Postdoc Entrepreneur Funding

This program is aimed at doctoral students with an entrepreneurial project in AI and its applications in all fields. The two recipients will have the opportunity to develop a marketable prototype based on their doctoral research, while receiving a salary funding of $105,000 for a duration of 18 months, along with a research fund budget of up to $30,000. Additionally, they will benefit from the IVADO network to kickstart their entrepreneurial project.

Deadline not available

Deadline not available

Grant, Funding

Artificial Intelligence, research and discovery

Recent Grad (< 2 years)

For Profit

Networking

This grant is restricted to whole of Canada

This grant is age restricted from 18 to 100

For the candidate

You must be eligible to register as a postdoctoral fellow at HEC Montreal, Polytechnique Montréal, Université de Montréal, McGill University or Université Laval, on the funding start date;
You must have submitted your doctoral thesis by the start date of funding;
You own or will own a significant share of the company founded or co-founded. If the company is already founded, it must be very recent and it must not have carried out any significant commercial activities;
Some flexibility will be granted in the case of applicants who provide adequate explanation for a career interruption or particular circumstances. Please include this explanation (e.g., parental leave, sick leave) in your application.

For the professor (supervisor)

You must be a faculty member at one of the following institutions: HEC Montréal, Polytechnique Montréal, Université de Montréal, McGill University or Université Laval, at the time of the start of funding.
Must have one of the following eligible positions: assistant professor, associate professor or full professor;
If you meet the preceding criteria and are the PhD candidate’s thesis director or co-director, you are also eligible.
You may not submit more than one application for this competition.