The Arbour Foundation supports
technological entrepreneurship
Our belief
The Arbour Foundation believes that Québec’s economic growth is linked to the development of technological entrepreneurship. In addition to its regular scholarships, the Foundation funds technological innovations and deep-tech start-ups at the university level (from lab to market). As research start-ups in Montreal represent 1% vs 10% in Boston (according to experts), the Arbour Foundation is dedicated to bridging the gap and making a difference.
Our partnership
with IVADO
A new partnership to support entrepreneurship: V1 Studio
Determined to further its support of scientific entrepreneurship and reiterate its commitment to Quebec's economic development, the Fondation Arbour has created a new partnership with V1 Studio.
V1 Studio creates customized programs to support researchers and graduate students in the early stages of their entrepreneurial journey. We help them develop their research potential and, if they're ready, create a startup. V1 Studio offers personalized hands-on training, professional development and access to funding and research facilities.
Building on 10 years of community engagement experience in District 3 and Concordia University's reputation as a leader in experiential learning, V1 Studio was created to catalyze university research in Canada for the creation and expansion of science-based companies.
(Source : https://www.v1.studio)
If you have a project, an idea or a start-up, please contact V1 Studio: info@v1.studio
Our partnership with
the Quebec Scientific Entrepreneurship Program
The Arbour Foundation, in collaboration with Concordia University District 3, an innovation hub for emerging technologies, has now strengthened its selection process in the Mitacs Acceleration program by concentrating funding on students who have completed the online program QcSE (Quebec Scientific Entrepreneurship Program) in addition to having gone through the selection process of Mitacs.
This online lab-to-market program helps researchers build world-changing tech companies derived from their academic research. For more information, look up www.qcse.ca or email us at:
