Energy Tech grants in Canada
Explore Energy Tech grants for companies in Canada. This list brings together funding for renewables, storage, grids, hydrogen, nuclear and energy efficiency 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 Energy Tech in Canada come first.
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Sustainable processing and refining of raw materials to produce battery grade Li-ion battery materials
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds demonstrations that refine primary or secondary raw materials into battery-grade lithium-ion metals and active materials in Europe.
Synergies and mutual learning with national and regional initiatives in Europe on Industrial decarbonisation
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Pays a single coordination project to link up national and regional governments working on industrial-decarbonisation funding, roadmaps and strategy.
Targeting key value chain components for increasing the competitiveness of renewable energy technologies in Europe
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds research that fixes one clear competitiveness bottleneck in a renewable energy technology’s value chain, from feedstock to end use.
Towards commercialisation of Perovskite PV and development of dedicated manufacturing equipment (EUPI-PV Partnership)
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds development of manufacturing equipment and stability fixes needed to commercialise perovskite solar cells.
Towards human-centric, sustainable and resilient energy-intensive industries
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Pays a single coordination project to map Industry 5.0 technologies — wearables, human digital twins, extended reality — for energy-intensive industry workplaces.
Underground Thermal Energy Storage in dense urban areas
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds demonstrators of underground thermal energy storage systems that cut the cost of heat storage in dense European cities.
Understand and minimise the environmental impacts of offshore wind energy
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds research that measures and reduces the environmental impact of large-scale offshore wind farms on marine ecosystems.
Waste-to-value devices - circular production of renewable fuels, chemicals and materials
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds research turning hard-to-recycle waste streams like plastics, flue gases and desalination brine into fuels, chemicals and materials, with EU contributions up to EUR 4 million per project.
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.
Global Quantum + AI Challenge 2026
Resonance Alliance · Canada
Offers $200,000 in prizes across five enterprise challenge streams for teams building quantum, AI and HPC solutions to real industrial problems.
SpinLab Accelerator 2027
SpinLab · Germany
Awards up to €50,000 in equity-free funding and mentoring to energy, smart-city and eHealth startups.
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.