Alumni are an essential part of the university community; their participation and financial support are key elements in ensuring that coming generations of students achieve their goals. We are always looking for alumni to join our Engine community by participating in events or providing support/guidance to our many startup ventures.
If you are interested in mentoring McGill students for their career development, please go to the McGill Career Planning Service Mentor Program.
TechAccel Mentor
Since 2013, The McGill Engine has worked with over 80 ventures, helping them develop their entrepreneurial skill sets and making their ideas a reality.
TechAccel grants help students jump-start and accelerate their technologically based ideas that have business or social impact potential. A large part of TechAccel grants are the mentors which advise each team helping them overcome challenges and accomplish their project goals.
Invention to Impact Mentors
Invention to Impact Program uses experiential learning to help McGill graduate students and their faculty supervisors gain insight into technology commercialization, entrepreneurship, industry requirements and challenges. It provides tools and training to support researchers to translate their research to the marketplace and have their solutions benefit society.
Guest Speaker
Engine hosts a variety of events throughout the year; John D Thompson Seminar, Entrepreneurship-in-Action Series, panel discussions, networking events, etc. We are always looking for guest speakers to participate in our many events.
WRSA Proposal Reviewer
The William and Rhea Seath Awards (WRSAs) recognize outstanding students and professors, who have innovative technological ideas or research results with potential for commercialization.
TechIdea Pitch Competition Judge
We host an annual pitch competition during the John D.Thompson Entrepreneurial Development Seminar where 5 teams pitch their TechIdea and a panel of judges provide feedback and select the top three teams. Each year we look for judges with varied backgrounds to participate. Please reach out if you are interested in becoming a TechIdea pitch competition judge for our next event!
General Advising & Coaching
We are currently expanding our network of industry experts to help our Mentors or startups when the have questions or need specific guidance. Depending on the assistance needed our mentors will connect teams with an industry expert that matches the profile they are looking for. Depending on your availability you could be contacted once or multiple times a year.
