IVADO Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 2026 at University of Laval

Eligibility Criteria

• Application Deadline November 23, 2025
• Value $100,000
• Study Level Postdoctoral Fellowships
• Sponsor University of Laval
• City to study Quebec
• School to study University of Laval
• Eligible Country All Countries

Offered Benefits

The annual funding amount is $100,000. This includes:

• $80,000 salary/year for the postdoctoral fellow (including benefits) distributed as follows:
  • $60,000 funded by IVADO;
  • $20,000 funded by an eligible supervisor (see the "Eligibility Criteria" section). Note that depending on the availability of funds and compliance with the applicable salary scales at the intern's affiliated universities, the supervisor may decide to offer salary support exceeding $20,000.
• $20,000 in research funding/year (e.g., student salaries, travel and living expenses) funded by IVADO.

Application Process

The application file must include:

• The online registration  form , including a description of your postdoctoral project (maximum two pages; references can be listed on a third page);
• A funding plan that explains how you intend to use the $20,000/year in research funds (e.g., hiring students, purchasing equipment, inviting colleagues or traveling, etc.), in the format of your choice;
• Your CV (free format);
• Your official doctoral transcripts (please explain the grading scale in the case of non-Canadian universities);
• Two letters of recommendation;
• A list of a maximum of 3 potential eligible supervisors;
• Optional: You may also include (in addition to the two letters of recommendation) a letter of support from an eligible supervisor, if that person has already agreed to support your application and provide you with the $20,000 annual salary supplement. The same person cannot write both a letter of recommendation and a letter of support.

Each letter of recommendation must be sent to us by its author at   , from their institutional email address, with the subject line "Postdoc Letter 2026 [Candidate Name]", attached as a PDF.

Your letter of support (if your application includes one) must clearly state that the supervisor in question is committed to providing you with $20,000 in additional salary per year for 2 years.

Important : Letters of recommendation must be sent to us by their authors before the competition closing time . If we have not received all your letters by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on November 23, 2025, your application will be considered incomplete and you will be ineligible for the program.

Applications can be submitted in English or French.

For more information, kindly visit University of Montreal scholarship webpage.