ENCQOR 5G SME Technology Development Program

Applicant:

• Ontario-based company with less than 500 employees
• Additional eligibility criteria may be applied by Challenge Statement

Project Partner:

• Partners are defined in the posted Challenge Statement
• Applicants must partner with an ENCQOR 5G Anchor Firm (Ciena, Ericsson, Thales)
• The ENCQOR 5G anchor firm must use the results of the project for the economic, environmental or social benefit of Ontario.

Project:

• Projects must be developed in response to the posted Challenge Statement
• Areas of technology interest and expected project outcomes will be defined in posted Challenge Statements
• Projects must drive the development, integration, testing or validation of pre-commercial technologies that form the Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) testbed and must be within TRL level 1-7
• Projects must show the potential for commercial impact for the applicant, ENCQOR 5G Anchor Firm and economic benefit for Ontario.

Intern (Optional)

• Applicants may select to apply for funding to support an intern as part of the project.
• Full detail about OCI’s TalentEdge Program and Intern Eligibility can be found in the program guidelines

• Maximum funding per project is defined by the posted Challenge Statement
• Funding available for Challenges ranges from $50,000 to $500,000