The Célébrer les arts et les sciences ceremony brought together students and donors on 19 November 2024. Congratulations to the scholarship holders and warm thanks to the philanthropists who make these awards and scholarships possible!

Congratulations to our students who represented the IRBV so well!

Jérôme Burkiewicz – Marie-Victorin Excellence Award

$5000 scholarship awarded to a doctoral student from the IRBV (département de sciences biologiques) to highlight the excellence of their research work. The Marie-Victorin Excellence Award was named in honor of the founder of the Montreal Botanical Institute.

Jérôme Burkiewicz, Roberta D’Camp and Noah Boodhoo – Fonds de bourses en sciences biologiques

Sscholarships of $1500 at the Ph.D. level and $1000 at the master’s level awarded to encourage graduate students who stand out for their academic record and research achievements.

Béatrice Gervais-Bergeron – Marcelle-Gauvreau Excellence Award

The Marcelle-Gauvreau Excellence Award worth $5000 is awarded annually to a graduate student at the IRBV who stands out for their civic commitment, their involvement in the transfer of knowledge to the community and for quality of their research. This scholarship was established following donations from the Friends of the Botanical Garden and the IRBV.

Laurie St-Fleur – Excellence scholarship in climate change

$2500 scholarships awarded to a graduate student in biological sciences who has an excellent academic record and demonstrates an interest in studying the impact of climate change as part of their thesis project.

For more information regarding this event, we invite you to consult the website: https://fas.umontreal.ca/index.php?id=38471#sciences-biologiques