Selection process

1^st stage : THE UNIVERSITIES

Each university will make a first selection and will submit a maximum of two applications per category.

2^nd stage : THE SPECIALIST JURIES

For each category, Forces AVENIR will set up a jury of three people recognized in their field. These juries will select the recipients of the grants and AVENIR trophies.

IMPORTANT : In order to determine the three finalists and the recipient of the AVENIR award for each of the categories, the juries will call the representatives of the four best applications for an interview. In regard to the Personality AVENIR - Undergraduates category, the jury for this category will call the representatives of the ten best applications for an interview in order to select the nine finalists and the three recipients of the AVENIR awards. THE REPRESENTATIVES ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND THESE INTERVIEWS.

The interviews will take place from June 1 to 26, 2010. The candidates are responsible for attending these interviews. For the Personality category, the juries will call the candidate for an interview. For the Project category, they will call the project’s spokesperson or one of its members.

3^rd stage : THE GRAND JURY

Finally, a Grand Jury made up of a number of key figures in society representing different fields will determine the recipients of the AVENIR Par excellence grants and trophies.

Selection criteria

AVENIR PROJECT

Tangible results : 30 points
Relevance : 15 points
Innovative nature : 15 points
Influence : 15 points
Organization's scope : 10 points
Educational impact : 5 points
Pursuit of funding : 5 points
Quality of the file's presentation : 5 points
Grand total 100 points

PERSONALITY AVENIR

Balance between social commitment, academic success and personal qualities : 30 points
Responsibilities and leadership : 20 points
Achievements and tangible results : 20 points
Consistency in all the specified criteria throughout the course of studies
(over a long period of time) : 20 points
Multidisciplinary nature : 10 points
Grand total 100 points

AVENIR PAR EXCELLENCE AWARDS

The recipient of this award is determined based not only on the same criteria as the other categories but also on the exceptional nature of the application file.

A separate application is not required for this category.