Boost MedTech Training Program-
Fall 2025 Competition
THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. NEXT COMPETITION IN SPRING 2026
OBJECTIVES
This training program, supported by NSERC, aims to train a new generation of responsible innovators in the field of medical technologies by:
- Strengthening interdisciplinary skills
- Leveraging experiential learning in real-world contexts
- Promoting inclusive and sustainable user-centered innovation
- Preparing participants to tackle future challenges in the medtech sector
PROFESSIONAL AND TRANSVERSAL SKILLS TO BE DEVELOPED
1. Personal and interpersonal abilities, soft skills, and interdisciplinary collaboration
2. Scientific and technical competencies
3. Biomedical product development, including regulatory aspects, technological innovation, and project management
4. Written and oral communication skills
5. Skills in inclusive and sustainable innovation
KEY COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM
1) An individualized interdisciplinary supervision
2) An interdisciplinary and integrative research project (master’s or PhD) carried out in a living lab setting
3) A microprogram in interdisciplinary and inclusive innovation in medtech (12 credits leading to a certificate of studies)
IMPORTANT DATES
- Information sessions:
In French: Thursday October 30th, 12pm via Teams
In English: Thursday October 30th, 1pm via Teams
- Application deadline: November, 20th 2025, 4pm EDT (Montréal time)
- Start date of the training program (1st cohort): January 1st 2026
a) Student already admitted and enrolled full time in a research-based master’s or doctoral program in one of the five Universities (Polytechnique Montréal, University of Montréal, McGill University, Laval University, HEC Montréal)
- For the master’s degree: starting in Summer or Fall 2025 or Winter 2026
- For the doctorate: starting in Winter, Summer or Fall 2025, or Winter 2026
b) Permanent residents, Canadian citizens, and international students are eligible to apply, subject to the administrative rules governing the use of NSERC funds in higher education institutions in Quebec and Canada, which are subject to change.
ELIGIBLE RESEARCH PROJECTS (master’s or PhD)
- The project must be part of one of the TransMedTech Institute’s 4 priority technological sectors and must be carried out primarily using a living lab approach
- To ensure the transdisciplinarity of the training program and the projects, the projects must be directed by a director and a co-director from different and complementary disciplines.
The supervisor must be a regular full-time professor or researcher
To participe in the training program, students must be able to rely on minimum funding:
- For master’s level: 27 000 $/year for 2 years (6 trimesters)
- For doctorate level: 40 000 $/year for 3 years (9 trimesters)
MODALITIES
1) Funding through an external scholarship and/or supplemented by financial support from the program’s leadership team and/or external partners
2) Boost MedTech scholarship* covering up to 40 % of the minimum required funding (i.e., requiring a matching allocation of at least 60%).
MOBILITY ALLOWANCES
- Any participant of the Boost MedTech program (with or without a Boost MedTech scholarship) may apply for a mobility allowance to partially cover the costs of the experiential internship
- $500 within Québec, outside of the Montréal region
- $1,000 elsewhere in Canada
- $2,000 internationally
*defined as an amount granted as financial assistance
1. Quality, relevance, and feasibility of the research project
2. Motivation for the Boost MedTech training program, inclusive R&D and experiential learning
3. Career objectives
4. Academic record, experience and competencies
5. A letter of support from a reference who has worked with the student
A detailed evaluation grid is presented in the Guide – Boost MedTech training program.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Thursday November 20, 2025, 4 P.M. EDT (MONTRÉAL TIME).
INFORMATION SESSIONS:
In French: Thursday October 30th, 12pm via Teams
In English: Thursday October 30th, 1pm via Teams
PLEASE NOTE:
For this competition, the number of applications in which a professor serves as director is limited to 2. This also applies to the same tandem (Director/Co-Director) as professors.
APPLICATION
For full details of the Boost MedTech training program – Fall competition 2025, with regards to admission requirements and steps to follow, please consult :
The application file must include the following:
- Application form (.word)
- University transcripts
- Letter of support (1 page)
RESULTS
Applications will be evaluated confidentially by a committee of external experts according to the criteria and weightings described in the Guide – Boost MedTech training program. The selection of successful applications will be based on this evaluation, the available budget, and the financial arrangements presented.
Candidates will be notified of a decision at the end of the evaluation process (December 2025).
