This grant program is aimed at promoting and expanding Québec studies in American universities and colleges.
More specifically, it is designed to support academic activities on Québec in the United States, to stimulate collaboration between universities in Québec and the United States, to organize Québec-themed academic activities, and to facilitate professional and student exchanges.
The latter is organized in two parts, with categories and themes specific to each component which are as follows.
The Québec – United States University Grant Program arose from merging the Québec research initiative program with the Québec Studies Program of the Minister of International Relations and la Francophonie (MRIF).
Component 1 - Research, innovation, and knowledge development
Project categories
Conference assistance and guest speakers (or artists)
Support for the development of courses on Québec
Grants for professors and researchers
Support for initiatives on Québec
Targeted themes
Bilateral relations between Québec and the United States
The economy and bilateral trade
Border security
The environment and the fight against climate change
Energy and natural resources
Immigration and labor mobility
Comparative public and economic policies
Québec’s international relations and diplomacy
Artificial intelligence and digital technology
Aerospace
Component 2 - French culture and language
Project categories
Conference assistance and guest speakers (or artists)
Support for the development of courses on Québec
Grants for professors and researchers
Support for initiatives on Québec
Targeted themes
Québec’s political culture and identity
The Francophone World in Québec and the United States
