grant_single_labels|summary

grant_single|eligibleFinancing
  • grant_single|minCount
grant_single|deadlines
  • grant_single|timelineUnspecified
grant_single|financingType
Wage Subsidies And Interns
grant_single|eligibleIndustries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Educational services
  • Other services (except public administration)
grant_single|grantors
  • Mitacs
grant_single|status
grant_card_status|open

grant_single_labels|preview

Funds for student and postdoctoral entrepreneurs to further develop the research or technology at the core of their start-up business.

grant_single_labels|projects

Accelerate Entrepreneur funds student and postdoctoral entrepreneurs to achieve commercialization goals and further develop the research or technology at the core of their start-up business.
  • Piloting and testing a new product, service, or technology
  • Iterating and improving on an existing product, service, or technology
  • Making the most out of limited budgets
grant_single|admissibleProjectsExample

$13,000

Ottawa
Improving a machine learning algorithm for financial predictions.

$13,000

Vancouver
Iterating on a drone-based agricultural monitoring system.

$13,000

Calgary
Testing a renewable energy storage solution in urban environments.

$13,000

Toronto
Developing an AI-driven health diagnostic tool for rural clinics.

$13,000

Toronto
Development of a portable water purification device.

$13,000

Montreal
Pilot testing of a smart home energy management system.

grant_single_labels|admissibility

Eligibility criteria for the Accelerate Entrepreneur grant include:
  • Students and post-doctoral fellows at Mitacs partner colleges and universities in Canada are eligible.

grant_eligibility_criteria|who_can_apply

Accelerate Entrepreneur funds student and postdoctoral entrepreneurs to achieve commercialization goals and develop the core research or technology of their start-up business. Eligible companies must be actively housed at an approved incubator facility and have a research project that further develops their business core.
  • Start-up companies owned and managed by student or postdoctoral entrepreneurs
  • Companies incorporated to receive the funding
  • Companies with an approved research project that enhances their core technology or research

grant_eligibility_criteria|who_cannot_apply

Generally, consulting firms and full-time employees without ownership or management responsibility in the start-up are not eligible for the Accelerate Entrepreneur grant. The following types of companies may not be eligible for this grant:
  • Consulting firms
  • Full-time employees without ownership or management responsibility in the start-up

grant_eligibility_criteria|eligible_expenses

Eligible expenses for this grant include research-related costs such as equipment, supplies, travel (if applicable), and salaries for interns or research personnel.
  • Equipment
  • Supplies
  • Travel expenses (if applicable)
  • Salaries for interns or research personnel

grant_single_labels|criteria

Accelerate Entrepreneur projects are evaluated based on specific criteria. The main evaluation criteria include the following:
  • Relevance of the proposed project to the start-up's commercialization goals
  • Demonstration of how the research or technology at the core of the start-up will be further developed
  • Feasibility and clarity of the project objectives
  • Evidence of the project's potential impact and benefit to the start-up
  • Alignment with the program's focus on piloting, testing, and budget optimization

grant_single_labels|register

  • Step 1: Connect with your local Mitacs Advisor to get your Accelerate Entrepreneur application started.
  • Step 2: Review the following information when you begin writing your proposal:
    • Eligible research and adjudication criteria
    • Writing Your Proposal guide
    • Policies
  • Step 3: Collect all required signatures from intern(s), professor(s), partner contact, and university Office of Research Services or equivalent.
  • Step 4: Email your proposal package to your Mitacs Advisor.
  • Step 5: Peer review of your proposal will take approximately six to eight weeks. Partners will receive an invoice for their contribution.
  • Step 6: Mitacs forwards the Accelerate funds to the academic institution upon receipt of the partner contribution and approval of the proposal.
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