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The HEC Montréal Sustainability Fund

Find out how this fund supports the HEC Montréal community’s sustainable development initiatives and could help one of your projects.

Activities funded

  • Student activities and projects aiming to raise awareness, educate and train the student community and based on key economic, environmental, social and governance-related themes.
  • Projects empowering the university community to take action on respecting sustainable development principles, as well as to implement HEC Montréal’s sustainable development policy.

Attention! The Fund covers external expenses, but does not provide funding for scholarships or student salaries.

Among the award-winning projects in the past few years

  • Degrowth: The Time is Now! panel at the Maison du Développement Durable, featuring engaged speakers and a public discussion (2024).
  • Film Festival – 2nd edition, featuring student screenings, networking, and an award ceremony (2023).
  • Support for the production of the L’Héritage vert podcast by Humaniterre, addressing sustainability issues in business (2023-2024).
  • Sustainable Development Networking Cocktail with sector recruiters and HEC Montréal students (2024).
  • Sustainable Development Specialization Panel organized by Humaniterre with BBA alumni (2023).
  • Women in Finance event organized with the Finance and Women in Business committees to promote female leadership (2023).

To apply for funding

Step 1 (mandatory): To learn the about the funding application prerequisites, your obligations, and the granting process, download the document Structure, organisation et procédures (PDF, in French only, 328 Ko)

Step 2: Complete a funding application (in French only)

Backed by the School’s student community
  • Each term, the Fund receives a portion of HEC student tuitions.
  • The Association étudiante des programmes de certificat (AEPC) contributes with $5,000 every year.
  • HEC Montréal’s Administration matches the amount provided by the student community and by AEPC.

Managed jointly

The funds are managed by members of the student community and by HEC Montréal staff, who are responsible for evaluating and selecting projects and for making resource allocation decisions. Projects are evaluated once a month by the funds committee.

 

With support from student groups and associations

AECS
AEHEC
AEMBA
AEPC

To contact the Sustainable Transition Office

Sustainable Transition Office
Côte-Sainte-Catherine building
3000, chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine
Office 3.870 (see floor plan)
Montréal (Quebec) Canada
H3T 2A7