All professors and their graduate students whose primary affiliation is at the Faculty of Science.

Funding available for each award will be announced by email with the calls for proposals.

There will be two competition cycles for the EBF per year. Applicants will be directly informed by email of the timing associated with the application process.

Application package (as a single pdf) should be addressed to the Vice-Dean, Innovation & Strategic Partnerships. A short list will be established, and students and supervisors will be invited for a short in-person interview before a final decision is made.

The 3- page proposal package must include:

• A plain language project summary that describes the proposed product/discovery, the issues it will address/ problems it will solve and its significance or expected benefits for potential market access;
• Specific needs, missing areas, and experiments/studies to be supported with this funding;
• Description of the project team members with their role and responsibilities;
• Key collaborators relevant to the project;
• Summary of work already completed to date;
• Potential outcomes/benefits likely to be met through this additional funding;
• Identification of competing technologies/approaches elsewhere (publications, patents);
• Budget justification;
• Current updated CV of applicant and relevant co-applicant(s).