Allan Widger Consulting Corporation Grant for Young Geotechnical Engineers in Transportation
This award provides an allowance of up to $4,000 to a young geotechnical engineer working in transportation to help them participate in TAC’s spring technical meetings (online), and fall technical meetings and annual conference (both in-person).
Terms and Conditions
Applicants must:
- Be not more than 35 years old on December 31 in the year of the award
- Hold at least a master’s degree in geotechnical engineering or an equivalent field
- Have at least three years of work experience in the transportation field
- Be employed by a TAC member organization, and not be a full-time student
- Submit a CV and describe (up to 750 words) their work accomplishments, reasons for wanting to attend TAC’s conference and technical meetings, and the anticipated benefits of doing so.
Applications are reviewed by a selection committee, which may not approve any recipient in a given year. Previous grant recipients may re-apply, but will only be considered if they are presenting in a technical session at the TAC conference.
The recipient will:
- Attend the spring and fall meetings of the Pavements Committee and the Soils & Materials Committee, and is encouraged to participate in other committee meetings and conference technical sessions.
- Agree to write a one-page report after the spring and fall meetings, with event highlights and comments about how participation benefited their professional development, suitable for publication on TAC’s website and social media.
- Submit a post-conference claim for reimbursement of eligible expenses including conference registration, hotel accommodation, economy air/train/bus fare or car mileage, local transportation, and meals not supplied at TAC events (receipts are required for all expenses).
Past Recipients
Jean-Gabriel Dorval, Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable du Québec
Sarah Bouchard, Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable du Québec
Jean-Pascal Cloutier, Ministère des Transports du Québec
Ahmed Ghazy, City of Winnipeg
Sam Esfandiarpour, Thurber Engineering Ltd.
Aleks Kivi, Applied Research Associates
