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National Research Council Canada
NRC IRAP Innovation Funding
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling
Odds
Not published
Effort
1 to 2 weeks
Can you get this?
✓Must be a small or medium-sized business
✓Must be a Canadian business
✓Focus on technology innovation or commercialization
✓Grants available for non-profits or charities
Your real odds
Competitiveness figures are not publicly disclosed, though IRAP operates one of the largest innovation funding networks in Canada.
An assigned Industrial Technology Advisor sets your funding amount based on their assessment of your project, so the strength of your relationship with that advisor shapes the outcome as much as the project itself.
What it takes
Contact NRC IRAP to get an ITA assigned1 to 2 weeks
Work with your ITA on eligibility and application2 to 6 weeks
Submit funding request through your ITA
Worth knowing
You enter through a phone call to 1-877-994-4727 or a direct contact with an IRAP representative, and because the ITA relationship drives everything, reaching out early and building genuine rapport with your advisor matters far more than submitting a polished cold application.
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