Commercialization fellowships available for scientists and engineers in business

With the support of the
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

Recent grads and new alumni are eligible to apply for a $60,000 commercialization fellowship to launch a business. The Ontario Scientists and Engineers in Business Commercialization Fellowship is a new University of Waterloo initiative for promising entrepreneurs, with support from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario). Over the next two years, these one-year fellowships will be available to up to 20 Waterloo graduates and recent alumni (graduates who earned their last Waterloo degree within five years) of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs who want to commercialize their innovations and start high-tech/STEM related businesses. Almost a dozen small businesses founded by Waterloo grads have earned $60,000 through this initiative for promising entrepreneurs. Applications are due April 13, 2013.

Applied Research and Commercialization Initiative (ARC)

The University of Waterloo's Office of Research has received a second round of funding for its highly successful Applied Research and Commercialization Initiative (ARC) which is supported by FedDev Ontario

This initiative will support university based projects with small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in southern Ontario on activities such as applied research, engineering design, technology development, product testing, and certification.

Creating a network of research

Research at Waterloo

Innovation and collaboration are among the cornerstones of research success at Waterloo. These attributes are clearly evident in the work conducted by the university's researchers, who can be found on Pivot, as well as those linked to Senate approved centres and institutes. More information about the variety and impact of research at Waterloo is available in the collection of Spectrum of Research brochures.

Supporting the Waterloo research community

Resources for researchers

The Office of Research is integral in supporting researchers at Waterloo by providing assistance to further research through funding programs, connections with industry, as well as guidance on Waterloo policies and procedures. To meet the university's overall research goal of becoming a global leader in the development and implementation of a knowledge-based society in the 21st century, Waterloo has developed a Strategic Research Plan (summary and full plan).

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