Apply for IP education, strategy & implementation support 

Applications open

  • Stream 1 IP Certification program applications are open for January, 2025 -- this cohort is open to self-identified women and non-binary founders.  
  • Stream 2 IP Mentorship are open. Applicants will have the option to waitlist if a mentor is not immediately available.
  • Stream 2 IP Strategy supports (up to $25,000) is closed. We will have two upcoming intakes for applications:
    • Intake 1: Jan 14 – Feb 10, 2025 for projects running April 1 – June 30, 2025
    • Intake 2: May 1 – May 29, 2025, for projects running Sept. 1, – Nov. 30, 2025
  • Stream 3 IP Implementation supports (up to $60,000) is closed. We will have two upcoming intakes for applications:
    • Intake 1: Dec. 9, 2024  – Jan 23, 2025 for projects running April 1 – September 30, 2025
    • Intake 2: May 1 – May 29, 2025, for projects running Sept. 1, – Feb. 28, 2026

How to start your application

  1. Click the Register button to create an account
  2. Validate your email address 
  3. Answer eligibility questions 
  4. Click on programs, find the program you want to apply to
  5. Start your application
  6. You may save your application as you go, and come back to it later

Submitting an application

  • Each program application has tasks to complete - entering your basic info, an initial IP assessment, then the application form for the specific program you're applying to
  • You must complete all tasks to have your application considered
  • Mark each task as complete when finished
  • To submit your application, you must hit the Submit button

Please note, if you apply for multiple programs, some tasks will be reusable and will pre-populate for you (like your startup's basic information).

Have changes to that pre-populated info? No problem, you can update it as needed.

Review process 

For all outcomes, you will receive an email to notify you of your application's status: rejected, incomplete, approved, conditionally approved, or waitlisted. 

  1. You will be emailed if approved or waitlisted for the Stream 1 Certification program on a rolling basis
  2. You will be emailed if approved for the Stream 2 Mentorship program on a rolling basis
  3. You will emailed if approved for Stream 2 Strategy supports on a rolling basis. 
  4. You will be emailed if approved for Stream 3 Implementation supports. 
  5. Stream 2 Strategy supports is reviewed by the programs team.
  6. Stream 3 Implementation supports is reviewed by the programs team and a selection committee.

About AccelerateIP

AccelerateIP is an ElevateIP Recipient, a national program of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED). 

The program provides entrepreneurs in BC, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut with access to education, skills development, and support for protecting, managing and leveraging their intellectual property. 

New Ventures BC is leading the program, with InnovateBC as its prime delivery collaborator, alongside a network of accelerators, incubators and tech organizations.

AccelerateIP is offered through three streams of programming:

  1. IP awareness and education
  2. Strategic IP guidance and access to IP strategy support, up to $25,000 of costs to work with a legal service provider
  3. Supports for startups to execute on IP strategy implementation, up to $60,000 of costs to work with a legal service provider

New Ventures BC (NVBC) administers AccelerateIP. NVBC is a non-profit organization incorporated under the laws of British Columbia and is not an agent of the Federal Government.

AccelerateIP is an intellectual property initiative, and a recipient of the ElevateIP program funded by Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED). Learn more about program delivery partners across Canada.

Questions? Contact us: accelerateip@newventuresbc.com

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