Promoting Your Research Activities
Submitting an Application – Graduate Studies
Each award has its own specific requirements; however, regardless of which one you are applying for, make sure to:
- Check eligibility and selection criteria;
- Respect the process and deadlines set by Polytechnique Montréal;
- Fill out the forms according to the requirements given for each award;
- Emphasize the achievements that best meet selection criteria;
- Work on your text so that information is clear and concise;
- Check your grammar and follow the presentation guidelines.
Don’t let a refusal deter you. Ask your research advisor and tutors for help in improving your application and try again next year.
Polytechnique Student Services
The Financial Aid and Award Service (in French only) helps Polytechnique Montréal students prepare their applications for research awards.
One-on-one tutoring services are offered for all students preparing an application for an NSERC postgraduate award.
For more information or if you have any questions, please email bourses.recherche@polymtl.ca.
Writing your grant proposal
BRCDT – Assistance to professors and researchers
The Office of Research / Centre for Technological Development (BRCDT) (in French only) "promotes research by assisting professors and researchers in preparing their grant applications and in negotiating R&D contracts and framework agreements. The BRCDT also helps secure financial support for projects and administers research funds."
If you have any questions, please email brcdt@polymtl.ca or visit this page (in French only) to find contact information.
Finding Awards and Grants
Narrative CV
Federal and provincial funding agencies are gradually moving away from the Canadian Common CV in favor of the “narrative” or “descriptive” CV.
Rather than a list of jobs held, articles published, or grants obtained, the narrative CV is a document that allows researchers to present their background and skills, their most significant contributions and experiences, and their supervisory activities, all in relation to their grant application.
Upon request, the Polytechnique Montréal library team can search for data that illustrates the impact of researchers' contributions to research. You can make a request via biblio@polymtl.ca
For more information on the descriptive CV, see the BRCDT tools page (for employees only).
Importing references in the Canadian Common CV (CCV)
Note that the Canadian common CV will be phased out in favor of a narrative-style CV.
More information on the CCV here
This document (in French only) explains how to:
- Use certain databases to import bibliographic references into your CCV;
- Minimize the manual entry of articles.
Importer des références bibliographiques dans le CV commun canadien (in French)
(updated March 13, 2017)
IMPORTANT: Even though it is now possible to automatically import references into the CCV, these references should be checked to make sure they are error-free.
For any questions or comments on this document, please contact biblio@polymtl.ca.
To import references from your EndNote library into the Canadian Common CV, use the style:
- CV_commun_canadien (updated July 30, 2015)
Save the file under C:\Program Files\Endnote X8\Styles\.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT use Internet Explorer to download the style CV_commun_canadien!
