The Acceleration Consortium at the University of Toronto offers a range of annual grants to support multidisciplinary research initiatives being led by U of T faculty.
AC-SURP provides funding for undergraduates who self-identify as members of equity-deserving groups to gain experiential training in topics related to accelerated materials and molecules discovery. Over this 12-week fellowship, students will undertake a project performing state-of-the-art research with an AC self-driving lab.
AC EDI Initiate Grants support faculty members and trainees in projects, programming, or events that address EDI barriers and challenges in the AC’s focus areas
An exchange for Université de Montréal students to participate in a summer internship in Toronto at the Acceleration Consortium, and University of Toronto students to participate in a summer internship at the Institut Courtois in Montréal.
The Acceleration Consortium awards 12 annual grants to researchers exploring accelerated material discovery across various levels.
An opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a research residency at the AC’s homebase, the University of Toronto.
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) offers entrepreneurs technical guidance, business insights, and capital access. Focus includes ventures in materials discovery, development, manufacturing, and recycling. Welcoming early-stage companies or projects, CDL prioritizes innovation in material informatics, recycling tools, biomanufacturing, smart materials, graphene, nanomaterials, and energy storage materials.