Quantum grants in Canada

Between cycles

Funds research talent through annual fellowships for computing and artificial intelligence work.

Between cycles

Funds for-profit deep-tech companies from any NATO member nation that are developing dual-use solutions to critical defence and security challenges, through competitive annual and dynamic challenge calls.

Closed

Funds one coordination project up to EUR 4.5 million to run Europe's Quantum Technologies Flagship, tracking global progress and coordinating national quantum strategies.

Closed

Funds a pan-European network of 10-18 startup and scaleup hubs that can pass on up to EUR 60,000 per deep-tech startup for cross-border scaling support.

Closed

Pays three European teams up to EUR 500,000 each to produce investment-ready technical and financial roadmaps for quantum navigation sensors, as a readiness study ahead of separate EIB investment.

Funds research exploring quantum computing, post-quantum cryptography and quantum sensing for air traffic management.

Closed

Pays one project, led by a photonic-quantum-computing startup, EUR 10 million to build toward a 1,000-qubit photonic quantum computer by 2030 with a named end-user demonstration.

Closed

Offers early-career faculty in the Americas recurring support through computing fellowships in applied research.

Closed

Funds two projects, worth up to EUR 5 million each, to build a hardware-agnostic software stack that lets the same quantum applications run across different quantum computers.

Closed

Funds up to three joint EU-South Korea projects, worth EUR 2.5–2.7 million each, on quantum communication, computing or sensing.

Open

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

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.

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.

Open

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

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.

Gives Kingston post-secondary students phased seed funding and a part-time venture-building program for projects that improve city life or municipal services.

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

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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.

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

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