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SPUR Innovation Centre
SPUR Innovation Centre: Up to $5,000 in AI credits for Canadian founders; GPU access subject to capacity
SPUR advertises $5,000 for Canadian or Canada-based founders/startups, $500 for students at Canadian institutions, and $1,000 for registered SPUR event builders. Applicants choose hosted model API credits or API plus GPU compute. The form explicitly warns that direct compute is limited and not guaranteed. The grant does not establish unrestricted $5,000 H100/B300 rental access.
How to claim this perk
Follow these steps through SPUR Innovation Centre.
Access: Direct application
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Open the official SPUR page and use Claim your credits.
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Choose the correct eligibility track and either API-only or API plus compute.
- 3
Submit your real project details and wait for the engineer’s review.
- 4
Confirm the actual credit amount and GPU allocation before planning a workload.
Who can apply?
- Founder track: Canadian or Canada-based startup. Student track: enrolled at a Canadian institution. Event track: registered for a SPUR event.
- Human review and approval required. Provider states no credit card, sales call or auto-conversion to paid billing.
- API credit access is distinct from GPU compute; dedicated GPU access depends on available capacity.
- Provider states credits remain valid until used. Confirm approved amount, currency, account limits and eligible resources with the engineer.