Excellence Scholarship Program
Inviting applications from outstanding students for the MATECSS PhD Excellence Scholarship 2025.
The UNESCO Chair MATECSS promotes research and training in renewable energy technologies. An integral part of the MATECSS program is to increase educational opportunities for students from low-and-medium-income countries (LMICs). The Excellence Scholarship will provide students with the opportunity to undertake.
Doctoral studies at the EMT Centre of INRS, in Québec, Canada. Each Excellence Scholarship is valued at CAD $30,000 per year over four years.
For the 2025 competition, we intend to award up to two Excellence Scholarships.
Eligibility
Required equivalence
Eligible applicants will have completed the equivalent of master’s level training in a relevant scientific discipline (physics, chemistry, materials science, or electrical/chemical/materials engineering), with a minimum average attainment of 80% or A- (calculated as a US equivalent).
The Excellence Scholarship competition is open to applicants who meet the eligibility requirements for PhD studies at INRS, available here.
Citizenship status
Applicants must have citizenship status in a LMIC included on the World Bank listing of low, lower middle or upper middle income countries.
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Applicants may not hold dual citizenship with a non-LMIC country and must not have started a PhD program at INRS or elsewhere at the time of application. Fluency in either English or French is required.
Application
Application procedures
Completed and signed application form. Download the form below.
Current Curriculum Vitae.
Official copies of all academic transcripts, including a letter explaining the grading system used by the institution concerned (please advise if these will arrive under separate cover).
A statement (max. two pages), written in English or French, describing the following:
- The candidate’s motivation for applying for the Excellence Scholarship.
- The candidate’s vision for implementing technology transfer to his or her country or region of origin upon completion of his or her studies.
- The candidate’s proposed focus area for sustainable energy study and research at INRS.
At least two reference letters from scholars who are familiar with the candidate should be sent directly to the same email address by the deadline.
Incomplete applications or applications that do not follow these guidelines will be automatically rejected.
Submit Application
Applications can be sent before 11:59 PM EST on April 30, 2025.