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ProgramDunin-Deshpande Seed Funding Prize (Mayor's Innovation Challenge)
Gives Kingston post-secondary students phased seed funding and a part-time venture-building program for projects that improve city life or municipal services.
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Students submit a short video pitch, and the City and senior staff select top submissions to present at a Pitch Competition before a panel of municipal, entrepreneurship and innovation leaders. In the Dunin-Deshpande Smart Kingston stream, winners of the Seed Funding Prize also join a virtual part-time venture-building program from April to November, with funding released in phases as they hit mil…
Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.