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Accelerate Entrepreneur │ Mitacs

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$15,000

Description

Mitacs 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.

Eligible Applicants

The student and postdoctoral fellow eligibility for Accelerate Entrepreneur is similar to standard Accelerate. Students and post-doctoral fellows at Mitacs partner colleges and universities in Canada are eligible.  

Additional eligibility criteria must be assessed for the start-up and the incubator partner for participating in a Mitacs Accelerate Entrepreneur project for your consideration: 

  • You need to be actively housed at an approved incubator facility for the duration of the proposed project. Don’t see your incubator on the list? Please reach out to your local Mitacs Advisor and explore the opportunity to have your incubator included on our list. 
  • Your proposed research project must further develop the research or technology at the core of your start-up business
  • Note that your start up will need to be incorporated to receive any funding, and you will need an academic supervisor at you’re academic institution who can hold and disburse the funding. Note that sole proprietorships and LLPs (Limited Liability Partnership) are not incorporated and therefore are not eligible.

Eligible Expenses

This program targets the stages in a start-up’s journey where big impacts can be made:

  • 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

Deadline Date

The Mitacs Accelerate Entrepreneur program accepts applications on a continuous basis. Evaluation of applications typically takes six to eight weeks. Projects start at four months and can be scaled up. Note that for the 2025-2026 fiscal year (ending March 31, 2026), there is limited funding available for Accelerate and BSI in Alberta and Ontario. Applicants must submit a completed Mitacs Accelerate proposal form, a Conflict of Interest declaration, and a letter of support from their host incubator facility. Connect with a Mitacs Advisor for specific program requirements and eligibility. Please visit the official Mitacs website to verify all details and guidelines.

Contact

Contact Name: Mitacs Advisor

E-mail Address: bd@mitacs.ca

Website: https://www.mitacs.ca/our-programs/accelerate-entrepreneur/

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