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Excellence Award
Recognizing the best research project
The Award of Excellence for Research on Cooperatives and Mutuals, presented annually by the IICADD, aims to recognize the best integration project, supervised project, or master’s thesis on cooperatives and mutuals. The purpose of this award is to develop interest in and knowledge of cooperatives and mutuals within HEC Montréal and to enable the student community to publicize their work.
Eligibility requirements
- Have completed a master’s program at HEC Montréal. At the time of submission, the candidate may not be enrolled at HEC Montréal.
- Have written an integration project, supervised project, or master’s thesis on cooperatives or mutual societies.
- Have submitted the integration project, supervised project, or master’s thesis in the last academic year and obtained a final grade from the HEC Montréal evaluation committee.
How to submit your application
Interested individuals must email the following documents in PDF format to iicadd@hec.ca:
- The integration project, supervised project, or master’s thesis submitted as part of an M.Sc. program at HEC Montréal.
- A summary of the integration project, supervised project, or master’s thesis, no more than three pages long, presenting the main results and explaining their scientific significance, particularly in relation to the existing literature.
- An up-to-date curriculum vitae.
Applications may be submitted in English or French. Students of all legal statuses may apply for this award.
Evaluation
Applications are evaluated by a jury composed of members of the IICADD faculty and research staff based on the following criteria:
- Relevance of the topic to cooperatives or mutual societies.
- Use of data specific to cooperatives or mutual societies.
- Significance of the results for the cooperative and mutual sector, highlighting distinctive features of this sector and comparing it with other forms of enterprise.
- Quality of writing.
- Potential of the work for academic or scientific publication.
Candidates will be notified of the jury’s decision by email. The winner of the Excellence Award will receive $500 and will be invited to present their project at a student community co-op seminar open to all.
The deadline for submissions for the Excellence Award is August 30, 2026.
For more information, please contact iicadd@hec.ca.
Winners
2025
Arridj Foudhala for her integration project “La communauté de pratique : CoopérAction Climatique”
2024
Aurélie Lalonde for her supervised project “La culture organisationnelle et le sentiment d’appartenance des personnes issues de la diversité chez Desjardins.”
2023
Barbara Duroselle for her master’s thesis in management and sustainable development entitled “La contribution de l’économie sociale et solidaire à la circularité de la filière agroalimentaire québécoise: défis, constats et opportunités.”
2022
Eléonore Compère for her master’s degree integration project in management and sustainable development entitled “Entre économie verte et réformise: Une exploration des convergences des politiques publiques en économie circulaire et en économie sociale au Québec.”
2021
Ivan Dabiré for his supervised master’s project in management and sustainable development entitled “Coopératives de production d’électricité renouvelable en Afrique subsaharienne: Analyse des facteurs de succès
2020
Melissa Ziani for her supervised master’s project in management, social innovation management option, entitled “ Expérience d’accompagnement des animateurs des CIEC (Coop d’initiation à l’entrepreneuriat collectif).”