Join The Dunin-Deshpande Queen's Innovation Centre (DDQIC) team for an information session where you can learn all about QICSI 2020 and how to prepare your application as an individual or a team.

What is QICSI?

The Queen’s Innovation Centre Summer Initiative (QICSI) is a 16-week, fixed cohort incubator program where founders receive no-cost training, mentorship, and office space to launch their own venture. QICSI offers the opportunity to work on a venture full-time while receiving ongoing support from the Dunin-Deshpande Queen's Innovation Centre advisors, mentors, and staff. We admit enterprising post-secondary students and members of the community with a capacity for creativity, a tolerance for risk and a desire to pursue entrepreneurship or social innovation as their chosen career path. Founders have the opportunity to work in a diverse team with bright individuals from across different faculties, backgrounds and experience levels. QICSI is eligible to students and community members from any program, year, or level of study. QICSI is industry agnostic and supports ventures across the full spectrum of a not-for-profit to for-profit, and social to traditional enterprise

*St. Lawrence College students are eligible for this program!