The Tremplin Scholarship – Non-Academic Workplace Internship 2026-2027 from the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) – Health sector supports doctoral and postdoctoral students who want to gain work experience in a non-academic, “outside of research” setting. The program aims to improve graduate employability, help them transfer their skills to non-research jobs, and strengthen collaboration between academic research and public, parapublic and private organizations.
Applicants must be full-time students in a doctoral (3rd cycle) research program at a Quebec university who have completed three full-time sessions, or postdoctoral fellows at a Quebec university. The internship must take place in Quebec, in a public, parapublic, community or private sector organization, and relate to one of the areas covered by the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé. Internships that are part of an academic curriculum are not eligible.
The scholarship provides up to 1,870 CAD per month for an internship of between 2 and 6 months.
Applications close on November 2, 2026.
