Our 2018 scholarship winners! ⋆ Financière des professionnels

Our commitment: encouraging excellence

We are proud to support the future members of our professional associations with our scholarship program. This commitment, which is part of our educational mandate, includes scholarships totalling $490,000 over five years awarded to students of two universities: Université de Montréal and Université Laval.

In 2018, 16 scholarships were awarded in five faculties whose graduates go on to become members of our shareholder organizations: medicine, dentistry, law, pharmacy and architecture.

Université Laval

In the Faculty of Medicine, three $4,000 scholarships for excellence were awarded to outstanding students: Carole-Anne Lavoie Bérard, Christopher Lemieux and Mathieu Trudel.

In Dentistry, two students each received a $3,500 excellence scholarship: Michel Sina Mounir (3^rd year) and Elyssa-Maude Dionne (4^th year). The purpose of these scholarships is help the students continue their university studies.

Professionals Financial Scholarship - Université Laval - Faculty of Dentistry — Pictured from left to right: Frédérique Dandois Fafard, Wealth Management Advisor, Professionals’ Financial, Mr. Michel Sina Mounir, scholarship winner, and Ms. Cathia Bergeron, Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry. © Université Laval / Pascal Duchesne

We would also like to mention the awarding of a $1,500 scholarship in notarial law to Ms. Stéphanie Béland, as well as a $2,000 scholarship to a pharmacy student and another $2,000 scholarship to an architecture student.

Congratulations to all the winners!

Université de Montréal

In the Faculty of Medicine, three excellence scholarships of $4,000 were awarded to students or residents in the post-MD specialist program. The recipients were: Gabrielle Gour-Provençale, Frédéric Racicot and Sarah-Émilie Racine-Hamel.

In Dentistry, two scholarships of $3,500 were awarded this year. Adlene Khellaf received an introduction to research scholarship, while Helia Parsa Nejad received an excellence scholarship.

In the Faculty of Law, Yuanyuan Zhao, a Master’s student in notarial law, received a $1,500 scholarship for excellence.

In pharmacy, Laurie Hudon-Germain obtained a $2,000 scholarship for academic excellence and involvement in community practice.

Pictured from left to right: Mr. Philippe Beaudry, Wealth Management Advisor, Professionals’ Financial, Ms. Laurie Hudon-Germain, scholarship winner and Ms. Nathalie Letarte, Dean of the Pharm D. program of the Université de Montréal.

In the Faculty of Environmental Design, Alexandra Dion-Fortin received a $2,000 excellence scholarship to help her continue her studies.

Professionals Financial Scholarship - Université de Montréal - Faculty of Environmental Design — Pictured from left to right: Alexandra Dion-Fortin, scholarship winner, and Mr. Jacques Lachapelle, Director of the School of Architecture.

Congratulations to all the winners!

Université de Sherbrooke

We would also like to mention the awarding of an academic excellence scholarship of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the CHUS to Dr. Marie-Élisabeth Bouchard, resident. Congratulations to the recipient!