CDL Women Apprentice Program Founding Partner – Scotiabank

The Apprentice Program is an initiative of the Creative Destruction Lab that aims to support young women-identified individuals including two-spirit, transgender and non-binary individuals interested in STEM and entrepreneurship. Women represent ~50% of the population yet continue to be underrepresented in technical studies and careers with less than ~3% of venture capital being deployed to solely women-led startups*. The CDL community is committed to sharing its collective knowledge and experience to support students in fostering an entrepreneurship mindset and encouraging growth in the innovation ecosystem. Beginning in 2022/23, Scotiabank’s partnership will help to support programming focused on STEM and entrepreneurship for young women+ individuals (14-18yrs) from all backgrounds and experiences, driving CDL’s mission to ignite greater gender diversity in these fields..

Grant Deadline

Deadline not available

Funding Amount

Deadline not available

Type of Grant

Incubator Accelerator

Sectors

Fintech, Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence, Clean Energy, Engineering, Environmental Sustainability, Computer sciences, Supply Chain, Web 3.0

Demographics

Women, LGBTQ2+

Incorporation

For Profit

Perks

Mentorship, Coaching, Virtual

Region Restriction

This grant is restricted to whole of Canada

Keywords

Age Restriction

This grant is age restricted from 14 to 18

Eligibility and Requirements

Ideal CDL Apprentice Program Students

The ideal candidates are young women+* individuals between 14-18 years of age. A curious, open-minded person who enjoys testing ideas and solving problems – someone looking to connect with others with similar interests in STEM, business and entrepreneurship. Students must have a parent/guardian sign a participation agreement to access the CDL community.

Grant Application website

https://creativedestructionlab.com/program/apprentice-program/

Contact

Questions for the CDL Apprentice Program 

Please direct any questions to apprentice@creativedestructionlab.com.