Seed Fund Extention Grant

Previous Seed Fund recipients are encouraged to apply for up to $50,000 in commercialization funding after completing a Lab2Market program.

All proposed projects must align with the Transforming Climate Action (TCA) program themes. Additional information on TCA themes can be found here.

Applicants must:

• Be a researcher at Dalhousie University, L'Université du Québec à Rimouski, Université Laval, or Memorial University
• Have received Seed Funding previously
• Have completed one of the following programs:
  
  • Lab2Market Oceans
  • Lab2Market Validate
  • Lab au Marché Validation

To submit your application, please follow these steps:

1. Prepare the following documents:
   
   1. Completed application form
   2. Budget justification spreadsheet
   3. Curriculum Vitae. (maximum two pages per person; if submitting multiple CVs, compile them into a single file)
2. Complete the Seed Fund-Excluded Reviewers Form to submit a list of individuals you prefer not to review your application (Optional)
3. Complete the Checklist Confirmation Form (required before submitting your application)
4. Email all required documents to: seedfund@dal.ca

Applicants will be:

• Considered on a rolling basis until funding is allocated. Future funding is not guaranteed.
• Considered and assessed on the following criteria:
  
  • Opportunity for the extension grant to advance the research to the next fundable stage of development (25%)
  • Consideration of commercialization opportunity and strategy (25%)
  • Insights leveraged from Lab2Market to focus and advance research (25%)
  • Robustness of EDIA strategy (25%)