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Eligibility

In order to be eligible, at least one member of the team must have a Æ»¹ûÒùÔº affiliation, meaning any of the following:

  • enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº;
  • staff, faculty or postdoctoral primary or joint, (not cross, adjunct or affiliate) position at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº;
  • Æ»¹ûÒùÔº 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 Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Faculties and other institutions outside of the University.

    Previous Æ»¹ûÒùÔº CLIC applicants and finalists are encouraged to apply. Previous Æ»¹ûÒùÔº 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 Æ»¹ûÒùÔº-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:

    Æ»¹ûÒùÔº CLIC launch:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

    January 2024

    Submission deadline to fill in the online application form:

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    April 2, 2024
    (11:59 pm, EDT)

    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

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    May 16, 2024
    4:30 to 7:30 pm EDT
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    Please direct all questions to innovation.med [at] mcgill.ca.

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