NOTICE – The Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) was established on June 1, 2024, in accordance with the Act to amend the Act respecting the Ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation with respect to research. The Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT), the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS) and the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC) have since been regrouped into the new FRQ, which continues their existence. The rights and obligations of the FRQNT, FRQS and FRQSC have become those of the FRQ; activities continue as usual.

Please note that if you come across an old name or logo of one of the Fonds de recherche du Québec in the program rules or on the website, it should now read as follows:

  • The FRQNT becomes the Nature et technologies sector;
  • The FRQS becomes the Santé sector;
  • The FRQSC becomes the Société et culture sector.

Thank you for your understanding.

Our mission

Building a sustainable future is what motivates our research talents working in fields as diverse as artificial intelligence, clean technologies and climate change. At the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT), we offer them financial support while ensuring the strategic and coherent development of research in mathematics, natural sciences and engineering.

Scientific Direction

I invite the scientific community in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering to commit to working collectively using fundamental research to address the climate crisis while ensuring a just, healthy and sustainable planet.

Janice Bailey

Scientific Director of the FRQNT

Speech on the occasion of the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development

News from the FRQNT

News, programs, capsules… things are in motion at the Fonds Nature et technologies!

The FRQNT offers a variety of scholarship and grant programs. In addition to its main budget, the FRQNT can offer additional funding to both students and researchers, thanks to the support of its numerous partners.

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Facts and Figures

Here is an overview of the funding offered by the FRQNT in 2020-2021, totaling over $ 63 million.

For a more detailed portrait, see the page Facts and Figures.

820

Scholarship holders

98

New professor-researchers

168

Team research projects

36

Strategic clusters

Board of directors and committees

The FRQNT is administered by a board of directors consisting of an odd number of no more than 15 members, including the Chief Scientist and the Scientific Director.

Publications

Every year, the FRQNT publishes a number of administrative documents.

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