• Competition opens: 11/2026
• Application deadline: 31/01/2027
• Anticipated notification date: 03/2027

The Group for Research in Decision Analysis (GERAD) is pleased to announce the launch of its 20th Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Competition. GERAD and its members are offering two fellowships with a minimum value of CAD $75,000 each. Each fellowship includes CAD $45,000 provided by GERAD, supplemented by at least CAD $30,000 contributed by GERAD members who will co-supervise the research project.

The GERAD is a publicly founded multi-university research center founded in 1979 and located in Montreal, Canada. The center brings together specialists in data and decision sciences, computer scientists, applied mathematicians and mathematical engineers. Its mission is to make a significant impact on society through scientific innovation, the transfer of know-how to key sectors of the economy, and the development of decision-support tools.

Applications are welcome in GERAD's areas of research:

• Data valuation for decision making
• Decision support made under uncertainty
• Decision support made in complex systems
• Real-time decision support

Eligibility criteria:

• PhD obtained within the last five years at the time of application, or you plan to obtain it before GERAD funding begins. The evaluation committee may take into consideration special circumstances (e.g. maternity, illness);
• The postdoctoral fellowship must be carried out under the joint supervision of two regular members of GERAD.

Application conditions:

• The fellowship cannot be combined with another fellowship awarded by a Canadian granting agency (e.g., NSERC, SSHRC, FRQ);
• The postdoctoral fellowship must begin between April 1, 2027, and March 31, 2028;
• Unless otherwise specified, the recipient must spend the entire period funded by the fellowship at GERAD.

The file must include:

• A description of the research project (maximum two pages, excluding references);
• A free-format CV;
• Official doctoral transcripts;
• A maximum of three publications;
• Two letters of recommendation from current or former supervisors.

Complete competition rules

Interested parties are encouraged to contact regular members of GERAD before submitting their applications to discuss mentoring opportunities and the availability of the additional funding required for the fellowship.

Only applications received through our platform will be accepted for evaluation. Apply here until January 31, 2027 (Midnight, EST Eastern Standard Time). Any incomplete application will be rejected.

Four thematic doctoral scholarships of $12,500, each.

This project aims to support research in modelling climate change and its impacts, including abrupt climate change, as well as the influence of human activities on these phenomena.

The competition is open to students supervised by members of GERAD, CRM and Réseau UNIQUE.

GERAD recognizes the essential and necessary contribution of women, indigenous people, persons belonging to visible or ethnic minorities and people with disabilities and is committed to ensuring equal opportunity for all qualified candidates.

To apply for this competition, students must complete an online form and attach a CV and most recent transcripts November 1st, 2026.

Recipients

• Mahacine Ettahri, Polytechnique Montréal, cosupervisée par Daniel Aloise et Marie-Ève Rancourt (12 500 $)
• Reza Khalvandi Llezoole, Polytechnique Montréal, supervisé par Brunilde Sansò (12 500 $)
• Maïka Lamoureux, HEC Montréal, cosupervisée par Olivier Bahn et Annie Levasseur (12 500 $)
• Yongkun Li, Université Concordia, supervisé par Mélina Mailhot (12 500 $)

• Sara Ghaboulian Zare, Université de Montréal, supervised by Normand Mousseau, Martin Trépanier and Olivier Bahn ($12,500)
• Patrick Lachapelle, École de technologie supérieure, supervised by Annie Levasseur ($12,500)
• Maïka Lamoureux, HEC Montréal, supervised by Olivier Bahn and Annie Levasseur ($12,500)

Recipients

• 5 scholarships of $3,500 ($17,500) were awarded in 2026-2027
• 3 scholarships of $3,500 ($10,500) were awarded in 2024-2025
• 3 scholarships of $3,500 ($10,500) were awarded in 2023-2024
• 4 scholarships of $3,500 ($14,500) were awarded in 2022-2023
• 1 scholarship of $3,500 was awarded in 2020-2021
• 1 scholarship of $3,500 was awarded in 2019-2020
• 1 scholarship of $3,500 was awarded in 2018-2019

Recipients

• 2025: Nymisha Bandi, "Behavioral Retail Operations to Incentivize Customers", supervised by Maxime Cohen and Saibal Ray (McGill University) ($5,000)
• 2024: El Mehdi Er Raqabi, "Primal methods for very large-scale optimization", supervised by Issmail El Hallaoui and François Soumis (Polytechnique Montréal) (3 000 $)
• 2023: Alexis Montoison, "Méthodes de Krylov pour l'algèbre linéaire et implémentation polymorphe", supervised by Dominique Orban (Polytechnique Montréal) ($3,000)
• 2022: Allyson Fernandes da Costa Silva, "Optimization of storage and picking systems in warehouse", supervised by Leandro C. Coelho and co-supervised by Maryam Darvish (Université Laval) ($3,000)
• 2021: Kwassi Holali Degue, "Secure and privacy-preserving cyber-physical systems", supervised by Jérôme Le Ny (Polytechnique Montréal) ($1,500)
• 2020: Chun Cheng, "Robust Optimization for Supply Chain Applications: Facility Location and Drone Delivery Problems", supervised by Yossiri Adulyasak (HEC Montréal) and Louis-Martin Rousseau (Polytechnique Montréal) ($1,500)
• 2019: Samuel Pelletier, "Goods Distribution with Electric Vehicles", supervised by Gilbert Laporte and Ola Jabali (HEC Montréal) ($1,500)
• 2018: Ibrahim Chamseddine, "Utilizing computational design optimization in cancer nanotherapy and biology system principles in air transportation: A successful demonstration of interdisciplinary research", supervised by Michael Kokkolaras (Université McGill) ($1,500)
• 2017: Charles Gauvin, "Méthodes d'optimisation robuste pour le problème de gestion de réservoirs", supervised by Michel Gendreau (Polytechnique Montréal) and Erick Delage (HEC Montréal)

Recipients

Recipients

Recipients

• Maedeh Sharbaf, candidate proposée par Valérie Bélanger, Marilène Cherkesly et Marie-Ève Rancourt ($15,000)
• Lucas Alves da Silva Santos, candidat proposé par Maha Ben Ali et Pierre Baptiste ($15,000)

The winners will each receive an award of $15,000 (one award by each centre).

Recipients