Advanced Manufacturing grants in Canada

Closed

Paid one European project EUR 3 million to test Industry 5.0 transformation methods in regional industrial ecosystems, re-granting up to EUR 60,000 per third-party activity.

Closed

Funds development of manufacturing equipment and stability fixes needed to commercialise perovskite solar cells.

Closed

Pays a single coordination project to map Industry 5.0 technologies — wearables, human digital twins, extended reality — for energy-intensive industry workplaces.

Open

Runs Y Combinator Accelerator for early-stage startups with a three-month batch, investment, and mentoring support.

Open

Awards University of Toronto-affiliated early-stage founders up to $15,000 CAD for a three-minute pitch, as part of an annual competition with over $100,000 in total prizes.

Open

Awards University of Toronto-affiliated later-stage founders up to $40,000 CAD for a three-minute pitch, as part of an annual competition with over $100,000 in total prizes.

Open

Funds private investment in British Columbia small businesses through tax-supported incentives and provincial partnership support.

Open

Funds loan participation for Black Canadian entrepreneurs through mission-aligned lenders to expand growth-capable businesses.

Pays Canadian employers up to about $10,000 per employee toward eligible training costs when they upskill their team.

Covers up to 50% of eligible export development costs for Canadian SMEs, up to a maximum of $50,000 per project.

Between cycles

Gives Kingston post-secondary students up to $10,000 cash or a startup-program place through two pitch-competition prize streams for projects that improve city life or municipal services.

Between cycles

Funds Canadian companies through federal innovation tax deductions for qualifying innovation experimentation costs.

Between cycles

Offers Canadian provinces extra incentives that top up federal measures for qualifying innovation activity.

Closed

Funds Canadian firms in EUREKA low-carbon energy R&D consortia.

Pays Canadian youth aged 14 to 18 cash awards for innovation projects that address community, national or global challenges.

Closed

Awards Canadian student founders up to $10,000 in a national bracket-style pitch competition.

Discontinued

Funds exceptional early-career North American STEM researchers through prestigious academic fellowships.

Open

Funds European digital startups at TRL 4-5 seeking co-development with industry partners through EIT Digital's open innovation matching platform.

Between cycles

Awards €10,000 to the winning start-up in each of five energy-transition categories.

Between cycles

Funds NIST partnership research across metrology, nanotechnology, AI and advanced manufacturing, open to almost any non-federal organisation except individuals.

Between cycles

Funds Minnesota angel investors through a refundable credit for investments in high-technology startups.

Between cycles

Pays up to $10,000 to photonics startups pitching at Photonics West 2027.

Between cycles

Offers Creative Destruction Lab cohorts with mentorship, customer discovery, and venture readiness to help startups scale.

Closed

Awards 15,000 Euro plus exhibition space and mentoring to the winning early-stage company at the ACHEMA Start-up Award 2027, for new ventures in chemistry, process engineering or biotechnology.