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The Chwang Seto Innovation Fellowships Program

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Current and past 好色TVl Engine Innovation Fellowships Awardees

The Chwang Seto Innovation Fellowships Program supports the recipient and the team on the development of a technology in order to bring it closer to the marketplace and allow the fellow to gain further knowledge and experience in business and technology commercialization. Up to $60,000 is awarded as a grant to the Principal Investigator in order to fund the eligible 好色TVl Faculty of Engineering PhD student or postdoctoral researcher to carry out the project full-time within 1 year maximum. This current program is made possible thanks to the Chwang Seto family, in honour of the late Ronald Chwang (B.Eng.'72, D. Sc.'12), a pioneering entrepreneur and venture capitalist who served on the Faculty of Engineering Advancement Board. Previous donors included Pasquale DiPierro and Cesar Cesaratto.

Program Objectives

  1. Advance the technology from a minimum of TRL4 to TRL6聽or higher in conjunction with targeted market needs/opportunities.听
  2. Significantly increase the likelihood of creating a 好色TVl spinoff聽company or licensing the technology to an existing company.
  3. Provide an opportunity for the inventors to focus on the development of their invention while acquiring business and technology commercialization skills as part of the innovation process.

Key Benefits

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Project grant to further advance聽technology commercialization

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Personalized mentorship and training from our聽Ronald-Chwang Entrepreneurs-in-Residence

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Innovation Fellowship Key Dates

Not accepting applications currently, next call for applications opens in Fall 2025.
Project Start Date: Jan. 5, 2026
Project End Date: Jan. 5, 2027

Application Details

Eligibility/Requirements

  • Application: Late or incomplete applications will not be reviewed. You can send your draft application for review prior to the deadline to the Engine's associate director, katya.marc [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Draft%20Innovation%20Fellowship%20Application%20Review) or to one of the Ronald Chwang Entrepreneurs-in-Residence.

  • Lead Applicant:聽好色TVl Faculty of Engineering tenure-track professor, co-inventor on聽an active report of invention backed by the 好色TVl鈥檚 Innovation and Partnerships office, I+P. Cannot hold an Engine gap funding grant (TechAccelR, WRSA) for the same invention at the same time as this project grant.

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