Apply for funding to support your social science or humanities research that explores how AI and automation are transforming scientific discovery, including the ethical, legal and economic consequences.

This program 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.

EDI Initiate Grants support faculty members and trainees at the University of Toronto in launching projects, programming, or events that address EDI barriers within the AC's focus areas. The grants aim to foster positive culture change in the research ecosystem by advancing EDI, accessibility, anti-racism work, and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, through initiatives like workshops, outreach events, and knowledge mobilization efforts.

Research grants help drive our approach to advancing material discovery. These grants not only allow the AC to enhance the scope and depth of our research endeavours but also facilitate the translation of groundbreaking discoveries into real-world applications.

An opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a research residency at the AC’s homebase, the University of Toronto.

CDL-Toronto provides technical guidance, business insights, and access to capital to entrepreneurs working on discovering, developing or recycling advanced materials across the value chain, with a focus on technology impacting hard infrastructure.