Advanced Materials grants in Canada
Explore Advanced Materials grants for companies in Canada. This list brings together funding for novel materials, composites, nanomaterials, coatings and materials science from Canadian innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in Canada, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Advanced Materials in Canada come first.
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Desjardins Startup Prize — Early-Stage Prize
🇨🇦UTE · Canada
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.
Desjardins Startup Prize — Later-Stage Prize
🇨🇦UTE · Canada
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.
BC Small Business Venture Capital Tax Credit
🇨🇦Province of BC · Canada
Funds private investment in British Columbia small businesses through tax-supported incentives and provincial partnership support.
Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund
🇨🇦ISED · Canada
Funds loan participation for Black Canadian entrepreneurs through mission-aligned lenders to expand growth-capable businesses.
Y Combinator Accelerator Program
🇺🇸YC · United States
Runs Y Combinator Accelerator for early-stage startups with a three-month batch, investment, and mentoring support.
Canada Job Grant
🇨🇦Government of Canada · Canada
Pays Canadian employers up to about $10,000 per employee toward eligible training costs when they upskill their team.
CanExport SMEs
🇨🇦GAC · Canada
Covers up to 50% of eligible export development costs for Canadian SMEs, up to a maximum of $50,000 per project.
Dunin-Deshpande Seed Funding Prize (Mayor's Innovation Challenge)
🇨🇦Kingston · Canada
Gives Kingston post-secondary students phased seed funding and a part-time venture-building program for projects that improve city life or municipal services.
The Arena Pitch Competition
🇨🇦Metronomics · Canada
Awards Canadian student founders up to $10,000 in a national bracket-style pitch competition.
Canada SR&ED Federal
🇨🇦CRA · Canada
Funds Canadian companies through federal innovation tax deductions for qualifying innovation experimentation costs.
Provincial SR&ED top-ups (Ontario Quebec BC etc)
🇨🇦Provincial governments · Canada
Offers Canadian provinces extra incentives that top up federal measures for qualifying innovation activity.
Ingenious+ Youth Innovation Challenge
🇨🇦Ingenious+ · Canada
Pays Canadian youth aged 14 to 18 cash awards for innovation projects that address community, national or global challenges.
Sloan Research Fellowships
🇺🇸Sloan Foundation · United States
Funds exceptional early-career North American STEM researchers through prestigious academic fellowships.
Starbucks Global Cold Cup Innovation Challenge
Starbucks · United States
Pays up to $50,000 to solvers who invent a plastic-free, compostable cold-cup material.
Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grant Programs
NIST · United States
Funds NIST partnership research across metrology, nanotechnology, AI and advanced manufacturing, open to almost any non-federal organisation except individuals.
Asian Paints Alchemy 2026
Asian Paints · India
Offers ₹9,00,000 in PhD sponsorships, internships and cash rewards to chemistry and coatings researchers.
Go Make 2027: Advanced Carbon Materials with ExxonMobil
Greentown Labs · United States
Runs a climatetech accelerator that pairs carbon-materials startups with ExxonMobil for validation and collaboration, including a needs-based stipend to support participation.
US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Broad Agency Announcement
AMC · United States
Funds Army research proposals across soldier feeding, protection, biomechanics and training technology on a rolling basis.
BE Fellows — Explorer
Breakthrough Energy · United States
Funds early climate research by university experts, enabling high-upside experiments before ventures are spun out.
Defence Rapid Impact
UKDI / DASA · United Kingdom
Funds innovators from any country developing near-term defence technology prototypes at TRL 6 or 7 through the MOD Defence Innovation Fund.
Lockheed Martin Ventures
Lockheed Martin Corp · United States
Invests in hardware, aerospace, and defense innovation founders through a corporate venture platform tied to Lockheed Martin.
MIT.nano Industry Consortium / Foundry Access
MIT.nano · United States
Provides Massachusetts startup teams access to advanced prototyping and fabrication through MIT.nano collaboration.
Singapore GIC Strategic Investments
GIC · Singapore
Offers sovereign-backed strategic capital programs for Singapore growth ventures in innovation and digital technology.
Open Call for Innovation
UKDI / DASA · United Kingdom
Funds organisations worldwide developing novel defence and security innovations across any technology area from TRL 1 to TRL 8.