Honourable Ed Holder, federal Minister of State, Science and Technology, announced the granting of scholarships totalling more than $34 million. These prestigious scholarships give world-calibre doctoral students and post-doctoral researchers who are carrying out cutting-edge research in Canadian universities, as well as Canadians carrying out research in foreign establishments, the support they need to pursue their work in the fields of health sciences, natural sciences, engineering and the humanities.

Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

Mehdi Mahnam
Doctoral student in Polytechnique's Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering
Under the supervision of Michel Gendreau, professor in the Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering
Project: Novel optimization techniques for volumetric modulated arc therapy treatment planning

Shiming Zhang
Doctoral student in Polytechnique's Department of Chemical Engineering
Under the supervision of Fabio Cicoira, adjunct professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering
Project: Insights into the operating mechanism of organic bioelectronics devices

Jacopo Panerati
Doctoral student in Polytechnique's Department of Computer Engineering
Under the supervision of Giovanni Beltrame, adjunct professor in the Department of Computer Engineering
Project: Intelligent computing systems for aerospace

The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships, which were created in 2008 by the Government of Canada, aim to recruit and retain world-calibre doctoral students. Vanier Scholars receive $50,000 per year for a maximum of three years of research.

Banting Post-doctoral Fellowship

Dr. Daria Camilla Boffito
Post-doctoral fellow in Polytechnique's Department of Chemical Engineering
Under the supervision of Gregory Patience, professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering
Project: Development of catalysers toward the production of “green” fuels that surmount the obstacles associated with current biodiesel production processes.

The Banting Post-doctoral Fellowships program, which was created in 2010 by the Government of Canada, is the fruit of concerted efforts to recruit and retain highly qualified, world-calibre postdoctoral researchers. Banting Post-doctoral Fellows receive $70,000 a year for a maximum of two years of research.

Both programs are funded through three federal research granting agencies: the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).

Applications submitted to the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program are examined by multidisciplinary peer evaluation committees and by a selection committee made up of Canadian and foreign experts.

Our heartiest congratulations!

See also:
Website for the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program
Website for the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships