Eligibility
In order to be eligible, at least one member of the team must have a McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences affiliation, meaning any of the following:
- enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences;
- staff, faculty or postdoctoral primary or joint, (not cross, adjunct or affiliate) position at McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences;
- McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences 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 McGill Faculties and other institutions outside of the University.
Previous McGill CLIC applicants and finalists are encouraged to apply. Previous McGill 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 McGill-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 December 20, 2022 to accept proposals, with the final deadline set for March 31, 2023.
The timeline for the 2022-23 academic year is as follows:
McGill CLIC launch: |
December 20, 2022 |
Submission deadline to fill in the online application form:
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March 31, 2023 |
Project screening and preliminary judging: |
March 31 - April 18, 2023 |
Selection of finalists for the Hakim Family Innovation Prize, the Marika Zelenka Roy Innovation Prize and the Bereskin & Parr Innovation Prize |
April 28, 2023 |
CLIC live pitch competition and judging event Announcement of the winners for the two MI4 Innovation Prizes and the Marika Zelenka Roy Simnovation Prize. |
May 11, 2023 |
Please direct all questions to innovation.med [at] mcgill.ca.