It is with great pleasure that we announce the creation of the Lumbroso iREx Ambassador Grant, awarded annually to one of our iREx graduate students at the Université de Montréal to recognise their leadership, community involvement, and efforts to promote scientific literacy to a wide audience.
Sylvain Lumbroso. (Credit: Courtesy Image)
The grant is made possible by a generous donation from Sylvain Lumbroso, a long-time supporter of iREx. Mr. Lumbroso, who studied communications and management, is passionate about science and history. In 2012, he founded a company that creates educational apps, where he serves as the Chief Operating Officer. He also writes for several magazines, including Le Devoir and Québec Science. He not only believes in the scientific mission of our Institute, but also wishes to underline the importance of training the next generation of scientists and encouraging young researchers to do scientific communication and the promotion of scientific culture through this grant.
$2 000 for the period from September 1st, 2025 to August 31st, 2026.
To be eligible, a person must be accepted or enrolled in graduate studies at the Université de Montréal under the supervision of an iREx professor (Björn Benneke, René Doyon, David Lafrenière, Patrick Dufour, Jonathan Gagné) or any other Université de Montréal professor with a project related to the iREx research themes.
To apply for the Lumbroso Fellowship, please send your application to irex@astro.umontreal.ca by the deadline. This should include, in a single PDF file:
Please also ask a professor or other person who knows you well to send us a letter of reference by the deadline at the same email address.
Deadline: May 15, 2025
Applicants will be notified of the results in July 2025
Contact marie-eve.naud@umontreal.ca if you have any questions.
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