Research & Development

ChangeMaker Funding Program – Catalyst Funding

Amount:

$5,000.00

Type of Program:

Grants

Description:

Catalyst Funding supports entrepreneurs, companies, students and fail forward applicants with their early-stage market validation & engagement activities, including: market studies or surveys, travel to access potential markets or customers, hiring of expertise to assist with development of a business/financial model, any costs relating to connecting to the market or potential customers (web presence, marketing, etc.) provided that this is specifically related to validation and development of prototype or beta product required to test the market (only in special circumstances-limited).

Comments on Funding:

Funding is up to $5,000 for entrepreneurs, companies, NouLAB prototyping, up to $1,000 for students to test ideas and up to $5,000 for fail forward applicants.
Applicants are only eligible to be awarded total Catalyst Funding and Saint John TGF to a maximum of $5,000.
Funding awards are taxable.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

Rolling Deadline

Eligibility:

The applicant must:

be an entrepreneur, a company, student or a fail forward applicant with an idea to solve a real-world problem or issue with an innovative and disruptive technology or platform, or an innovative product or service, or an innovative approach or process, or a socially innovative, or ‘tech meets social’ idea, or something that has yet to be discovered or developed, or any combination of the above.
reside in New Brunswick or Prince Edward Island (subject to discretion of PDC Executive Board). In the case of corporations, the majority of shareholders must reside in the eligible province and the registered office must be in the eligible province. In the case of partnerships, the majority of partners and ownership must reside in the eligible provinces.
focus on the following key priority areas: Health & Wellness, Immigration & Retention, Poverty Reduction.
be PDC/New Brunswick Social Policy Research Network (NBSPRN)Program Participants or must be invited to apply.

ALL funding recipients are REQUIRED to participate in the Innovators' Jump Start Program.

Application Steps:

Applicants:

must submit the online application form,

who have been short-listed will be notified by email and will often be invited to a meeting to discuss and determine the terms of award,

will be asked to submit proof of residency for the company/entrepreneur, if successful.

Once due diligence is completed, a Letter of Award and Terms & Conditions Contract will be issued.

Documentation Needed:

Applicants must submit:

the online application form,
proof of residency for the company/entrepreneur, if the application is successful.

Funding recipients are required to provide interim and final progress reports.

Other Things to Note:

The ChangeMaker Funding Program is NOT about the funding. While the funding helps early-stage entrepreneurs and innovators test ideas and build sustainable business models, this program is designed to help build success through providing on-going support and opportunities.

The fail forward applicants are entrepreneurs and innovators who have experienced the failure of an idea or venture and they are ready to do an overhaul or pivot, or have an entirely new idea and are passionate about building a sustainable business. They are courageous entrepreneurs, whose ideas, dreams or ventures have failed (usually at least 4-6 months previously), who have learned from the experience, and who are committed to starting over.

Program Contact:

Catalyst $ | Changemaker

ChangeMaker Program

Policies - Catalyst Fund

FAQs for Funding Awards

ChangeMaker Funding Program – NouLAB Prototype Fund

Amount:

$5,000.00

Type of Program:

Grants

Description:

The NouLAB Prototype Fund provides funding of up to $5,000 to NouLAB teams to prototype ideas to address complex issues.

Comments on Funding:

Funding is up to $5,000.
Applicants are eligible for only one funding application per team for prototyping.
Funding awards are taxable.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

Rolling Deadline

Eligibility:

Applicants must:

be NouLAB teams who have completed the Academy, or are in a Standing Lab. To provide a diversity in perspectives, teams must be multi-disciplinary and have representation across sectors from non-profit, business, government and private sector individuals.
reside in New Brunswick (subject to discretion of PDC Executive Board). In the case of NouLAB teams, there may be some members who are resident outside the province. In the case of applicants which are corporations, the majority of shareholders must reside in the eligible province and the registered office must be in the eligible province. In the case of partnerships, the majority of partners and ownership must reside in the eligible provinces.
focus on the following key priority areas: Health & Wellness, Immigration & Retention, Poverty Reduction,
use the funding for the purpose of prototyping - exploring ideas & testing solutions to complex challenges.

Application Steps:

Applicants must submit the online application form.

Funding will be subject to a Terms & Conditions contract which specifies the amount of the award, the installments, the term of the funding, the holdback and the requirements for funding recipients including provision of regular progress reports and receipts.

Funding for prototyping will be distributed through and managed by ONE team lead who will be the primary contact for communications.

Documentation Needed:

Applicants must submit:

the online application form,
proof of residency for the company/entrepreneur and incorporation and legal documents pertaining to the business structures of applicants, if PDC requests them.

Funding recipients are required to provide interim and final progress reports.

Other Things to Note:

Program Contact:

NouLAB Prototype Fund | ChangeMaker

FAQ fo Funding Awards

NouLAB Economic Immigration Lab

ChangeMaker Funding Program – Saint John Internship Fund

Amount:

$2,000.00

Type of Program:

Grants

Description:

The Saint John Internship Fund is designed to help early-stage entrepreneurs & companies at pilot sites in Saint John employ Student (including SAP) Interns to assist with market validation, market research, business innovation & development within an experiential learning plan.

Comments on Funding:

Funding is up to $2,000.
Applicants are only eligible to be awarded total Catalyst Funding and Saint John TGF to a maximum of $5,000.
Funding awards are taxable.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

Rolling Deadline

Eligibility:

Applicants must:

be early-stage entrepreneurs & companies at pilot sites in Saint John that employ Student (including SAP) Interns to assist with market validation, market research, business innovation & development within an experiential learning plan,
be resident in the Saint John region,
not be an immediate family member of the employer (spouse, children, parents, brother, sister), nor can they be an officer or director of the organization or a member of their immediate families, if interns,
focus on the following key priority areas: Health & Wellness, Immigration & Retention, Poverty Reduction,
be invited to apply.

Internships must be in accordance with all Provincial and Federal Acts and Regulations.

Application Steps:

Applicants must submit the online application form.

Once due diligence is completed, a Letter of Award and Terms & Conditions Contract will be issued.

Documentation Needed:

No specific documentation has been identified.

Other Things to Note:

Program Contact:

Saint John Internship Fund

ChangeMaker Program

Application-Saint John Internship Fund

FAQs for Funding Awards

L.A.B. Funding

Amount:

No Fixed Amount

Type of Program:

Grants

Description:

The L.A.B. Funding program covers up to 75% of a project cost of maximum $25,000 to assist vendors wishing to conduct research and development projects in the field of smart grid innovation in New Brunswick.

Comments on Funding:

Funding is up to 75% of a project cost of maximum $25,000.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

Rolling Deadline

Eligibility:

The applicant must:

be a vendor located in New Brunswick,
be wishing to conduct research and development projects in the field of smart grid innovation.

Application Steps:

Applicants must:

apply to Smart Grid Innovation Network (SGIN) by filling out the online vendor application form

prepare their project and define its scope in the designated SGIN lab (UNB, Siemens or NB Power),

receive funding approval to start their project.

Documentation Needed:

No specific documentation has been identified.

Other Things to Note:

The launch announcement from June, 2017 stated that the L.A.B. FUNDING PROGRAM would be a two-year pilot project (see source 2022). However, I did not manage to find any clear information indicating its closing, so I am not sure about its status.

Changed source 1.

Program Contact:

How to Engage: Smart Grid Innovation Network

Start - Funding & Tax Credits

The L.A.B. funding program is launched! | Smart grid Innovation

Technology Leadership (TL) Projects

Amount:

No Fixed Amount

Type of Program:

Grants

Description:

Technology leadership projects (TL Projects) are collaborative projects where OSC Members and the OSC coinvest to perform research, development, demonstration, commercialization, and capability-building activities that deliver business value and benefits to participating organizations, the innovation ecosystem, and Canada’s ocean economy.

Comments on Funding:

Funding from OSC matches up to 1:1 the Industry Member cash and in-kind contributions.
There is no minimum or maximum project size, but OSC co-investments will likely support projects that range in size from $0.5M to $20M.
At a project level, government funding can cover up to 100% of eligible costs.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

Rolling Deadline

Eligibility:

The TL Projects must meet the following requirements:

A minimum of two Industry Members must co-invest in the project, with no one Industry Member contributing more than 2/3 of the private sector contribution total,
At least one small or medium sized enterprise (500 employees or less) is part of the project team,
Project activities take place in Canada.
Investing organizations must be Industry Members of the OSC to qualify their investment for matching investment of OSC funds,
Project activities are incremental to the regular business undertaking of the proponents in that the project is new or would not be undertaken at the same scope or scale without the co-investment provided by the Supercluster,
Eligible project expenses are compliant with ISED ISI funding guidelines.

Applicants must be OSC Industry Members. OSC Industry members are for-profit, or non-for-profit organizations that receive their funding primarily through the private sector and are registered in Canada.

Application Steps:

Applicants must go through 5 steps:

Preliminary Development: An OSC Member initiates an idea and discusses it with other potential collaborators, and forms a Project Team.

Preliminary Qualification: The Project Team will complete the TL Project Preliminary Qualification Template to demonstrate that their project idea is well formed and meets these eligibility criteria before it can be qualified and advanced to full proposal.

Proposal Development: Once a project is qualified, the Project Team can develop a proposal by completing the TL Project Proposal Template. Proponents can socialize the proposal to other OSC Members and expand the Project Team during this stage.

Proposal Assessment and Selection: The Project Proposal is submitted to OSC, who confirms that it is complete and ready to be submitted for assessment. The TL Project Proposal is evaluated.

Project Agreements and Execution: Approved Projects are advanced for contracting and execution.

Documentation Needed:

Applicants must:

complete the TL Project Preliminary Qualification Template,
develop a proposal by completing the TL Project Proposal Template, including a comprehensive Project Plan, as well as rationale that demonstrates how the proposed project would create opportunities for Members - including Members who are not participating in any project, to access expected Foreground Intellectual Property arising from the project,
sign the Project Agreement, if the project is selected for funding.

Other Things to Note:

Information taken from January 2021 Guidelines

Program Contact:

Canada's Ocean Supercluster

Getting-Started_An-Introduction-to-OSC-4.20.pdf

UPDATED-project_selection_guide_FINAL-2.pdf