NOTICE – The Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) was established on June 1, 2024, in accordance with the Act to amend the Act respecting the Ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation with respect to research. The Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT), the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS) and the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC) have since been regrouped into the new FRQ, which continues their existence. The rights and obligations of the FRQNT, FRQS and FRQSC have become those of the FRQ; activities continue as usual.

Please note that if you come across an old name or logo of one of the Fonds de recherche du Québec in the program rules or on the website, it should now read as follows:

  • The FRQNT becomes the Nature et technologies sector;
  • The FRQS becomes the Santé sector;
  • The FRQSC becomes the Société et culture sector.

Thank you for your understanding.

Vision

Diverse and collaborative research, a catalyst for well-being and sustainable prosperity, accelerating adaptation to climate and biodiversity crises.

Research areas

Energy
  • Biomass (energy)
  • Fossil fuels
  • Wind and solar energy
  • Hydro-electricity
  • Nuclear and fusion
Environment
  • Potable water
  • Fresh water
  • Groundwater and water tables
  • Waste
  • Ice and snow
  • Water / continent interfaces
  • Marine environment
  • Coastal sedimentation
Manufacturing and construction
  • Quality control
  • Material degradation
  • Industrial design
  • Human factors in manufacturing
  • Manufacturing impacts
  • Industrial logistics
  • Pilot scale prefeasibility
  • Preparation and processing
  • Product properties and testing
  • Prototyping
  • Robotics and automation
  • Health and security
Materials
  • Concrete and cement
  • Wood
  • Ceramics and glasses
  • Organic or synthetic materials
  • Metals and alloys
  • Stones and silicates
  • Textiles, fabrics, leather
Nature and interactions of matter
  • Electron and neutron
  • Radiation-matter interactions
  • Elementary particles
  • Plasmas
Living organisms (animal, monera, protist, plant)
  • Nucleic acids
  • Enzymes and proteins
  • Bioactive molecules
Living organisms (human beings)
  • Learning and memory
  • Cognition and language
  • Sensorimotor integration
  • Motivation, emotions and reward
  • Sensation and perception
  • Sleep, wakefulness and chronobiological modulation
Natural resources
  • Agricultural machinery and technologies
  • Nutrition
  • Parasites and diseases (animals and plants)
  • Fish farming
  • Animal production
  • Insect production and control
  • Vegetable production
  • Food processing products
  • Animal reproduction
  • Plant reproduction
Abstract structures
  • Complexity (IT)
  • Computer language
  • Computer Mathematics
  • Logic programming
  • Calculation theory
Techniques, measures and systems
  • Characterization of surfaces
  • Chemical composition
  • Degradation
  • Dimension and molecular shape
  • Imaging
  • Formatting
  • Rheological properties
  • Thermodynamic properties
  • Recycling
  • Macroscopic structure and characterization
  • Molecular structure and conformation
  • Molecular transport
Information and communications technology
  • Personal communications
  • Communication material
  • Telecommunication networks
  • Telecommunications systems
  • Printing systems
  • Telecommuting
  • Transmission and processing of digital signals