Please complete the intake form below so we can better assess whether the Research to Social Innovation Incubator (R2SI) is a good fit for your initiative at this stage. R2SI is open to both campus and community members looking to move their innovative program, product, or process off the side of their desk, and into the world to make change. Through coaching, expert advising, and connection to a community of social innovators, this program will help validate, launch and/or grow your work and impact.

The application deadline is December 10th, 2024, with the kickoff taking place the week of January 20th, 2025.

We will continue to accept applications on a rolling basis, until cohort capacity is reached.

If you have any questions, please contact - Joanne Nowak, Senior Innovation Manager, Social Innovation Hub (jnowak@innovatecalgary.com). *Note - please do not include confidential information in this form about any intellectual property, technologies, products, or services that will be commercialized by your project in this program.

First name

Last name

Email

Institutional Affiliation (e.g. University of Calgary, United Way)

Your Department (if affiliated with a University)

Please list your position/title and team (if not affiliated with a University)

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Please provide the requested information below about your project's vision and needs. Note - for the purposes of this form, project and venture are used interchangeably.

Project name

Please briefly outline the mission and vision of your project

What problem is it trying to solve? And for whom?

What would you describe as your greatest need(s) at this stage of your project, and why? (i.e., access to funding, expertise, space, etc)

What would be 2-3 key milestones you'd hope to achieve by the end of this 6-month Incubator?

Why is this the right moment for you to join the R2SI Incubator program?

The R2SI Incubator is focused on supporting ventures/projects that center social impact in their mission and vision. Please briefly describe why this particular Incubator, focused on social impact, was of interest to you?

PARTICIPANT COMMITMENTS

All R2SI fellows are expected to commit 5-7 hrs/month to using the supports provided through this Incubator, e.g. coaching, peer-learning roundtables, workshops, etc. An additional minimum of 10 hrs/month of work towards moving your venture forward is also expected. Please confirm you are willing, and able, to commit to the following components of this program:

Bi-weekly coaching sessions over the program (up to 6 months)
Monthly roundtable meeting (i.e. a peer-learning cohort meeting facilitated by a serial entrepreneur)Skills based workshops (1/month on average)Advising sessions with an industry expert advisor (5-10 hrs total over length of program)Recording and sharing the learning gained through this program, e.g. through surveys, which the R2SI Incubator team will draw on for program development (names will be kept confidential)Fulfill these requirements for the full 6 months (note - missing more than 3 sessions, barring exceptional circumstances, may result in stepping down from the program)

CONCLUDING QUESTIONS

Please fill out these last few questions to help us refine our outreach and programming. Thank you for your time!

How did you hear about the R2SI Incubator Program?

Please share any other questions you might have about the R2SI Incubator Program or Innovate Calgary more generally. Thank you for your time!

PROJECT OVERVIEW

VENTURE/PROJECT INFORMATION

PARTICIPANT COMMITMENTS

CONCLUDING QUESTIONS