Stand-Out Graduate Research Award

Overview

The competition recognizes exceptional research projects based at Concordia, which have been released to the public in the eight months prior to the deadline date of September 19, 2024. All students must have applied to the Relève étoile awards, in order to be eligible to apply for the Stand-Out Graduate Research Award.

The School of Graduate Studies is offering two Concordia Stand-Out Graduate Research Awards; one falling in the “Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences” category and the other in the “Engineering, Medical Sciences and Natural Sciences” category.

Winners will be featured on Concordia’s website. Also, should an applicant be successful in the Relève Étoile competition, the recipient will receive an additional top-up of $500, independent of the Standout award competition.

APPLY FOR THE STAND-OUT GRADUATE RESEARCH AWARD (PDF)

Eligibility

Current graduate students in all disciplines at both master and doctoral levels are welcome to apply.

Requirements

Students currently enrolled at Concordia University at the time of the application;
Students whose projects have been released to the public within thirteen (13) months of the Relève étoile competition deadline (articles that are only accepted or submitted for reviews are not eligible);
Students must have applied to the Relève étoile awards, presented by the three Fonds de recherche du Québec to recognize student researchers in training;
Articles published in journals electronically are eligible (eligibility will be determined based on the electronic publication date);
If several students collaborated on a project in the same capacity and the published article explicitly states that the authors all equally contributed to the work, the students will share the award;
One application per project per competition is allowed;
Students may receive the award only once.

Projects considered

Scholarly articles (in a journal with an editorial review board);
Book or book chapter;
Patent;
A creation, exhibition or performance stemming from research carried out at Concordia University.

Conference presentations alone will NOT be considered.

Application instructions

Applications must be emailed to the School of Graduate Studies.

Documents to submit:

Completed application form;
The project (in case of an article), or documentation of the performance;
Proof of submission to Relève étoile;
Recommendation form completed by the thesis supervisor to be emailed to the School of Graduate Studies.

Evaluation

All applications will be assessed on program criteria by an evaluation committee assembled by the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must demonstrate:

the project’s contribution to the advancement of knowledge and originality in their field of study. If the project is based on multidisciplinary research, the applicant must describe the added value of the multidisciplinary aspect;
the ability to explain the subject matter in plain language to a general audience;
that the research activities are made known to society at large in such a way that they can be understood by non-specialists, thereby improving the public's understanding of science.