The Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) recognizes CERMO-FC as an institutional center. Thanks to this gratefulness, CERMO-FC is making educational relief available through a competition for its UQAM members.
This competition aims to allow young UQAM professors who are members of CERMO-FC to dedicate more time to their research activities related to the Centre’s mission, thereby increasing their scientific productivity and competitiveness in research on rare diseases.
Dates to remember
Application
Before february 6 at 15h00 at cermo-fc@uqam.ca
Results
March 2026
Directions
Eligibility
- The candidate must be a member of CERMO-FC and a regular professor at UQAM, and must not have been employed for more than five years.
- Each candidate can receive a maximum of 1 full allowance
- The recipient is expected to contribute to the functioning of the Center, for example as a member of scholarship/grant evaluation committees, or a jury of student presentations.
- Canada research chair holders and FRQ-S scholarship holders are not eligible
Selection criteria
- Scientific quality and relevance of the research project in connection with the mission of CERMO-FC
- Contribution to the advancement of the candidate’s research
- Excellence of the candidate’s research file
- Demonstrated need for relief
Priority will be given to candidate at the beginning of their career (5 years in office)
Required documents
- Application form;
- Curriculum vitae, Canadian Common CV format (CIHR, CRSNG, or FRQ).
Please, send all required documents (combined as one PDF file) to cermo-fc@uqam.ca
Laureates
The CERMO-FC institutional center wishes to congratulate all the candidates for the excellence of their application. CERMO-FC would particularly like to congratulate the winners of these first two editions.
Laureates - 2026 edition
- Pre Karine Dufresne, department of biological sciences
- Pr Benoit Vanderperre, department of biological sciences
- Pre Daniela Quaglia, biochemistry department
Laureates - 2025 edition
- Pre Karine Dufresne, department of biological sciences
- Pr Benoit Vanderperre, department of biological sciences
Laureates - 2023 edition
- Pr Benoit Vanderperre, department of biological sciences
- Pr François Dragon, department of biological sciences
- Pr Marc Lussier, chemistry department
Laureates - 2022 edition
- Pr Joel Lefevbre, computer Science department
- Pr Marc Lussier, chemistry department
- Pr Benoit Vanderperre, department of biological sciences
- Pr François Dragon, department of biological sciences
- Pr Benoit Barbeau, department of biological sciences
Laureates - 2021 edition
- Pre Zoé Joly-Lopez, chemistry department
- Pr Benoit Vanderperre, department of biological sciences
- Pr Laurent Cappadocia, chemistry department
- Pr François Dragon, department of biological sciences
- Pr Marc Lussier, chemistry department
Laureates - 2020 edition
- Pr Marc Lussier, chemistry department
- Pr Laurent Cappadocia, chemistry department
- Pr Abdoulaye Baniré Diallo, computer Science department
- Pr Benoit Vanderperre, department of biological sciences
- Pr François Dragon, department of biological sciences
- Pre Malika Oubaha, department of biological sciences
- Pr Said Kourrich, department of biological sciences
Laureates - 2019 edition
- Pre Claire Bénard, department of biological sciences
- Pr François Dragon, department of biological sciences
- Pre Malika Oubaha, department of biological sciences
- Pr Laurent Cappadocia, chemistry department