M-15.1.0.1 - Act respecting the Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche, de la Science et de la Technologie

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39. (Repealed).
2013, c. 28, s. 39; 2024, c. 16, s. 7.
39. The functions of the Québec Research Fund–Nature and Technology are
(1)  to promote and provide financial support for research in the fields of natural sciences, mathematical sciences and engineering;
(2)  to promote and provide financial support for the dissemination of scientific knowledge in fields of research related to natural sciences, mathematical sciences and engineering;
(3)  to promote and provide financial support for the training of researchers through achievement scholarships to graduate and postgraduate students and to persons who engage in postdoctoral research, and through professional development scholarships to persons who wish to re-enter the research community and through grants that allow the teaching duties of college level professors engaging in research activities to be reduced;
(4)  to create any necessary partnership, in particular with universities, colleges and the industry, and the government departments and public and private bodies concerned.
2013, c. 28, s. 39.