CCSBE is pleased to showcase and celebrate excellence in Canadian entrepreneurship education and programming through the adjudication of two annual awards – one for incubators/accelerators and one for educators. 

1. The CCSBE Inclusive Venture Creation and Community Engagement Excellence Award recognizes the very best of inclusive entrepreneurship programming and initiatives offered by universities, colleges, community focused non-profits, and government organisations from across Canada. (criteria and application process here)
   
   
2. The Mary A. Kilfoil Award for Advancing Innovation in Entrepreneurship Education recognizes an individual who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and exemplary contributions and innovation in entrepreneurship education in Canada. (criteria and application process here)
   
   

Both winners will be announced at the 2024 CCSBE Conference (November 6 – 8, 2024), hosted by the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta. The awards will be given out as part of the CCSBE Gala Ceremony on the evening of November 7th, 2024.

A member from the recipient organisation’s leadership team must be registered for and attend the conference to receive the CCSBE Inclusive Venture Creation and Community Engagement Excellence Award. The recipient of the Mary A. Kilfoil Award for Advancing Innovation in Entrepreneurship Education must be registered for and attend the conference in order to receive this award.

An expert panel drawn from current CCSBE members will select the award recipients. Winners will receive an engraved plaque and a digital Excellence Award Badge for their organisation’s brochures and website. All applicants will be celebrated and recognized on the CCSBE website for their contributions to entrepreneurship in Canada.