Process
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Charging the Future Challenge launch and call for applications
July 2019
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Deadline for applications
October 28, 2019
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Selection of the five finalists
January 2020
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Final prototype submission deadline for your battery breakthrough
October 2021
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Showcase and Panelist Event
February 24, 2022
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Final grand prize winner announced
March 30, 2022
Challenge details
Who can apply?
- For-profit and not-for-profit organizations such as companies, industry associations and research centres
- Canadian post-secondary institutions
- Indigenous organizations and groups
Key dates
- October 28, 2019: deadline to submit applications
- Spring 2020: Top five finalists announced
- October 2021: Prototype submission deadline
- February 24, 2022: Showcase and Panelist Event
- March 30, 2022: Final Grand Prize Winner Announced