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Heersink ACE50 Pitch Competition
					
 Oct 8, 2026 
 12:00AM to 11:59PM

									

				

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							The staircase and signage at the entrance to The Clinic in the Health Sciences Library at McMaster University.							

															

						

						

	

		


	Date/Time

	Date(s) - 08/10/2026
All Day







The Heersink ACE50 Pitch Competition gives promising ideas five minutes to make the case, with up to $75,000 available to help move them forward.


$150,000 in funding is on the table: the $50,000 Heersink ACE50 Award, plus four $25,000 Faculty awards from the DeGroote School of Business, Science, Health Sciences and Engineering. Teams may stack awards to a maximum of $75,000.


Pitches will be evaluated by a panel drawn from the participating Faculties. Full details, including funding and key dates: Heersink ACE50 Pitch Competition