The RBC Rock My Business Start-up Awards for Canadian Citizens 2026 are now accepting applications. To apply and find out more about this position, interested candidates are urged to visit here.
About RBC Rock My Business Start-up Awards
Opportunity Details
- Date Published: October 15, 2025
- Application Deadline: June 14, 2026
- Category: Entrepreneurs
- Oppotunity Locations: Canada
Futurpreneur Foundation and RBC proudly present the RBC Rock My Business Start-up Awards, eight awards of $10k each given annually to diverse, young, aspiring entrepreneurs from across Canada, helping kickstart their businesses.
Benefits of RBC Rock My Business Start-up Awards
- Eight awards of $10,000 each willl be given annually to eligible participants from across Canada.
RBC Rock My Business Start-up Awards Requirements
To be considered for the 2026 awards, please ensure you meet all the following eligibility requirements:
- Between 18 – 39 years of age: Applicants must be within the age bracket for the award on June 14, 2026.
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
- Successful completion of BOTH the Rock My Business Plan and Rock My Cash Flow workshops between July 7, 2025, and May 28, 2026.
- Successful submission of completed RBC Awards Business Plan template and Cash Flow Projection Templates* by June 14, 2026.
- Cannot use the award to repay existing debt; must highlight how the award will be applied to start-up costs.
- Have not received a Futurpreneur Canada start-up loan before July 1, 2025.
- Open to pre-launch businesses (pre-revenue) and part-time or “side hustle” businesses (a business to which you devote fewer than 30 hours a week and from which you earn less than $25k in sales per year);
- Those operating a full-time business prior to July 1, 2025, are not eligible.
- Ineligible businesses include those operating in the following sectors: alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, gambling, gaming, firearms.
*Please note that the Business Plan and Cash Flow templates for the Award submission are NOT the same as the Futurpreneur templates. Applications received in the wrong template will not be reviewed.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
14 June, 2026
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