Hector Fabre Award
The Hector Fabre Award is presented by the Ministère des Relations internationales to the regional organization that has deployed the project with the greatest international impact for a region of Québec.
Québec Wallonia-Brussels Youth Literature Prize
Created in 1984, this prize is a joint initiative of the Government of Québec and the Belgian French Community. It is aimed at stimulating production by authors and illustrators and at favouring trade between Québec and the Belgian French Community. It comprises a cash award for an author or illustrator and financial support for the publisher of the winning book to help promote the work.
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Rapsat-Lelièvre Song Recording Award
This award was created in 1983 by a joint Québec/Belgian French Community standing committee on cooperation, under the name “Prix Québec Wallonie-Bruxelles du disque de chanson.” It was renamed in 2003 in memory of singer-songwriters Sylvain Lelièvre and Pierre Rapsat. It is aimed at encouraging the development and promotion of the French language, stimulating the production and distribution of French-language music recordings, enhancing awareness of Québec and Belgian French Community productions and favouring relations between Québec and the Belgian French Community in the area of song creation. The prize comprises a cash award for a singer-songwriter or singer along with financial support for the winner’s agent for promotional purposes.
Québec-Mexico Book Prize
The Québec-Mexico Book Prize was created in 2003 by Québec’s Ministère de la Culture et des Communications (MCC) and Mexico’s National Council for Culture and the Arts (CONACULTA). It provides recognition for the author of a work of outstanding literary quality. The prize is awarded every second year to a Québec or Mexican author, on an alternating basis. It comes with a cash amount to cover the costs of translating the chosen book, defray part of the costs of producing and promoting the work, and pay the winner’s transportation and accommodation expenses to allow him or her to take part in an activity to promote the translated work. To be eligible, authors must have already published at least two books in any literary category.
Gatien Lapointe/Jaime Sabines Prize
This annual prize was created in 1984 by the Festival International de la Poésie de Trois-Rivières and the Seminario de Cultura Mexicana. Aimed at consolidating and stimulating literary relations between Québec and Mexico, it is awarded on an alternating basis to a living Québec or Mexican poet. It comes with 50,000 Mexican pesos (approximately CAN$5,561) and a bilingual co-release of the winner’s poems on CD. To be eligible, candidates must have at least one collection of poems in a French or Spanish translation (as applicable) co-published by Québec and Mexican publishers within the past five years.
- Fondation Les Forges
Tel.: (819) 379-9813
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Québec Award for Excellence
Launched by the Ministère des Relations internationales through its office in Munich, this distinction is awarded jointly with the Gesellschaft für Kanada-Studien (German Canadian studies association) and the Association internationale des études québécoises (AIEQ). It is aimed at German-speaking researchers who have prepared a thesis or doctoral dissertation on a Québec-related subject in Europe.
Québec-Flanders Contemporary Music Award
The Québec-Flanders Contemporary Music Award was created in 1988 as part of the Québec-Flanders Cooperation Agreement. It is administered in Québec by the Ministère des Relations internationals and the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications, in collaboration with the Conseil des arts et des letters du Québec and the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec. In Flanders, it is administered by the Government of Flanders (Cultural Administration), in partnership with the Muziekcentrum Vlaanderen and the Vooruit Kunstencentrum.
Since 2000, following an in-depth assessment and review, the Québec-Flanders Contemporary Music Award has been reserved for Flemish and Québec composers with between two and ten years of experience. It is awarded alternately to each community, once every two years, and includes a total grant of $8,000, including an artist’s grant of $5,000 offered by the Conseil des arts et des letters du Québec, and a $3,000 European market development grant offered by the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications. The Ministère des Relations internationales, for its part, offers a mission to Flanders for the award ceremony. Flemish recipients receive a $5,000 Euro grant from the Flanders government, as well as a trip to Québec for the award ceremony in Montreal. The two communities also undertake to produce the award-winning composition in the country of origin, within a year of the award.
Thanks to the contribution of the Government of Flanders, the winning Québec musical work will be presented as part of the programming offered by the Vooruit Cultural Centre in Ghent. With the financial support of the Department of International Relations, the winning Flemish work will be featured during the regular concert season of the Québec Contemporary Music Society (SMCQ).
Each community undertakes to ensure that the winning musical works are presented in their country of origin during the year following the award ceremony.
Recent winners include Yannick Plamondon (Québec) in 2004, Petra Vermote (Flanders) in 2003, Matthew Rizzuto (Québec) in 2002, Annelies Van Parys (Flanders) in 2001, André Ristic (Québec) in 2000, Martin Valke (Flanders) in 1999, and Pauline Vaillancourt (Québec) in 1998.
For information
- In Québec
- In Belgium – Flemish Community
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Premier’s Scholarships
With a view to promoting and consolidating links and exchanges between universities in Québec and Bavaria, Québec offers Québec students who are interested in continuing their studies or carrying out research as part of a master’s or doctoral program two specialization scholarships for short-term stays (4 to 12 weeks) in Bavaria.
For Information
:
Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et des
Sports
Québec-Japan
Award
Created in 2003 to mark the 30th anniversary of Québec’s presence in Japan, this annual prize is a joint initiative of the Ministère des Relations internationales, the Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) and the Foreign Press Center of Japan. It is awarded to a mid-career journalist who is a member of the FPJQ, to allow him or her to carry out a two-week stay in Japan and prepare a feature story on a topic of his or her choice. The prize covers air transportation, accommodation and interpretation services.
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Photographic Heritage
Experience
The Expérience
photographique du patrimoine competition (Photographic
Heritage Experience) is aimed at high school
students aged 12 18. This is the Québec
component of the International Photographic
Heritage Experience, which was launched in
Catalonia (Spain) in 1996. Every year, over 30
countries take part in the competition, which
seeks to raise youth awareness of community
heritage issues through the artistic medium of
photography.
Every fall,
the top-ranked photos are exhibited at
international exhibitions presented
simultaneously in the participating countries,
regions and provinces, including Québec. The
winners receive an enlarged and framed version
of their work, in addition to a copy of the
magnificent exhibition catalogue.
Young people
who wish to participate may use their own or
borrowed equipment. Participants may submit only
one photo, which should be titled and
accompanied by a text of between 30 and 50 words.
The registration deadline for the eighth annual
Québec edition of the competition is December
15, 2006.
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information:
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