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The Gérard-D. Levesque foundation was created in 1993 to offer financial support to students from the Gaspé and Magdalen Islands, engaged in graduate studies.
The Gérard-D. Levesque foundation was created in 1993 to offer financial support to students from the Gaspé and Magdalen Islands, engaged in graduate studies.
Since its inception, the foundation has expanded its mandate to include all post secondary students, and to help young people from the region access higher education. In collaboration with the government of Quebec, the Gérard-D. Levesque foundation, the Gaspésie–Les Îles community foundation, and the Youth Commission, the Gérard-D. Levesque scholarship fund, totalling over $500 000, was created in 2007.
How to obtain a scholarship
The scholarship encourages students to continue their education in a field that will help develop their community, and encourages them to return and stay in the Gaspé and Magdalen Islands. The scholarship also encourages students to study in the region, whenever possible.
The Gérard-D. Levesque scholarship awards a variety of scholarships to students from the Gaspé and Magdalen Islands.
Doctorate and Masters students (post-graduate and graduate)
One annual award of $5000
Bachelors degree (undergraduate):
Up to five annual awards of $1500
DEC (technical school):
Up to five annual awards of $1000
DEP (professional certification):
Up to five annual awards of $500 (increased to $750 in 2021)
Scholarship registration
2022 edition opening soon
How to apply
Download and read the Guide des bourses 2021
Fill out the online form
For more information:
fondationgdl@gmail.com
Prizewinners 2021
In the photo, top row : Sophie Hogan-Lamarre, Éliane Cummings, Maude Gallant, Mélanie Dorion, Ann Béatrice Pelletier, Stéphanie English
Bottom row : Anthony Audet, Kimberley Bérubé-Boyle, Megan Sheehan, Shannie Roberge, Camille Curadeau, Maë Asselin, Jade Francoeur
Doctorate – One $5000 prize
Sophie Hogan-Lamarre (Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé) Physiology, specialisation in endocrinology – Université de Sherbrooke
Undergraduate – Five $1500 prizes
Anthony Audet (Maria)
Kinesiology – Université du Québec à Rimouski
Kimberley Bérubé-Boyle (Pabos Mills, Chandler)
Forest and environmental management – Université Laval
Éliane Cummings (Fatima, Îles-de-la-Madeleine) Psychoeducation – Université Laval
Ann Béatrice Pelletier (Sainte-Anne-des-Monts)
Languages – Université Laval
Shannie Roberge (Bonaventure)
Cognitive neuroscience– Université de Montréal
Megan Sheehan (Cap-d’Espoir, Percé)
Psychology – Université Laval
Technical College – Four $1000 prizes
Maë Asselin (Gaspé)
TSocial work – Campus de Gaspé du Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles
Camille Curadeau (Gaspé)
Special Education – Campus de Gaspé du Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles
Jade Francoeur (Gaspé)
Nursing – Campus de Gaspé du Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles
Maude Gallant (Saint-François-d’Assise)
ÉSpecial Education – Cégep de Rimouski
Professional Certification – Two $500 prizes
Mélanie Dorion (Gaspé)
Hairdressing – Centre de formation professionnelle Chandler–Paspébiac
Stéphanie English (Gaspé)
IT support – Centre de formation professionnelle Chandler–Paspébiac