Université Laval
PAE-9: Support Programs for Future Faculty

The university has a training program for new faculty and doctoral students called Plaisir d’apprendre [The Joy of Learning]. The goals of the program are to •Improve their teaching skills by imparting specialized knowledge and introducing or reinforcing skills and attitudes to help them personalize learning •Create a learning community in which they can help one another become better teachers •Introduce major changes during a short class http://www.bsp.ulaval.ca/plaisir.php Financial aid is also available to minorities and to students who would like to pursue a doctorate: -Automatic doctoral admission scholarships, a success assistance program for doctoral students including financial aid. http://www.bbaf.ulaval.ca/cms/site/bbaf/home/bourses_etudes/cycles_superieurs/bourses_admission_doctorat -In an effort to attract the best Ph.D. students and provide them with better academic support, foreign students enrolling full-time in a regular doctoral program at Université Laval may pay the same tuition as students from Quebec. http://www.bbaf.ulaval.ca/cms/site/bbaf/lang/fr/home/bourses_etudes/etudiants_etrangers/exemption_droits_scolarite_supplementaires/exemption_mels_ul Academic scholarships are also available for aboriginal and female students: https://repertoire.bbaf.ulaval.ca/bourses?cycle=&faculty=&session=&types%5B%5D=2&start-search=Chercher&showOnlyAlwaysAvailable=false https://repertoire.bbaf.ulaval.ca/bourses?cycle=&faculty=&session=&types%5B%5D=10&start-search=Chercher&showOnlyAlwaysAvailable=false