Build2Scale Health
$10,000.00
Entrepreneurship Program, Grant
Description:
The Build2Scale Health is a program for teams developing an entrepreneurial venture in health innovation. The Dunin-Deshpande Queen’s Innovation Centre can provide selected teams with the mentorship, network, and financial support they need to succeed.
Comments on Funding:
1. Participants in the program (full-time in person) will receive a stipend of $10,000 each (maximum 3 stipends available per team.) Participate part-time virtually with no stipend .
2 . Opportunities to compete for dedicated health innovation seed funding prizes and a grand prize of up to $30,000.
3. Opportunity to pitch for up to $4,000 in seed funding for the team.
Eligibility:
Applicants must:
1. be entrepreneurial teams developing an entrepreneurial venture;
2. be responding to unmet needs in the health sector (to “develop and deliver new or improved health policies, systems, products and technologies, and services and delivery methods that improve people’s health).
Application Steps:
No specific application steps have been identified.
Documentation Needed:
No specific documentation has been identified.
Other Things to Note:
Nov. 2023:
As of 2024, this grant will have met its natural conclusion. With the culmination of this grant, we would like to streamline our offerings; we will be merging Build2Scale Health into our Queen’s Innovation Centre Summer Initiative (QICSI) program for 2024. Individuals interested in pursuing health innovation are encouraged to apply to QICSI when the program application opens in the coming weeks.
Older:
1. For those participating with a stipend, the program requires successful applicants to work on fully in-person at the Rose Innovation Hub on Queen’s campus from the second Monday in May to the last Friday in August, dedicating a minimum of full-time hours to their venture for the duration of the program. There are only 2 vacation days afforded to each participant throughout the summer. Full attendance is required for all speakers, workshops, and scheduled events.
2. For those participating with no stipend, the program will allow them to hold flexible hours and work on your venture virtually at their own pace, but DDQIC encourages all teams to take full advantage of program opportunities. Participants can attend as many live sessions as they are able to virtually or watch all content on-demand at their own pace.
3. Applications will open on December 12, 2022.
4. Program Dates: May 9- August 31, 2022.
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