Programs adapted for every step of your journey from researcher to entrepreneur
Are you a researcher or graduate students interested in learning about what entrepreneurship can do for you? This program is for you.
Readiness level: No previous entrepreneurial experience.
Target Audience: Researchers & students in STEM or Social Sciences (Masters, PhDs, postdocs).
Format: Online, 12 week program, 3 hours a week, bilingual, offered twice a year.
Cost: Free, a value of $1250 thanks to funding support from the Fonds de Recherche du Québec.
*you will be taken to an external website
*Program not currently offered
Are you a researcher or graduate students and want to discover the Quebec entrepreneurial ecosystem?
Readiness level: You have a basic knowledge of entrepreneurial concepts and want to figure out your next steps in your entrepreneurial journey.
Target Audience: Masters or PhDs in progress or completed, postdocs.
Format: In-person / Online. 3 hours per week.
Cost: Free, value of $1000 thanks to financial support from the John Dobson Foundation
Are you a graduate student or postdoc thinking about commercializing your research, but you don’t know where to start? The Lab2Market Validation program is for you.
Readiness level: Graduate student or postdocs paired teamed with an investigator or academic supervisor
Target Audience: Graduate Students or Postdoctoral Fellows in team with Investigator / Academic Supervisor
Format: 16 weeks program, online and in person
Cost: Free
Funding: 10,000$ CAD
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Scientific and Innovative Venture Program (SIVP)
Transform your research project into an entrepreneurial venture
Readiness level: You completed or are about to complete your PhD. and are ready to become a startup founder.
Target Audience: Postdocs, PhD Graduates.
Format: In-person / Online. One year with the possibility for renewal, full-time.
Funding potential: Bursary of excellence $50,000 from FRQ