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The Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) and the Palais des congrès de Montréal are delighted to invite the scientific community to participate in the “Soutien à l’organisation de congrès internationaux 2024-2025” contest.
Now in its 10th edition, this contest awards three $10,000 prizes each year in recognition of researchers’ contribution to organizing major international scientific conferences held at the Palais des congrès. The scientific community is invited to learn about the eligibility criteria today.
The prize-winners will be announced during the FRQ’s annual Forum, at the Palais des congrès on November 28, 2024.
Application deadline: October 3, 2024, at 4 p.m.
Contest details are available in the call for proposals (in French only).
Since 2015, the Fonds de recherche du Québec and the Ambassadors Club of the Palais des congrès de Montréal have worked together to highlight excellence in organizing international scientific conferences. Some 20 of these major events, generating economic and social spinoffs for the city, have been rewarded over the years. International scientific conferences certainly entail a great deal of organizational work, but they also raise the profile of our researchers. We invite organizers of these major scientific meetings to participate in large numbers in this year’s contest.
Rémi Quirion, Chief Scientist of Québec
Collaboration with researchers is crucial in organizing major international scientific conferences at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. These events bring people together, advance knowledge and generate considerable economic and intellectual spinoffs for Québec. It’s an honour for our Ambassadors Club to highlight the commitment of our local experts by awarding these three prizes in collaboration with the Fonds de recherche du Québec.
Emmanuelle Legault, President and CEO of the Palais des congrès de Montréal
The Ambassadors Club of the Palais des congrès de Montréal is proud to reaffirm its commitment to promoting research. Thanks to the contribution of eminent scientists from all horizons, the Palais des congrès is positioned as a key venue for business tourism. These prizes, awarded in collaboration with the Fonds de recherche du Québec, are an opportunity to honour our colleagues who bring in major conferences, events that provide a whole range of opportunities for the scientific community now and in the future.
Catherine Morency, President of the Ambassadors Club of the Palais des congrès de Montréal