Canada’s Ocean Supercluster – Technology Leadership Projects
Description:
Technology Leadership Projects bring together investors and partners from across ocean industries to develop and commercialize innovative solutions to shared challenges, while increasing connectivity, strengthening capabilities, growing supply chain, and expanding international reach. At the heart of every Technology Leadership Project is a strong industry partnership.
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.
Eligibility:
The TL Pojects must meet the following requirements:
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.
Applications 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.
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.
When It Ends:
Ongoing
Deadline:
Rolling deadline