Bursaries for employees of Desjardins Group

Girardin-Vaillancourt Program

Fondation Desjardins awards 5 training bursaries to employees of Desjardins Group.

• 3 bursaries of $2,500 for students at the bachelor's level
• 2 bursaries of $3,500 for students at the master's or doctorate level in a recognized university

Recipients of one of these bursaries may accept other bursaries for their studies but may receive only one bursary from the Fondation during a single school year.

Upon accepting a Fondation bursary, recipients must provide proof of full-time or part-time enrolment in a university program in the fall session following the application.

Registration period: December 15 to April 1 of each year

Apply for this bursary

Eligibility

Applicants must:

• be Canadian citizens or have permanent resident status
• be employed by Desjardins for at least 2 years, where one year was spent working for the same subsidiary;
• be permanent full-time or part-time employees; temporary employees who have previously held a permanent position are eligible; temporary, casual or on-call employees are not eligible;
• have the support of their employer and have at least a guaranteed position at the end of their studies either with the current employer or with another subsidiary;
• be in a part-time or full-time training program;
• remain a Desjardins employee for at least one year after the end of their studies.

Temporary employees who have already been classified as permanent employees can apply for the bursary for a relevant training program, after which they must remain Desjardins employees.

Renewal

Bursaries are renewable once per level but by submitting a new application.

Documents required and application instructions

Applicants must provide:

• their academic file, or most recent transcripts at the high-school, college or university level
• a sealed letter from their employer containing an evaluation of the employee's performance, chances of success and the pertinence of the program to the employee's job (employers may also send this letter directly to the Fondation.)
• an evaluation form filled out by a person outside the organization (i.e., a professor or former employer, an acquaintance from the student or business community, or a person met as part of a social undertaking.)

Persons with permanent resident status must:

• enclose a photocopy of their permanent resident card;
• if they have not yet studied in Canada, provide documents showing equivalent studies in their country of origin;

	By mail	Fill out the Academic Bursaries for Employees of Desjardins Group application form (PDF, 239 KB) and mail along with the required documents to the following address: Fondation Desjardins 1, complexe Desjardins C.P. 7, succursale Desjardins Montréal (Québec) H5B 1B2

Checking your application status

Bursary applications postmarked after this time will not be accepted. No acknowledgement will be sent, but candidates will receive a reply before July 1.