For the Pre-Request, the application title must be submitted in French, while the rest of the application may be submitted in English or French.
• For the Full Application, the application title and a brief public summary (Résumé destiné au grand public) must be submitted in French, while the rest of the application may be submitted in English or French.
• An additional (optional) document may be uploaded under "Autres Documents" to translate the application title and public summary from French to English ("titre et resumé en anglais").

Required Documents

• The "Detailed Contributions" document includes a section for student supervision, which must be include co-supervision (particularly for Junior 1 applicants). Feel free to use our Detailed Contributions template.
• The "Directors of University Research Centres or Departments" form should be completed by the person who is best acquainted with the applicant's available facilities and research context. However, applicants must enter the PIN/NIP of their DEPARTMENT CHAIR (due to manpower and resource implications).

Research Funding Checklist

• A Research Funding Checklist is required by the Full Application deadline, fully signed by the applicant and Department Chair. Applicants will be contacted by riac.med with a pre-filled template.

Research Summary

• The Research Summary (Résumé du programme) is a 1-page section of Pre-Request and Full Application which summarizes the objectives, methodological approach, and relevance of the proposed work.