Eligibility
In order to be eligible, at least one member of the team must have a ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ affiliation, meaning any of the following:
- enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ;
- staff, faculty or postdoctoral primary or joint, (not cross, adjunct or affiliate) position at ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ;
- ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ 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 ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Faculties and other institutions outside of the University.
Previous ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ CLIC applicants and finalists are encouraged to apply. Previous ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ 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 ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ-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 in Decemeber 2024 to accept proposals, with the final deadline set for March 17, 2025.
The timeline for the 2024-25Ìýacademic year is as follows:
³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ CLIC launch:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý |
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CLIC Weekly Preparatory Workshops | Jan 31Ìý– February 28, 2025 |
Submission deadline to fill in the online application form: Ìý |
March 17, 2025 |
Project screening and preliminaryÌýjudging:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý |
April 1Ìý- April 22, 2025 |
Selection of finalistsÌýfor theÌýHakim Family Innovation Prize, theÌýMarika Zelenka Roy Innovation Prize,ÌýtheÌýPediatrics Clinical Innovation PrizesÌýandÌýtheÌýSmart & Biggar Innovation Prize |
April 28, 2025 |
CLIC liveÌýpitch competition and judging eventÌý Ìý |
May 21, 2025 |
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Please direct all questions to innovation.med [at] mcgill.ca.