Grant financing for ICT research partnerships

• The project must be an ICT-related applied research and development partnership.
• The project must be collaborative, involving at least one institutional partner and at least one industrial partner.
• For TRL 1-3 projects, the partnership must include a minimum of two industrial partners, including at least one involved in R&D in Québec.
• For TRL 4-6 projects, the partnership must include a minimum of one industrial partner.

Who is eligible?

• Industrial partners participating in ICT applied R&D partnership projects
• Institutional partners (research establishments) participating in collaborative ICT R&D projects

Who is not eligible

Eligible expenses

• Admissible expenses of the research establishments involved in the project

Ineligible Costs and Activities

Eligible geographic areas

• Québec (for TRL 1-3 projects, at least one industrial partner must be involved in R&D in Québec)

• Reach out to a member of the Prompt team to discuss your project.
• Provide enough information for Prompt to understand the partnership project at a high level.

• Work with Prompt to structure project financing.
• Identify potential matching opportunities through NSERC, MITACS, or other funding sources.

• Request and obtain the Prompt grant application form through Prompt.

• Prepare the application with Prompt’s support throughout drafting and completion.

• Prompt works with Quebec’s Ministry of the Economy, Science and Innovation (MESI) and can align projects with federal public funding programs (e.g., NSERC, MITACS).
• Support arrangements vary depending on Technology Readiness Level (TRL 1-3 vs TRL 4-6).
• Funding is available on an ongoing basis.