Funding
$1M / £600k
Helping small players
A total of $1M/£600,000 in each country will be given to eligible teams in need of financial support who have the most promising project vision.
$3M / £1.8M
Get building!
Six finalist teams will receive up to $3 million/£1.8 million each to start building their projects.
$1M
Final award winner
The top team will receive $1 million based on the performance of their projects.
Challenge details
Who can apply?
Canadian and UK:
- Small and medium sized businesses
- Other for-profit and not-for-profit organizations
- Indigenous organizations and groups
- Post secondary/academic institutions
Key dates
- Call for proposals: October 16, 2018
- Deadline to apply for SME financial support: December 17, 2018
- Deadline to submit proposals: March 15, 2019
- Finalists announced: June 20, 2019
- Deadline for demonstration projects and final submissions: October 1, 2021
- Panelist and Showcase Event: February 24, 2022
- Final grand prize winner announced: March 30, 2022
Funding
- A total of $1 million/£600,000 in each country will be given to eligible teams in need of financial support who have the most promising project vision.
- The six top teams will win $3 million/£1.8 million each to start building their proposed pilot project.
- $1 million will be given to the team with the best pilot demonstration.