Call for Applications: WRSA Grants
Call for Applications: Chwang Seto Innovation Fellowships Program
Call for Application: TechAccel Program Winter 2026
The TechAccel Program is one of the McGill Engine’s key co-curricular/experiential learning programs.
Holiday Closure | McGill Engine Centre
McGill Engine Centre will close at 4:30PM on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, and will reopen on Monday, January 5, 2026.
Wishing everyone a restful holiday break.
Online Info Session - TechAccel Program Winter 2026
The TechAccel Program is one of the McGill Engine’s key co-curricular/experiential learning programs.
Application Deadline: WRSA Grants
Application Deadline: TechAccel Program Winter 2026
The TechAccel Program is one of the McGill Engine’s key co-curricular/experiential learning programs.
Submission Deadline: TechIdea Pitch Competition
The TechIdea Pitch competition encourages McGill students, working in teams, to propose new technologically-based ideas/solutions that solve real world problems. This year's pitch competition is taking place on January 29th, 2026 during the John D.
Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #1 - Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship 101
This workshop will provide an overview of what technological innovation is and what entrepreneurship is, as well an overview of the Entrepreneurial Mindset, the Lean Launchpad methodology, the Business Model Canvas and the Lean Canvas.
Date: Jan. 14, 2026 Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm Location: in-person @ Engine Seminar Room - FDA 3 (Accessibility Map)
Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #2 - Startup Law 101
Led by a team of caseworkers from Compass Startup Legal Clinic, this workshop provides startup founders with a clear path through the legal landscape, offering insight on important considerations such as incorporation, governance, fundraising, and selecting the ideal legal structure.
Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #3 - Introduction to Industry Analysis
This workshop will introduce the fundamental tool of Industry Analysis which companies use for strategy development. For startups, understanding the industry is a critical step in determining market entry and market positioning. The Five Forces Framework will be presented and applied to during an exercise.
13th Annual John D. Thompson Entrepreneurial Development Seminar
This year's keynote speaker is
Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #4 - Foundations of IP and Patent Searching
This workshop will demystify and explain the various form of intellectual property (IP), namely, patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets. We will then do some actual patent searching using the DERWENT worldwide patent database.
Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #5 - Market Research and Analysis of Competition
This workshop will provide an overview of the different types of market research, how to analyze the competition, and the resources available at McGill to perform market research. Our market research librarian will walk us through some of those resources using a new market research canvas tool.
Application Deadline: Chwang Seto Innovation Fellowships Program
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 fu
