Start something
Spark your potential, grow your ideas or explore innovative research at UCalgary.
Make your mark
Big change doesn’t happen all at once. It begins with a question, a challenge, or a new way forward.
At UCalgary, ideas turn into action. Research moves beyond the lab. And people come together to build what’s next.
Where will you start?
Every story started with the first chapter
However you want to make an impact, we'll give you the tools, support, and inspiration to make it happen.
Discover and train
Students
Explore your interests, test your ideas and gain real-world experience along the way. Here, learning goes beyond the classroom.
Incubate and scale
Business leaders
Tackle complex challenges, uncover new opportunities and spark growth. Push ideas further and put them into action.
Accelerate and innovate
Researchers
Access options to fuel curiosity. Collaborate and connect your work to the communities and industries that need them most.
A vision for tomorrow
Learn about the cutting-edge work happening at UCalgary and how it can impact you through Creating Tomorrow—a showcase of the changemakers that embody our entrepreneurial spirit.
Impact you can see
Big ideas are only the beginning. What matters is where they lead, and the measurable difference they make beyond campus.
Where breakthrough ideas meet unstoppable support
We can help you start, grow and fund your big ideas—with the right tools, connections and support at every stage of your journey.
Starting up
Turn ideas into action with resources, mentorship, and programs designed to help launch your entrepreneurial journey.
Growing
Access the expertise and tools to scale your venture, expand your impact, and reach new heights of success.
Investing
Secure funding and guidance through UCeed to fuel your growth and advance your goals.
Start with a gift
By making a gift in an area that matters to you, you can help others access support, launch their ideas and drive meaningful change.