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PEIBWA Micro Grants

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Amount:

$500

Type of Program:

Grants

Description:

PEIBWA Micro Grants are designed to help new, growing, and established women entrepreneurs through a non-repayable grant and business skills support.

Comments on Funding:

Funding is up to $500, with 75% payable on approval and remaining payable on completion of final report. There is a maximum of five (5) grants available during the funding round.

When It Ends:

Closed

Deadline:

Next deadlines to be determined

Eligibility:

The applicant must:

  • a new, growing, or established woman entrepreneur,
  • a member of PEIBWA,
  • a resident of PEI. 

Non-profits and community organizations are not eligible

Application Steps:

1

must submit a proposal through the online application form. She will receive an email confirmation that her application has been received.

2

will get an email about the result of their application, 

3

will be asked to visit the PEIBWA office and sign a “Letter of Acceptance/Funding Agreement” within thirty (30) days of receiving the acceptance notification, 

4

will receive 75% of funding within 30 days of PEI Business Women’s Association receiving the Letter of Acceptance/Funding Agreement,

5

has 60 days after the project is completed to submit a “Completion Report” and related financial documentation to the PEI Business Women’s Association office to receive the remaining 25% funding,

6

will be invited to do a short presentation on the project at the PEIBWA AG.

Documentation Needed: 

The applicant must submit:

  • a proposal through the online application form, including the following: contact information, stage of business, barriers, challenges, and successes so far, the proposed activities and goals, estimated expenses to achieve those goals,
  • a “Completion Report” and related financial documentation.

Program Contact:

PEIBWA Micro Grants

PEI Business Women’s Association

NATI-ACOA Internship Program

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  • This program is currently closed.

Amount:

$30,000

Type of Program:

Subsidy

Description:

The NATI-ACOA Internship Program offers two streams of internships including Export and Commercialization, and is designed to provide work opportunities for Newfoundland and Labrador university and college graduates while supporting the growth of established technology companies with quality commercialization and trade advisory services.

Comments on Funding:

Funding is 75% of the intern’s salary to a maximum of $30,000, in addition to mandatory professional sales training, and support for other approved training activities.
Participating companies are required to contribute a minimum of 25% ($10,000) of the graduate’s salary and benefits to the minimum per annum salary of $40,000, excluding all mandatory employer-related costs (MERC).  

When It Ends:

Closed

Deadline:

Fall 2020 dates to be announced

Eligibility:

The applicant must:

  • be Newfoundland and Labrador-based technology companies who then engage a graduate for a period of one year, with substantial funding support through the Internship Program,
  • commit to making commercialization or trade support services part of their business strategy,
  • demonstrate they can support the intern with the necessary resources for their career development in their role,
  • demonstrate they have the commitment and means to implement on their business strategy

Other Things to Note:

The deadline to apply was 8th March 2021. 

Program Contact:

Internship Programs - NATI

​Internship Program - techNL​​​

Shorts-to-Features Program

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  • This program is currently closed.

Amount:

$37,000.00

Type of Program:

Grants & Loan

Description:

The Shorts-to-Features Program is designed to finance the production of three short films, in the amount of $32,000 each, from emerging Canadian filmmakers to use as a calling card for their first feature film, in addition to a commitment of a further $5,000 to develop a second draft of their feature script. Eligible projects need to show how the short film relates creatively to a feature film currently in development.

Comments on Funding:

Funding comes as a prize of $32,000.
The Fund guarantees a further commitment of $5,000 per project in the form of a script development loan to go from First Draft to Second Draft. 

When It Ends:

Closed

Deadline:

December 2020

Eligibility:

​Applicants must:

  • be filmmaking teams, writer/director/producer. The writer, producer and director must not have had a credit on a feature in one of these three disciplines.
  • be Canadian (Canadian citizenship or Permanent Residents).
  • produce a short film between 5 and 10mins, with intentions to be certified by Canadian content.
  • work with an executive producer (EP) who meets the Fund’s Script Development/Equity Investment Program eligibility criteria - this person must be a Canadian and have produced at least one feature film within the last seven years. This individual will act as a mentor throughout the film’s production.

Application Steps:

The applicant must submit:

1

the application through the online submission portal located at Bellmedia.ca.,

2

the supporting documents as separate PDFs zipped into one .zip file

Documentation Needed: 

​The applicant must submit:

  1. 1
    the application,
  2. 2
    a script between 5 and 10 pages (scripts longer than 10 pages will NOT be accepted),
  3. 3
    the synopsis of short script (100-200 words) and the synopsis of feature script (300-500 words),
  4. 4
    a statement from the team on how this short can represent a calling card for a feature project in the future,
  5. 5
    a one page director’s vision statement, 
  1. 6
    a feature script (80-120 pages) which relates to the short film,
  2. 7
    a one-or-two page resumes for writer, director, producer,
  3. 8
    a production Budget,
  4. 9
    the executive producer letter of interest or a wishlist of potential EPs,
  5. 10
    one or two previous short films from the director (link/url – no DVDs).

Other Things to Note:

Harold Greenberg Fund ceased operations in 2021.

Program Contact:

​Home - Bell Media

​About ‘The Fund’

​Harold Greenberg Fund to cease operations later this year​​​

Script Development Program

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  • This program is currently closed.

Amount:

No Fixed Amount

Type of Program:

Grants

Description:

The Harold Greenberg Fund's Script Development Program provides funding to Canadian production companies to develop a script for a scripted, theatrical feature-length film.

Comments on Funding:

There are a few funding levels as follows:

  1. 1
    Story Optioning – First Option - Up to the first two years of option fees plus up to $2,500 in admin/legal fees and $10,000 in First Draft funding;
  2. 2
    Story Optioning – Option Renewal: Up to 80% of two years of option renewal fees;
  3. 3
    First Draft to Second Draft: Up to $15,000;
  4. 4
    Second Draft to Third Draft: Up to $10,000;
  5. 5
    Polish & Packaging – Fast Track (projects with distribution): Up to $20,000;
  6. 6
    Polish and Packaging – Two Stage Phase (projects without distribution): Up to $10,000 per Stage;
  7. 7
    HGF Story Editor Program: (up to $5,000) 

When It Ends:

Closed

Deadline:

Rolling deadline

Eligibility:

​The applicant must:

  • be a Canadian production company,
  • hold the rights to the project (and, if applicable, co-applicant),
  • have produced (and hold/co-holds copyright in) at least one narrative feature film which has had its initial commercial release or broadcast premiere within the past seven years. Feature length documentaries do not qualify.

Projects involving two co-applicants (must be co-owners of the property) are permitted, as long as at least one production company satisfies the minimum credit requirement. An exemption to eligibility can be made if an attached Executive Producer can satisfy the minimum credit requirements. In this case a signed EP agreement with the applicant must be included (note: this EP need not have ownership of the property).

Project eligibility criteria:

  • Non-English Language projects intended to be subtitled are eligible. However, the script and other supporting documents must be submitted in English to be properly assessed. Projects that are primarily in French should be submitted to Le Fonds Harold Greenberg.
  • The applicant must not have entered into any agreement which could affect the availability of the exclusive Canada pay TV broadcast rights to this project.
  • The contracted screenwriters must be Canadian.
  • The script is intended for a scripted, theatrical feature-length film (at least 75 pgs long).
  • If the project has an optioned underlying property (novel, short story, play, etc.), the option period(s) must total term of at least 48 months.

Application Steps:

The applicant must submit:

1

the application through the online submission system,

2

the supporting documents as separate PDFs zipped into one .zip file

Documentation Needed: 

​The applicant must submit:

  • the application,
  • supporting documents (Resumes/Corporate documents, Chain of Title documentation, financing documents, and creative materials) as detailed in the guidelines. 

Other Things to Note:

Harold Greenberg Fund ceased operations in 2021.

Program Contact:

​Home - Bell Media

​Script-Development-Program-Checklist-and-Guidelines_2020.pdf

​Harold Greenberg Fund to cease operations later this year​​​

Genomics in Society Interdisciplinary Research Teams

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  • This program is currently closed.

Amount:

$ 3.000.000

Type of Program:

Grants

Description:

The Genomics in Society Interdisciplinary Research Teams Program aims to strengthen the connections between researchers, users and other stakeholders on issues that could impact the uptake and application of genomic technologies, including commercialization.

There are three funding streams with the goal of funding at least one team in each stream:
Stream 1: proposals mainly impacting the human health sector,
Stream 2: proposals mainly impacting the agriculture/agri-food and/or aquaculture/fisheries sectors,
Stream 3: proposals mainly impacting the natural resource (forestry, energy, mining) and/or environment sectors.

Cross-sectorial proposals that address multiple sectors across two or three streams are also eligible to apply.

Comments on Funding:

Funding is up to 50% of the requested funds for eligible costs, ranging from $500,000 to a maximum of $1 million to an approved team for a term of up to four years.

At least 50% of the requested funds for eligible costs for each team must be obtained through co-funding. At least 50% of the co-funding needs to be secured at the time of the release of funds and a feasible plan needs to be submitted describing how the remaining co-funding will be obtained over the term of the team. 

When It Ends:

Closed

Deadline:

May 30, 2019

Eligibility:

​Eligible projects must address the following:

  • The main focus of the team must be to take an interdisciplinary approach to address topics related to the implications of genomics in society (GE3LS research) that will have an impact nationally.
  • Teams must include at least three researchers from different disciplines at the Leader or Co-Investigator level.
  • Teams must demonstrate engagement and integration of appropriate genomic scientists and users. Teams that bring together researchers and users from different regions of the country could have a bigger impact nationally; while this approach is encouraged it is not a requirement.
  • Incorporation of new researchers into the team is encouraged. New researchers include those that are new to genomics and society as well as early stage investigators (defined as being within five years of their first appointment).
  • All projects must clearly demonstrate engagement with users in the development and execution of the research plan in order to help ensure receptor uptake and practical applicability of the research.
  • Deliverables should have practical applicability in as short a time as possible after the end of the funding period and lead to significant social and/or economic benefits for Canada.

Applicants must:

  • be individuals autonomous regarding their research activities,
  • have an academic or research appointment, being allowed to pursue the proposed research project independently for the duration of the funding, to supervise trainees, and to publish the research results; and being obliged to conform to institutional/organizational regulations and guidelines concerning the conduct of research, the supervision of trainees, and the employment conditions of staff.
  • be affiliated with a Canadian university or affiliated, non-commercial entity, such as hospitals and research institutes,
  • be affiliated with a not-for-profit corporation, including community or charitable organizations, if the organization has an explicit research mandate,
  • be affiliated with Canadian non-federal government departments or agencies.

The users:

  • are those able to use the information generated through research to make informed decisions on relevant issues, policies, programs and product development,
  • can be industry and industry associations, producer organizations, government departments and regulatory agencies,
  • must be clearly integrated into the team in the form of a team member, collaborator and/or member of the management team,
  • are encouraged to actively collaborate in the priority setting and conduct of research as well as in summarizing, distributing, sharing, and applying its resulting knowledge.

Application Steps:

1

complete the two steps of the application process: Registration (some basic information to allow for screening for eligibility by the Genome Centres) and Full Application.

2

apply for funding through their regional Genome Centre. 

Documentation Needed: 

​Applicants must complete and submit:

  • the Registration form which provides some basic information (who is applying, what they are planning to do, research and expected deliverables, approximate budgets and suggested reviewers) to allow for screening for eligibility by the Genome Centres and facilitate the early selection of reviewers for the peer review process,
  • the Full Application including more details about the research, its management and finance, the benefits for Canada and a strong plan for knowledge translation and development of benefits (i.e., how the deliverables from the research will be transferred, disseminated, used, and/or applied to realize the social and/or economic benefits).

Other Things to Note:

This competition is now closed.

Program Contact:

​Genomics in Society Interdisciplinary Research Teams

​guidelinesforfunding.pdf​​​