Life Sciences Fellowship

Eligible Applicants

Entrepreneurially-inclined candidates with advanced knowledge or experience in the type of R&D to be commercialized – commonly obtained through an advanced degree (Masters or greater).

Candidates must be:

• Legally eligible to work in Canada;
• Able to participate full-time in the Fellowship for two years;
• Reside in Alberta during the Fellowship and maintain a company presence or office at the Life Sciences Innovation Hub.

Project/Startup Eligibility
The project must have a compelling plan for leveraging R&D to a create health-related product or service. A new company must be formed during the Fellowship, with the Fellow as the founding CEO or founding senior-level executive.

Project/Startup must:

• Demonstrate the ability and intent to transfer R&D to the company;
• Have a tangible plan for commercialization above R&D generation and publication;
• Have a focus on digital health and life sciences (healthcare, veterinary medicine, agriculture, and health and wellness);
• Be a project that is not a well-established company. Specifically, projects that have been incorporated and have had substantial business activity before July 1, 2020, are ineligible.

A total of six Fellowships will be awarded – four for digital health, and two life sciences.