Get funding for your student team without the BS.

Here’s How it Works

On March 14th, we’re offering $60K to ambitious engineering student teams – as per usual, we’ll be skipping the red tape with a simple and quick process to choose the winners. This is your opportunity to get funding for engineering projects and initiatives you and your team care about. You’ll also get to flex your pitch skills, gain feedback from entrepreneurs and engineers who were once in your shoes, and elevate your team’s profile.

1. Tell us about your team
2. Pitch us
3. Get funded

1. Tell us about your team

In the form below, tell us about your team, your ideas, your challenges, and what you’d do with funding. Submissions are due March 3rd.

2. Pitch us

A shortlist of finalists (<10) will be selected to come to our headquarters in North Vancouver on March 14th for an in-person pitch. Presentations will be made to the DarkVision leadership team.

3. Get funded

We’re awarding three no-strings-attached cash prizes to the most impressive and ambitious engineering projects. Winners will be selected based on innovation, execution potential, and the strength of their team and plan.

💰 1st Place: $30,000
💰 2nd Place: $20,000
💰 3rd Place: $10,000

FAQ

Please ensure your application is submitted by March 3rd 2025.

Student Engineering Teams from UBC, SFU and BCIT.

Examples: Formula SAE, Sailbot, Formula SAE Electric, Baja, Biomod, Bionics, Robotics, Rocket.

The short answer is no – you just get the cash. We don’t like strings and won’t mandate any sort of logo placement (although we wouldn’t be against it…).

Our office is located in North Vancouver at 40 Gostick Place. You can easily get here by taking the Seabus from Vancouver.

Please contact Kevin Anza: kevin.anza@darkvisiontech.com

Thank you to our finalists!

Award Winning Tech

DarkVision’s team, technology, and technical papers have won numerous industry awards.

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