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Incentive Award
Recognizing the best research project idea
The Incentive Award for research on cooperatives and mutuals, presented annually by the IICADD, aims to spark interest in cooperatives and mutuals among the student community at HEC Montréal by encouraging high-quality, inspiring, and rigorous research projects.
Eligibility requirements
- Be enrolled in a master’s program at HEC Montréal.
- Be in the process of developing an integration project, supervised project, or master’s thesis on cooperatives or mutuals.
How to submit your application
Interested individuals must email the following documents in PDF format to iicadd@hec.ca:
- A 500-word summary including a contextualization of the topic, a concise statement of the research question(s), the hypothesis, and a proposal of the method(s) used to explore the topic.
- 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 mutuals.
- Use of data specific to cooperatives or mutuals.
- Quality of the research question and proposed approach.
Applicants will be notified of the jury’s decision by email. The winner of the Incentive Award will receive $500 and will be invited to present their project at an IICADD team meeting.
The deadline for submissions for the Incentive Award is April 30, 2026.
For more information, please contact iicadd@hec.ca.
Winners
2025
Gabriel Légaré for his master’s thesis in user experience entitled « L’auto-efficacité numérique : un levier d’inclusion au sein des études en expérience utilisateur». His thesis examines the following question: « To what extent does digital self-efficacy moderate the relationship between age and user experience in the context of usability testing?»
William Grenier for his master’s degree integration project in management and sustainable development entitled « Transmettre la recherche-action en économie sociale en contexte de transition. Conception d’une trame de formation»
2024
Adrian Minano-Lozano for his master’s thesis in user experience entitled « Atténuer la surcharge de choix pour améliorer l’accessibilité des interfaces bancaires numériques pour les analphabètes fonctionnels »
Jonas Rey-Sierro for his master’s degree integration project in management and sustainable development entitled « Social Economy Embedding Circular Economy: Theory, Practice, and Potential—Global Partnership Database Creation and Dissemination »
2023
Raphaëlle Perreault for her master’s thesis in social innovation management entitled « Entre statu-quo et innovation : comment se parle-t-on des centres d’hébergement pour aînés? »
2022
Cindy Vaucher for her master’s degree integration project in management and sustainable development entitled « Recherche d’une stratégie de positionnement et de modèle d’affaires pour le développement de Retournzy coop de solidarité »
Jules Flavien Mbile Ndtoungou for his master’s degree integration project in management and sustainable development entitled « The cooperative as a model of transformative change and sustainability? The case of Sollio Cooperative Group »
2021
Élizabeth Eldridge for her master’s thesis in international logistics entitled « Overcoming the Poverty Trap Through Improved Input Sourcing »