Scholarship supplements

Institut AdapT – Climate adaptation solutions

Developing innovative solutions to adapt the built environment to the climate of the coming decades.

Mission

To develop innovative solutions for the design, construction, maintenance and operation of circular, climate-resilient infrastructure assets.
Drawing on expertise from all fields of engineering, management, health, and the humanities and social sciences, researchers at Institut AdapT are working to develop solutions that will enable us to build infrastructure that is better adapted to climate change.

One-stop shop for innovation

The Institute has set itself the task of bringing together academic, scientific, governmental, civil, and industrial forces to accelerate the design and construction of infrastructure adapted to the reality of climate change. Depending on needs, it will provide access to the innovations, resources, grants, and tools necessary to carry out various projects.

Call for projects – Additional scholarships

The research scolarship come from funding provided by the Fonds de recherche du Québec to the AdapT Institute, launched by the École de technologie supérieure, and supplement a scolarship already awarded to a student or postdoctoral fellow from another source:

• MITACS programs
• Canadian Research Grants programs (NSERC/SSHRC/CIHR)
• Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) programs
• Call for projects from an organization (non-profit, governmental)
• Other grands accepted by the Institute.

The evaluation committee established by Institut AdapT will evaluate proposed projects as they are submitted. Applications are open to projects involving master’s or doctoral students or postdoctoral fellows whose project supervisor is a professor at a Quebec university AND a partner of Institut AdapT . We invite professors to become partners of the Institut AdapT by sending an expression of interest to InstitutAdapT@etsmtl.ca.

Limit of 2 AdapT grants per project submitted. Limit of one AdapT grant per student or postdoctoral fellow.

Industrial partners, non-profit organizations, and/or municipalities participating in the grant application must also agree to be associated with the Institut AdapT .

Program objectives

Support research projects aimed at adapting the built environment to climate change, while reducing their environmental footprint.

Eligibility requirements

• The project must demonstrate that it seeks to bring innovation to the theme of adaptation or resilience to climate change, with an emphasis on the built environment and its populations.
• The principal investigator must be a faculty member at a university in Quebec.
• The project must involve at least one highly qualified personnel (HQP): master’s or doctoral student, or postdoctoral fellow.
• If applicable, partner companies, non-profit organizations, and/or municipalities must agree to become members of the Institute. There is no cost to become a member.
• At the request of the Institute and with the consent of the partners, a project receiving an AdapT grant may be highlighted in our communications activities, such as social media.

Submission procedure

Applications must be submitted to Institut AdapT online [French only]: access the formulaire de l’Institut AdapT.

Attach the following documents to the online form:

1. A description of the project. Maximum two (2) pages. This document must specify:
   • Identification of industrial partners, non-profit organizations, and/or municipalities, if applicable;
   • The issues, objectives, methodology, and outcomes of the project;
   • How the research project fulfills the mission of Institut AdapT .
2. A resume of the student or postdoctoral fellow who will receive the scholarship supplement.

Deliverables following the granting of financial assistance

Communication

The student or postdoctoral fellow receiving the scholarship supplement must communicate the results of their research in the form of a friendly conference to be presented at the end of the project to Institut AdapT community and the general public in the form of a scientific cocktail reception.

Project evaluation criteria

Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

• Alignment with AdapT’s mission;
• Clarity of objectives and methodology;
• Environmental, economic, and social benefits for Quebec and the rest of the world;
• Quality of the student’s or postdoctoral fellow’s application;
• Innovative nature of the project.

If you have any questions, please contact: InstitutAdapT@etsmtl.ca