INOVAIT Pilot Fund, Fall 2022 Call for Applications

Who?

This competition is open to Canadian corporations, academic institutions and not-for-profit organizations. Each project must involve two to four Canadian collaborators and must actively involve at least one Canadian small and medium enterprise (SME).

What?

The Pilot Fund will support collaborative research and development (R&D) projects with an aim towards commercialization. All projects must involve the integration of artificial intelligence or advanced data capabilities into an image-guided therapy technology. Funding will support industrial research, including activities related to the discovery of new knowledge that aim to support the development of new technology-driven products or services and large-scale technology demonstration, including the advancement and development of new technologies into product-specific applications.

How Much?

Projects may request between $100,000 and $125,000. INOVAIT contributes up to one-third (33.33%) of total eligible supported costs in the form of reimbursement funding.

When?

Projects can begin no earlier than January 1, 2023 and end no later than June 30, 2024. Projects should be 9 to 15 months in length.

Where?

Register for an account on the INOVAIT Funding Portal. Proposals can be submitted through this portal between October 24, 2022 and 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time on December 20, 2022.

Need More Information?

Attend our webinar on November 2, 2022 from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time. The webinar will be in English only, but a video with closed captioning and French subtitles will be available on this website after the webinar.

More details can be found on the INOVAIT website.