Eligibility requirements for the Québec Perspective Scholarship

Winter 2025 was the last term in which to register for a new program of study eligible for the Québec Perspective Scholarship Program.

In order to continue receiving the Québec Perspective Scholarship from the summer 2025 term until the winter 2029 term, you must continue to pursue your studies in the same eligible program of study. You must also meet the eligibility requirements.

If you have any questions, please contact your educational institution or Student Financial Assistance – Client Services.

To be eligible for the scholarship program, you must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• Satisfy at least one of the following two criteria:
  • Be enrolled full-time or deemed enrolled full-time in the Winter 2025 term, after the date for withdrawal without a refund, in an eligible program and be pursuing your studies in the same program.
  • Be enrolled full-time or deemed enrolled full-time in an eligible program and have benefited, for the same program, at least once during the 2023-2024 or 2024-2025 academic year, from a scholarship under the Québec Perspective Scholarship Program or the Excellence Scholarships for Students in Education Programs.
• Benefit at least once a year from the Québec Perspective Scholarship Program or the Excellence Scholarships for Students in Education programs, starting in 2025-2026, to maintain your eligibility for the Program.
• Be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident.
• Be considered a Québec resident.
• Be studying in an eligible college or university program (PDF 683 Kb).
• Not be a beneficiary of the Excellence Scholarships for Students in Education Program for the current school year.
• Have successfully completed your:
  • full-time study term, if you attended school on a full-time basis
  • part-time study term, if you attended school on a part-time basis but were deemed a full-time student based on the requirements applicable to your situation
• Respect the maximum number of eligible study terms based on your level of education:
  • at the college level, the maximum number of eligible study terms is 6.
  • at the university level, the maximum number of eligible study terms varies from 6 to 8 for undergraduate studies. There are 5 eligible study terms for master’s studies and 15 for doctoral studies.
  • for DEC-BAC programs, the maximum number of eligible university study terms varies from 4 to 6 depending on your program of study or university. Contact your university if you have any questions. 

You will not be eligible if you meet none of the aforementioned requirements or you became ineligible during the period.

At the college level, in order to be considered a full-time student, you must register for at least 180 hours, or 165 hours if Physical Education is one of the courses taken. To have the status of a deemed full-time student, you must register for a minimum of 90 hours.

At the university level, you are considered a full-time student if you earn:

• at the undergraduate level, a minimum of 12 credits
• at the master’s level, a minimum of 9 credits
• at the doctoral level, a minimum of 9 credits

To have the status of a deemed full-time student, you must register for a minimum of 6 credits, whether you are at the undergraduate, master’s or doctoral level.

Only courses required as part of the program of study leading to the awarding of the desired diploma are taken into account.

Some activities cannot be used in calculating the hours or credits required for eligibility under the scholarship program, such as:

• a remedial course or a prerequisite for a program of study
• a course that compensates for a college course and lengthens the duration of the program
• a cooperative practicum
• a course for which the credits have already been earned
• a recognition of acquired competencies or a course equivalency
• a course for which the credits are not required for acquiring the diploma