Scholarships

Mining industry scholarship

The Québec Mining Association sponsors a scholarship program to encourage and provide financial assistance for Québec universities students in the earth sciences and related fields.

Three scholarships of $1,000 each are awarded annually.

Scholarship holders, 2019

  • Antoine Bachand, Geological engineering, Université Laval
  • Philippe Delobel, Geological engineering, Université Laval
  • Rim Kouider, Mining engineering, McGill University

Eligibility criteria

  • Be enrolled as an undergraduated student in one of the following university-level programs in Québec
    • Mine engineering
    • Geology
    • Mineral Processing
    • Metallurgy
  • Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
  • Be domiciled in Québec
  • Submit a scholarship application before November 1

Selection criteria

  • Academic results
  • Previous summer jobs 
  • Individual needs – other scholarships received
  • Activities and involvement in the community
  • Career projects
  • Quality of application file

Submit an application

Claude-Drouin postgraduate research scholarship

A $4,000 postgraduate research scholarship awarded by the Claude-Drouin Foundation is available for Master’s and doctoral-level students working in a research field covered by SOREDEM’s mission statement.

Scholarship holder, 2019

Marika Labbé, Master of sciences de la terre - Hydrogéologie, Université Laval.

Eligibility criteria

  • Be registered full-time at a Québec university in a Master’s or Doctoral program in a technology research field covered by SOREDEM
  • Be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant
  • Be domiciled in Québec
  • Submit a scholarship application before October 15

Selection criteria

  • Demonstrated interest in research and development in the mining sector
  • Career project
  • Cooperation or involvement with the mining industry during the research
  • Quality of references
  • Quality of file presentation

Submit an application