## Breadcrumb 1. [Home](/index%2Ephp/) 2. [News and Stories](/index%2Ephp/news) 3. [Call for Submissions \| The 2026 Seed Fund for Creative Entrepreneurs](/index%2Ephp/markdownify/node/3884) January 12, 2026 # Call for Submissions \| The 2026 Seed Fund for Creative Entrepreneurs ![An illustration of a mountain under the Northern lights](/sites/default/files/styles/1_5_1_large/public/2025-10/seed-fund-header.jpg.webp?itok=rewvTwCH) Illustration by Nasrin Etesami rgb(255,255,255) #### **Call for Submissions \| The 2026 Seed Fund for Creative Entrepreneurs** **Submissions are open until: Monday, January 12, 2026 at 9:00 am EST** [**Click here for application link and more details.**](http://www.ocadu.ca/seedfund) *The Seed Fund for Creative Entrepreneurs* is an exclusive opportunity for OCAD University students and recent alumni to receive funding to help launch or grow their creative business. The fund supports creative businesses in all the possible forms it can take. Recipients will receive up to $6,000 to help launch their business. In addition: - If you have a connection to Brampton, you’re eligible for [Brampton Arts Organization](https://www.instagram.com/baobrampton/) Prize of $2,000. - If your business tackles a social problem, you’re eligible for the [Ample Labs ](https://www.instagram.com/amplelabs_co/)Prize of $1,000 [Full details of the opportunity is available here!](http://www.ocadu.ca/seedfund) *Illustration by:* [*Nasrin Etesami* ](https://www.instagram.com/nackernel/) ## Other Recent News [### 2027 Critical Distance Centre for Curators Projections Program Call for Artists OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) and Critical Distance Centre for Curators (CDCC) have partnered to co-create CDCC Projections Program Career Launcher. Four (4) to five (5) selected emerging artists will receive $690 to exhibit work in a single channel, projection-based screening program that will be displayed at the CDCC in March 2027. October 30, 2026 ](/news/2027-critical-distance-centre-curators-projections-program-call-artists) [### Call for Vendors: BAM! Holiday Art Market 2026 OCAD University's RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) is excited to partner again with Wychwood Barns to offer a curated group of OCAD U students and recent alumni the opportunity to share a vendor table at the BAM! Holiday Art Market. October 26, 2026 ](/news/call-vendors-bam-holiday-art-market-2026) [### OCAD U’s Global Centre for Climate Action and EU bring large-scale art to Toronto’s Canada Malting Silos "The Light" and "Melting Temporalities" transformed the waterfront into a canvas for climate reflection. October 6, 2026 ](/news/ocad-us-global-centre-climate-action-and-eu-bring-large-scale-art-torontos-canada-malting) Related Stories ## Related Stories [### 2027 Critical Distance Centre for Curators Projections Program Call for Artists OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) and Critical Distance Centre for Curators (CDCC) have partnered to co-create CDCC Projections Program Career Launcher. Four (4) to five (5) selected emerging artists will receive $690 to exhibit work in a single channel, projection-based screening program that will be displayed at the CDCC in March 2027. October 30, 2026 ](/news/2027-critical-distance-centre-curators-projections-program-call-artists) [### Call for Vendors: BAM! Holiday Art Market 2026 OCAD University's RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) is excited to partner again with Wychwood Barns to offer a curated group of OCAD U students and recent alumni the opportunity to share a vendor table at the BAM! Holiday Art Market. October 26, 2026 ](/news/call-vendors-bam-holiday-art-market-2026) [### 2027 Critical Distance Centre for Curators Projections Program Call for Curators OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) and Critical Distance Centre for Curators (CDCC) have partnered to co-create the CDCC Projections Program Career Launcher. One (1) emerging Curator will receive $1,700 to curate a single channel, projection-based screening program of work from the OCAD U community. The Projections Program will be displayed at the CDCC for six-weeks in March 2027. September 27, 2026 ](/news/2027-critical-distance-centre-curators-projections-program-call-curators)