• Fund your artificial intelligence research projects while collaborating with private industry
• Promote and leverage your scientific expertise in applied industrial contexts
• Contribute to the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence in one or more sectors of the economy
• Help position Quebec as a leader in the development of artificial intelligence

• Maximum financial aid is $500,000 per project
• Maximum financial aid may be up to 40% of eligible expenditures
• Aggregate government expenditures may amount to up to 80% of eligible project expenditures
• Businesses, cooperatives or non-profit organizations must contribute a minimum of 40% of eligible project expenditures. Half of this contribution may be in-kind (supporting documentation may be requested). That is, a minimum cash contribution of 20%.
• Maximum project duration is 3 years

Please note that:

• Management fees apply on the total project value (see FAQ)
• Non-subsidized expenditures may be eligible for tax credits, in particular the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credit, based on the prevailing criteria of these programs.

To be eligible, research centres must:

• Be established in Quebec
• Be connected with either a university, an associated research centre, a CEGEP, a college technology transfer centre (CCTT) or a public research centre. Check the complete list of eligible public research centres.

To be eligible, PARTNERSHIP-AI – ACADEMIC projects must feature collaborative research in artificial intelligence and meet two criteria:

• Be carried out by public research centres
• Be carried out jointly with at least one Quebec company (SME or startup)

To be eligible, your partner company (SME or startup) must:

• Be legally incorporated under federal or Quebec laws in force and be registered with the Quebec enterprise register
• Have its head office in Quebec and its employees or subcontractors must work mainly from Quebec;
• Have 249 or fewer employees
• Not be owned 50% or more by other existing businesses or organizations

• Fall deadline: Friday, October 15, 2021 
• Winter deadline: Friday, April 15, 2022