Eligibility
In order to be eligible, at least one member of the team must have a ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ affiliation, meaning any of the following:
- enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥;
- staff, faculty or postdoctoral primary or joint, (not cross, adjunct or affiliate) position at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥;
- ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Alumni.
All team compositions: unidisciplinary, multi-disciplinary and inter-professional teams are welcomed and encouraged, as are teams that include learners or graduates. Teams may also include members from other ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Faculties and other institutions outside of the University.
Previous ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ CLIC applicants and finalists are encouraged to apply. Previous ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ CLIC winners are also welcome to apply if they would like to submit a new proposal; note that you may not resubmit a proposal that has previously won a CLIC prize, so if there is overlap between your concepts, please include a paragraph in your proposal to explain the differences.
Winners from other ±«ÓãÖ±²¥-affiliated competitions, such as the Dobson Cup, are welcome to apply.
Established companies with sales revenue that have been in existence for five years or more are ineligible.
Timeline
The CLIC opens on January 2024 to accept proposals, with the final deadline set for April 2, 2024.
The timeline for the 2023-24 academic year is as follows:
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ CLIC launch:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý |
January 2024 |
Submission deadline to fill in the online application form: Ìý |
April 2, 2024 |
Project screening and preliminaryÌýjudging:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý |
April 2 - April 19, 2024 |
Selection of finalistsÌýfor the Hakim Family Innovation Prize, the Marika Zelenka Roy Innovation Prize and the Bereskin & Parr Innovation Prize |
April 28, 2024 |
CLIC liveÌýpitch competition and judging eventÌý Ìý |
May 16, 2024 |
Ìý
Please direct all questions to innovation.med [at] mcgill.ca.