application guide for the Yvonne L. Bombardier visual arts scholarship program
In 2022, the Foundation has adopted a new electronic grants application portal, which is now used to receive all applications for the Fondation J. Armand Bombardier (grants and scholarships).
By following the instructions below, you will save precious time in preparing your request.
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If this is your first visit, you will have to create a user account by filling out the registration form. To do so, we invite you to consult the “Registration Form” section of the program you are interested in.
If you already have an account, simply log in to the platform by entering your credentials. Forgot your password? Don’t worry, it will be easy to reset it by entering your email address and then clicking on the “Forgot your password?” link. You will receive an email to create a new password.
Note: We are aware that with any new technology, technical incidents may occur. We thank you in advance for communicating them to us by email in order to help us improve the platform: fondation@fjab.qc.ca.
To access our new platform, simply use the following link:
https://www.grantinterface.ca/Home/Logon?urlkey=JAMGrant
For Francophone users, we invite you to choose “Français” in the Google option “Sélectionner une langue” at the top left of the screen (see image below). You will then have access to the entire platform in French.
If this is your first visit to our platform, you must select the “Create a new account” option on the home page.
Note: The e-mail address is the system’s primary means of identifying a user. If you have submitted a scholarship application to the Foundation before June 2022 and your current e-mail address was linked to the application, the system will recognize it and automatically associate you with the organization for which that application was submitted (the name of the organization will correspond to your full name).
If this is the case, you will not need to enter the information below. However, please check the address associated with the organization (you). If it is out of date, please inform us by e-mail at fondation@fjab.qc.ca and we will make the correction. You can then go the Applicant Dashboard section.
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Select the option “Create a new account” on the home page.
INFORMATIONS ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
Name of the organization: Enter your name in this format, in capital letters: LAST NAME FIRST NAME (e.g. MILLER SARAH).
Website: Leave this section blank (unless you have a website).
Organization Email Address: Enter your personal email address.
When you have completed all the fields, click on the “Next” button at the bottom right of the window. The next window to be completed will appear.
USER INFORMATION
Click on “Copy organization address”. This button is located at the top left of the window.
You will be prompted to refill some of the information in the previous window, including your FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, EMAIL, and PHONE NUMBER.
Title: Indicate “Individual”.
When you have completed all the fields, click on the “Next” button at the bottom right of the window. The next window to be completed will appear.
INFORMATION ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Since this question does not apply in your case, check the “YES” box.
Once you have checked the box, click on the “Next” button at the bottom right of the window.
The next window to be completed will appear.
PASSWORD
Create a password respecting the security parameters imposed: minimum of 8 characters; of these 8, at least one lower case, one upper case, one number, one non-alphanumeric character (!@#$%?&*()¨Ç:L”‘^>°`).
Once you have created your password, click on the “Create Account” button at the bottom right of the “Password” window.
You will receive an email confirming the creation of an account in the platform. Click on the link in the email you received to confirm your registration.
If you do not receive the confirmation email, you still have the option to continue. Just click on “I did not receive the email”.
Once you have completed all of these steps, you will have officially created an account on the Foundation’s platform. Congratulations!
Once you have completed the registration steps, you will be taken to the Applicant Dashboard page.
To begin your application, click on the “Apply” button at the top left of the screen. This will take you to the application page where you will see all of our available programs.
Select the “Yvonne L. Bombardier Visual Arts Scholarship Program” by clicking the “Apply” button at the very end of the program title line.
Please note that the “Preview” button on the left hand side of this same line will give you access to a preview of the application form to be completed.
The “Apply” button is not available? The reason is simple. The program is not yet available because applications are accepted during a fixed period each year. Be sure to validate the application dates.
INTRODUCTION
This section contains general information about the applicant and their program of study.
The documents we are referring to in this section of the form are:
- Artistic portfolio
- Cover letter
- Letters of recommendation
- Curriculum vitae
- Academic record
You must upload them to the form. You can only insert one document category. If your document contains more than one page, we invite you to combine it into a single file (e.g. zip file).
Please note that the platform is sometimes capricious with document names. We suggest you use short names, without accents or symbols.
For example: portfolio, cv, notes, reference1, etc.
If you have completed your LOI form and would like to submit it, click on the “Submit LOI” button at the bottom right of the portal window.
This will send a copy of your form to our grants committee, who will review your request and follow up with you within 30 business days of receiving the form.
Or
If you have completed your LOI form and wish to save it before submitting, click on the “Save LOI” button at the bottom right of the portal window.
By clicking on this button, you will save a copy of the LOI with the information filled in as of the date of the save. You can exit the platform and return later to complete and submit the form.
Or
If you want to abandon your application, click on the “Abandon Request” button at the bottom left of the portal window. Follow the instructions in the window that will appear on your screen to abandon and cancel the LOI form you started.
The scholarship selection committee meets in the winter. A final answer will be sent to you by email in March.
The person who will be selected to receive the scholarship will receive two follow-up applications, in the form of forms to be completed:
Banking Information: At the time of awarding the scholarship, you will receive a request for your banking information, which is necessary for the payment of the bursary.
We are required to produce a T4 for all scholarship recipients. We will therefore ask you to provide us with your social insurance number as well.
End of Course Follow-up: Once the exhibition is completed, you will be asked to share your progress with us since the award was made. An email with instructions will be sent to you at the time of the follow-up assignment and a report will be sent to you 14 days prior to the follow-up deadline.