The Grants We’d Apply For — If We Had 6 Hours and a Snack 🍪

Hey builder,

We know you’re short on time. So we went hunting for grants worth your snack break. Each one is:

✅ Friendly to early-stage startups
✅ Closing this or next week
✅ Not designed to make you cry (we checked)

And since we’re all figuring this out together — we’re also officially saying:
📢 Get in our WhatsApp group. The Builders Club is open. Questions, rants, mini wins, grant links — it’s already buzzing and you should be in it.
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🥇 1. TELUS Friendly Future Community Grant

• Deadline: August 5

• Best for: Founders building community/youth/tech initiatives

• Vibe: 🧃 Very doable if you’re nonprofit-aligned or community-facing

• Tip: Tell your story clearly — who it’s for and how it helps
  🔗 Apply here

🥈 2. Indigenous Youth Roots: Small Project Stream

• Deadline: August 7

• Best for: Indigenous-led, youth-led (ages 15–29) initiatives

• Vibe: 🌱 Low-barrier, high-impact support

• Tip: No formal org required — this is for you, not “them”

🥉 3. NSERC Discovery Grants (LOI Stage)

• Deadline: August 1 (Letter of Intent)

• Best for: Founders doing R&D with academic/technical roots

• Vibe: 🔬 Serious science meets startup ideas

• Tip: Team up with an academic or research partner for credibility
  🔗 Explore NSERC

💡 Bonus Tip

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