Ocean Supercluster | The Ocean Leaders Impact Program Call for Proposals
“Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED)”
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Maximum Eligible Amount
Government Grant
Fund Type
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (OSC or Ocean Supercluster) is an industry-led collaboration that will transform Canada’s ocean economy into a sustainable, technology-driven, value-creating economic segment. This program has been mandated with prioritizing projects that fight COVID-19.
Ocean Leaders Impact Program Guidelines – Call for Proposals
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (OSC) has launched a second Canada-wide Call for Proposals under its Ocean Leaders Impact Program (OLIP). The program focuses on developing new opportunities and building on the experienced talent pool in Canada’s ocean economy. The Call will address important challenges in the innovation ecosystem by investing in projects that forge new partnerships, build on existing talent resources, and foster creative solutions that support small and medium-sized ocean enterprises (SMEs) as they grow.
The Ocean Leaders Impact Program Call for Proposals is designed for projects with a term ending by March 31, 2023. The OLIP Call is specifically targeting strategic opportunitiesthat will attract experienced ocean talent and invest in current ocean leaders, partnering with projects that will:
- Expand the highly skilled ocean talent pool through domestic recruitment efforts targeted outside the ocean economy;
- Support ocean SMEs ability to secure senior leaders and specialized talents from international markets;
- Focus on the near-term career advancement of employees with senior leadership potential with Canadian Ocean SMEs; and
- Advance leadership opportunities for diverse and underrepresented groups.
Build a shared competitive advantage for Ocean Supercluster members by developing and commercializing technologies, and positioning the entity as a world-leading ecosystem for technology and capability development; position firms, in particular SMEs, to scale and integrate into global value chains, transition to high-value activities, and become global market leaders; foster a critical mass of growth-oriented firms and strengthen connections and collaborations between private, public, and academic organizations; transform Canada into a global hub for ocean innovation and collaboration.
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