The pursuit of excellence is embodied by the quest for exceptional quality in all things. 
This philosophy is accompanied by certain fundamental values. The practice of engineering, 
the profession you are working toward, is necessarily based on competence, responsibility, ethics and social commitment. These values underlie the Policy on the enhancement of professional excellence of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ).

The Student Award of Merit is part of the program devoted to the next generation of engineers, 
which falls under this policy. It seeks to recognize the concern for excellence shown by engineering students, members of the OIQ Student Section, whose academic results and social and community commitment reflect the values of the profession.