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Connected Vehicle and Engineered Surfaces Challenge - Canada
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Connected Vehicle and Engineered Surfaces Challenge

Advancing wireless connectivity and interference control in connected vehicles
Offered by
Innovation Canada
Official source: ised-isde.canada.ca

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Funding available
$ 1,000,000
Location
Canada
Who can apply

For-profit small businesses incorporated in Canada that meet the challenge’s stated eligibility criteria.

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Overview

The Connected Vehicle and Engineered Surfaces Challenge offers Canadian small businesses up to $150,000 for Phase 1 and up to $1,000,000 for Phase 2 to develop Frequency Selective Engineered Surfaces (FSES) for connected vehicles. Projects may design and integrate FSES into vehicle systems to support wireless connectivity and manage interference within vehicles, between nearby vehicles, and in urban environments.
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At a glance

Funding available

Financing goals
  • No objectives are currently available
Eligible Funding
  • Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
Funds Providers

Eligible candidates

Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Location
  • Canada
Legal structures
  • For-profit business
Annual revenue
  • All revenue ranges
Organisation size
  • 499 employees maximum
Audience
  • All groups

Next Steps

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Availability timeline

2019
Periods: 1

Activities funded

  • Design and integrate Frequency Selective Engineered Surfaces (FSES) into connected vehicle designs to support wireless connectivity within vehicles.
  • Use FSES to manage interference within vehicles, between nearby vehicles, and between vehicles and the urban environment.

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Connected Vehicle and Engineered Surfaces Challenge

Eligibility

Who is eligible?

  • For-profit small businesses incorporated in Canada that meet the challenge’s stated eligibility criteria.

Eligible geographic areas

  • The business’s research and development activities must take place in Canada.
  • The applicant must be incorporated in Canada, federally or provincially.

Selection criteria

  • The proposed solution must pass the mandatory assessment showing a starting Technology Readiness Level (TRL) between 1 and 4, inclusive.
  • Point-rated innovation criteria assess how the solution advances the state of the art, addresses the challenge problem, and identifies scientific and technical risks and mitigation approaches.
  • Benefits to Canada are point-rated across innovation, economic and public benefits.
  • Management and technological capability, financial capability, and commercialization plans are point-rated.
  • The minimum pass mark is 40 points out of 80 available.

How to apply

  • Submit a complete application or bid through the online application and bid submission system.

Processing and Agreement

  • Once a complete application or bid is submitted, it is sent to the department or agency that issued the challenge and to the Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) for assessment.
  • The challenge sponsoring department or agency decides which businesses will receive Phase 1 funding.
  • All businesses that submit an application or bid receive feedback.

Contacts

ISED-ISDE@canada.ca
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Connected Vehicle and Engineered Surfaces Challenge Program

What is the Connected Vehicle and Engineered Surfaces Challenge?

The Connected Vehicle and Engineered Surfaces Challenge offers Canadian small businesses up to $150,000 for Phase 1 and up to $1,000,000 for Phase 2 to develop Frequency Selective Engineered Surfaces (FSES) for connected vehicles. Projects may design and integrate FSES into vehicle systems to support wireless connectivity and manage interference within vehicles, between nearby vehicles, and in urban environments.

How much funding can be received?

Connected Vehicle and Engineered Surfaces Challenge Funds up to $1,000,000 of admissible expenses.

Who is eligible for the Connected Vehicle and Engineered Surfaces Challenge program?

To be eligible for the Connected Vehicle and Engineered Surfaces Challenge program, you must: The applicant must be a for-profit small business incorporated in Canada with 499 or fewer full-time equivalent employees. Research and development activities must take place in Canada. The business must meet the stated Canadian workforce, compensation and senior executive residency thresholds.

What expenses are eligible under Connected Vehicle and Engineered Surfaces Challenge?

Design and integrate Frequency Selective Engineered Surfaces (FSES) into connected vehicle designs to support wireless connectivity within vehicles. Use FSES to manage interference within vehicles, between nearby vehicles, and between vehicles and the urban environment.

Who can I contact for more information about the Connected Vehicle and Engineered Surfaces Challenge?

You can contact Innovation Canada by email at ISED-ISDE@canada.ca.

Where is the Connected Vehicle and Engineered Surfaces Challenge available?

The Connected Vehicle and Engineered Surfaces Challenge program is available across Canada.

Is the Connected Vehicle and Engineered Surfaces Challenge a grant, loan, or tax credit?

Connected Vehicle and Engineered Surfaces Challenge is a Grant and Funding