Experience Ventures - Interdisciplinary (InterD) Team Projects
Incubators create teams of students from more than one discipline and provide them with a project for a venture, or group of ventures. We are accepting applications for InterD Team Projects now. Upon successful completion of an Interdisciplinary (InterD) Team Project, student participants receive a stipend valued at $825.
Experience Ventures - Students in Residence
Students selected by the incubator receive unique opportunities to work with several companies, at least partially at the employer site over the course of a term. Upon successful completion of an Experience Ventures Student in Residence placement, participants receive a stipend valued at $825.
Experience Ventures - Projects
Companies present students with a specific project, and the Student Innovation Centre will facilitate the matching of talent from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds. Upon successful completion of an Experience Ventures Project, student participants receive a stipend valued at $825.
Experience Ventures - Challenges
Taking place over several weeks, these require students to build out more complete solutions to social, business, design, or community challenges posed by the Student Innovation Centre, oftentimes in partnership with companies. Upon successful completion of an Experience Ventures Challenge, student participants receive a stipend valued at $525.
Experience Ventures - Hackathons
A one- to two-day event in which companies present students with real-world challenges and ask them to create and present innovative solutions, either individually or in teams. Typically, hackathons culminate in a pitch competition where companies and other stakeholders act as judges, providing feedback and ranking the best solutions. Upon successful completion of an Experience Ventures Hackathon, student participants receive a stipend valued at $325, paid in part by Canada's Work Integrated Learning Initiative.