Program objectives

This grant allows postdoctoral fellows to travel abroad for training and research trips to world-renowned laboratories and research centres, or to participate in specialized workshops or summer schools whose topics align with Sentinel North’s research program. Sentinel North wishes to use this program to develop international scientific collaboration networks and encourage the sharing of knowledge and experience across borders.

More specifically, the program aims to encourage students to:

In an aim to better support the Sentinel North research teams and partners as well as the Université Laval community, the evaluation dates for the Northern Infrastructure Access Fund and for the Event Support Program have been modified.

Applications for the Northern Infrastructure Access Fund will now be assessed on March 1 and October 1. Check out the revised terms here.

Sentinel North scholarships and fellowships aim to encourage top applicants to undertake or pursue research activities within Sentinel North's research program in an interdisciplinary environment.

Congratulations to all recipients of Sentinel North Master's, PhD and Postdoctoral scholarships and fellowships!

International PhD School

December 15 - 20, 2019, Quebec city, Canada

Sentinel North in collaboration with the Complex Systems Center of the University of Vermont announce the Complex Networks Winter Workshop (CNWW), to be held on December 15 to 20, 2019 in Quebec city.

The two largest northern research universities in Canada and Norway — Université Laval in Québec City and the University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway (UiT) in Tromsø — are stepping up their collaboration with six new research projects that will draw on the expertise of teams of 26 professors in architecture, biology, biochemistry, engineering, medicine, oceanography, and physics. These international projects involve contributors and partners in Canada, France, Norway, Scotland, and the United States.

The call for abstracts is now open for the Sentinel North Scientific Meeting, to be held August 26-28 in Lévis.

All Université Laval and international researchers, students, collaborators and partners are encouraged to send their presentation proposals to enrich discussions, establish new collaborations and improve our understanding of the northern environment and its impact on humans and their health.

Sentinel North invites you to discover its 2017-2018 Activity Report, shedding light on the many achievements of its community of professors, researchers, students, research professionals, partners and collaborators.

Since its implementation, Sentinel North has seen a vast network of actors mobilize to develop innovative research projects and deploy numerous initiatives to support research, training, valorisation and foster partnerships.

The call for abstracts for the Sentinel North Scientific Meeting 2019 is currently open to all. Please read the guidelines below before submitting an abstract.

The call for abstracts is now closed. Thank you!

The Sentinel North Scientific Meeting is the opportunity for the community to gather, exchange and establish new collaborations to improve our understanding of the northern environment and its impact on human beings and their health.

Sentinel North 2025 Scientific Meeting: Converging for the North

As the Sentinel North research program draws to a close, research to better understand the changing North and its impact on people and their health is at its peak.

Deadline to submit an application for the excellence scholarships and fellowships competition