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 bursary 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 or if you submitted a bursary request via the platform in 2023-2024, 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 If it is out of date, please inform us by e-mail at bourses@fjab.qc.ca and we will make the correction.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.
Organization Email Address: Enter your personal email address.

For the mailing address, we invite you to indicate your permanent address (the one that generally corresponds to the geographical area of eligibility for the bursary. This is often your parents’ 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. Here you can enter the address where you live during the school year, if different from your permanent address.

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 “J. Armand Bombardier Bursary 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.

Please note that the application is done in two steps:

1. The submission of your application form, which in the platform is entitled LOI (letter of intent). This step must be completed before the application deadline (as specified on the website).
2. If your application meets the eligibility criteria and we have received your form by the deadline, we will invite you to complete the “Application” section to submit the supporting documents needed for the final decision. You will receive an email with instructions on how to do this.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

This section contains general information about the person making the request.

City: You must choose the city that appears in your permanent address (where you live, or where your parents live if you are dependent on them). If your city does not appear in the list, please check “Other”. However, there is a good chance that you will not be eligible for the bursary program. We invite you to consult the geographical eligibility criteria on our website.

Foundation support in the past: You must check Yes if the Foundation has granted you a bursary in the past, regardless of the year of support.

Special situations: The purpose of this section is to indicate and describe any situation that could have a negative impact on your studies.
Depending on your answers, the form will sometimes prompt you to provide additional information (e.g., Are you an employee of the Foundation?) When this is the case, a new section will be added (e.g. Personal Information – continued). 

Note: At the top right of the screen you will see the “Collaborate” button. This allows you to invite someone (a parent, for example) to collaborate in the preparation of the form. You can determine the type of authorization: can view, can edit, can submit.

SCHOOL AND CURRICULUM 

Information about your school program: Please note that we now ask you to indicate the address of your school, as we take into account the distance between your permanent address and your place of study when analyzing your file.

Attendance: Information on your study status for the Fall and Winter semesters.
Please note that we may be able to grant a half-bursary if you do not meet the eligibility criteria for both semesters.

FINANCIAL SITUATION

Please note that we no longer ask you to provide a copy of your tax return sent to Revenu Québec. We only ask that you provide us with the amount entered on line 199 of your income tax return.

It’s important to pay particular attention to the question on dependent children.

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.

If the application meets the eligibility criteria and is submitted by the deadline, the Foundation team will request the supporting documents necessary for the final decision of the scholarship selection committee.

You will receive an email with all the necessary information. You will also be given a deadline for submission.

Here are a few guidelines for this step of the process, which is called “Application” in the platform.

Of course, if you have any additional questions, do not hesitate to contact us.

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS – FALL

The documents we are referring to in this section of the form are the proof of attendance for the current Fall semester and the transcript (notes) for the past Winter semester.

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: gradesH24 for grades for the Winter 2024 semester and scheduleA24 for your proof of attendance for the Fall 2024 semester.

The bursary selection committee meets at the end of September, after the deadline to receive the final supporting documents. A final answer will be sent to you by email in the days following the committee meeting.

Those who are selected for a scholarship will receive a follow-up request, in the form of a form to be completed:

Banking Information: At the time of award, you will receive a request for your banking information, which is required for the transfer of the bursary.

Please note that we will ask for your banking information every year, even if you have already received a bursary payment from the Fondation J. Armand Bombardier and your banking information has not changed.

We are required to produce a T4 for all bursary recipients. We will therefore ask you to provide us with your social insurance number as well.

If you received a bursary last year and your transcript for the Winter semester indicates that your student status (full-time or part-time) does not correspond to the bursary you were awarded, a request for clarification entitled Compliance will be sent to you.

Please note: You can provide this information as soon as you have it, directly from your user account, under the heading “Follow-up forms” in the electronic application platform. You must click “Edit” at the end of the line corresponding to the appropriate form to complete it.