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For Youth

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Find helpful resources, programs and events for youth all in one place.

Are you a student or young professional between the ages of 17 and 24?

We're focused on strengthening and growing the city’s innovation sector to make Calgary THE place for entrepreneurs to launch and grow a startup. This starts with supporting and encouraging young aspiring entrepreneurs to pursue a career in tech and innovation and to build homegrown talent here in Calgary. Find opportunities to network and learn about tech, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Programs For Youth

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10X Future Founders Scholarship

Partner Program

Awarded Spring 2024
$1,000 cash scholarship
Scholarship for students in Calgary and surrounding areas

Calling grade 11 students! We’re awarding 10 scholarships to students across Calgary who are passionate about pursuing tech, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Mindset

In-person

Startup Essentials: Startup 101

Partner Program

Monthly on Wednesdays (excluding August and December)
$15/person + GST
Virtual

Let's start with the basics. Learn startup terminology, customer discovery and craft an elevator pitch. Startup 101 sets you up for success whether you are starting or joining a startup.

Mindset

Idea

Virtual

Startup Essentials: Discover

Partner Program

4 weeks, 2 hours/week
$99/person + GST
Virtual

Knowing your customer enables you to develop products that address their needs, pain points, and preferences, ideally resulting in product-market fit and paying customers!

Idea

Hybrid

Connect with our growing community.

Community Directory

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Events For Youth

VFS Discovery Info Session

Techstars Startup Weekend

5:30 pm

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9:00 pm

Platform Innovation Centre

Resources For Youth

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Meetup Groups

Share challenges, and exchange advice and lessons learned in a friendly, informal environment with other like-minded people.

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We collaborate with youth-focused organizations and post-secondary institutions across Alberta to help youth interested in entrepreneurship, tech and innovation. Find more programs and resources.

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We honour and acknowledge Moh’kinsstis and the traditional Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 within the historical Northwest Métis homeland. We respect all Nations who live, work, play, innovate and build things on this land, and in so doing honour and celebrate the territory.