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OCI TalentEdge Internship and Fellowship

Status

Status not published

Intake follows the Ontario fiscal year and pauses when the annual allocation is committed.

Check with the funder
Amount
20,000 CAD

OCI contributes CAD 10,000 per 4-month internship unit, up to 20,000 (two units); company matches at least 10,000 per unit (5,000 cash + 5,000 in-kind).

You must co-fund 50%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI)

public · regional

Deadline: Open all year — Intake follows the Ontario fiscal year and pauses when the annual allocation is committed.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 50% yourself.

Who can apply

Programme now called Talent Development Internship (TDI). Interns must be recent undergraduate or Masters graduates (within three years) eligible to work in Ontario.

How to apply

  1. Register on AccessOCI.
  2. Identify the intern or fellow and the project.
  3. Submit application with company cash contribution.
  4. Approval and placement.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.oc-innovation.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CIT-Talent-Development-Internship-Program-Guidelines-April-2024-1.pdf

"OCI Contribution $10,000 per unit (fixed 4-month period) for eligible project costs, up to maximum of $20,000"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.oc-innovation.ca

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