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Student COVID-19 Funding
N.B.: The complete eligibility requirements and information regarding the application process for this award are included in the application form.
*Please note that the Student Outreach funding has been suspended until the COVID-19 situation has been resolved.
Eligibility
- All current graduate and postdoctoral CIRMMT student members are eligible to apply. Visiting students ARE eligible to apply.
- REMINDER: To be eligible, students must be enrolled during the full period of the award funding.
- PLEASE NOTE that to be considered eligible for CIRMMT funding during the COVID-19 period, students are expected to attend:
- EITHER 4 attendances to CIRMMT in-person and online activities including Distinguished Lectures, Interact@CIRMMT, live@CIRMMT, or other online seminars/workshops in the 12 months prior to the application;
- OR 3 attendances and significantly contribute to the organization of a CIRMMT event along with the RA co-leaders in the 12 months prior to the application.
- Attendance will be tracked via sign-up sheets for in-person events, and the chat of the online meeting platform used (e.g. Zoom, MS Teams etc.).
- All students must fulfil the online event attendance requirements. However, students from universities outside Montreal (U. de Sherbrooke and Université Laval) are exempt from fulfilling the in-person event requirements.
- CIRMMT funding applications will include a section where students will be able to indicate which events they have attended.
- Extenuating circumstances will be reviewed - proof must be provided.
- All applicants are requested to ensure their CIRMMT sponsor is aware of their application to this award and to consult with them as necessary.
- Please contact us if you have queries.
Available Funding
- This award will be delivered as a stipend of $500 to students, all costs to be included in the stipend, for awardees to
- a) conduct a research or creative project specifically associated to the COVID-19 context; or
- b) develop technological tools needed for online dissemination of CIRMMT projects in the COVID-19 context; or
- c) create educational material that will serve dissemination in the context of COVID-19.
- Applications must be relevant to CIRMMT’s mission. Selection of proposals will be based on the following six criteria:
- **A focus on the relevance and usefulness of the research initiative to solve issues directly associated to the COVID-19 context, as noted above,
- Interdisciplinarity of the proposal,
- Originality/Innovation,
- Scientific/Artistic merit,
- OPTIONAL: Potential beneficial outcomes for CIRMMT and its community,
- Budget justification
- In-person collaborations or human testing will be possible, strictly following both university and governmental rules. We strongly encourage projects that foster online work/collaboration whenever possible.
- Successful application will be eligible for a maximum stipend of $500 once the award is approved.
Application Process
- DEADLINE: Applications will be accepted continuously and be reviewed on a once-a-month basis by a committee made up of the CIRMMT Executive committee members.
- An application form is available to download: CIRMMT Student COVID-19 funding application form
- Incomplete applications will not be considered.
- Step 1: One complete electronic copy, in a single PDF document of the application must be submitted to the Centre’s Administrative Officer (jacqueline.bednar@mcgill.ca) with a copy sent to your supervisor.
- IF ETHICS APPROVAL IS REQUIRED: an email from your supervisor must be included in your application to say that s/he approves and agrees that they will be closely supervising you.
- Step 2: A summary report will be required by April 1st 2021. If this is not received, the student will be ineligible for any further CIRMMT funding until the situation is rectified.
- Applications will be reviewed by the CIRMMT Executive Committee.
- Awards will be disbursed until all the allocated CIRMMT budget is used up.
Selection Criteria
- Six criteria noted above.
- Order of priority: Doctoral students, Masters students and Postdoctoral members.
- Event attendance: On rare occasions, when there is money still available, after the fully eligible students have been considered, students who have not completed the full attendance requirements may receive support.