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Call for Applications: NEW - Idea to Impact Training Program Fall 2026

Saturday, August 1, 2026toSunday, September 13, 2026

Application Deadline: September 13, 2026, 11:59PM ET - Apply Here! 

McGill graduate students, do you have promising research or idea to solve real-world problems? Consider applying as a team or individual to our Idea to Impact training program (I-to-I) to advance your idea to market!

You do not need to have a project idea or research results to apply. You may either join a project, or you develop a project early on in the program. All you need is an interest in the area of Environment & Materials for this fall cohort, and a minimum of 3 hours per week commitment to the program and deliverables (this includes the 1.5 hour weekly in-person workshops on Wednesdays 3:30-5pm).

I-to-I provides tools and training to support STEMM researchers to explore the potential of their research, their ideas, their passions, their curiosities by developing an entrepreneurial mindset and skills to make informed decisions about commercializing (or not) their research or their novel technologically-based ideas. The program imparts the evidence-based lean startup methodology that researchers can use for the rest of their careers.

Learn more!


Important Dates

Date Description
September 13, 2026, 11:59PM ET

Idea to Impact: Environment & Materials application.

Apply here.

Idea to Impact: DeepTech will run during Winter27 Semester
Idea to Impact: Health will run during Spring27 Semester

September 18, 2026

Decisions made by Engine team and applicants advised 
September 23, 2026 - December 16, 2026 Program duration: in-person workshops will be held at McGill Engine Centre (Frank Dawson Adams Building, room 5) every Wednesday, 3:30 - 5:00pm (ET). There will be no class on October 14th for reading week.

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