Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI) funding programs

Funding programs

Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI): Collaborate to Commercialize (C2C)

Programs

C2C Standalone

C2C NSERC Alliance
Industry partner

For-profit company with the capacity to commercialize results of the project, a minimum of two (2) years in business, and a minimum of five (5) full-time equivalent (FTE) employees in Ontario.
Program (1)

C2C- Standalone 

  • OCI matches 1:1
  • $20,000 to $150,000 grant from OCI
  • Project duration: 6 to 24 months 
  • Company contribution can include cash and in-kind. In-kind cannot exceed cash
  • Company contribution includes overhead. Overhead is not matched by OCI
Cost example
C2C Project
Cost
Example:		 OCI
Cash		 Ontario For-Profit Inc.
Cash
Matched		 Overhead
Not matched		 In-Kind
Matched
Year 1 $75,000 $37,500 $11,250 $37,500
Year 2 $75,000 $37,500 $11,250 $37,500
Total $150,000 $75,000 $22,500 $75,000

University receives $225,000 + $22,500 Overhead
Program (2)

C2C NSERC - Alliance Stream

  • OCI matches 1:2
  • Max from OCI is $50,000 
  • OCI and NSERC funding: $20,000 to $50,000 each
  • Project duration: 6 to 12 months.
Cost example
C2C-NSERC Project
Cost Example:		 OCI
Cash		 Ontario For-Profit Inc. NSERC Cash
Cash
Matched		 Overhead
Not matched		 In-Kind
Matched
Year 1 $50,000 $25,000 $7,500 $25,000 $50,000

University receives $225,000 + $22,500 Overhead

See OCI program website for details.  
Office of Research contact Tetyana Reichert: or-uwoci@uwaterloo.ca
OCI Program contact Jeffrey Peng