Projects approved via the EDT Project Lifecycle forms and SuperApp will be shared with the PAF Committee for automatic consideration. Projects must be approved by May 31st to receive funding within the year's cycle.
PAF applications will be open from September 2, 2025 - May 31, 2026. If you have any questions or would like feedback on your application, you can book office hours through this link.
Engineering Design Team PAF funding is intended for registered Engineering Design Teams. Official Design Teams must be approved by APSC PD and the Engineering Design Team Advisory Council.
Approved projects will shared with the PAF Committee by APSC PD for automatic consideration.
Eligibility Criteria:
- All of the General PAF Eligibility Requirements
- Applicants must be registered as an Applied Science Engineering Design Team and their projects must have been pre-approved by APSC PD
- There must be clear external or internal goals to measure the success of the project.
- A team can use up to $500 of their prototype funding for PD opportunities (including design reviews with industry partners, alumni events, etc.)
- It is required that at least 50% of funding comes from sources other than PAF
Reporting Requirements (aka Final Report Requirements)
Engineering Design Teams are not required to submit a formal PAF Final Report. However, to be eligible for PAF funding for the following year, they must have submitted their Project Progress and/or Evaluation Forms for the previous terms. If these are not submitted, PAF reserves the right to revoke or pause funding.
Funding Calculations:
- PAF Funding can only be used for up to 50% of the project’s prototyping costs. Competitions costs will be calculated as noted below. It is required that at least 50% of funding comes from sources other than PAF.
- By Aug 31 (the end of the PAF cycle), any remaining funds will automatically return to the PAF pool. If the total costs for the project are less than the projected total costs, the approved PAF amount will be adjusted accordingly.
- The Project and Competition cap amounts are based off their respective budgets, not the overall expense amount.
Innovative/start-up | Legacy Teams | |
Prototyping Expenses and PD Expenses | Up to 50% of costs, max of $5,000 May spend up to $500 of this on PD events | Up to 50% of costs, max of $10,000 May spend up to $500 of this on PD events |
If eligible and approved - Competition/Final Project Deliverable Event | Up to $10,000 total with People based costs – 50% to a max of $3,500 Physical logistics – 100% reimbursement of remaining $10,000 | Up to $10,000 total with People based costs – 50% to a max of $3,500 Physical logistics – 100% reimbursement of remaining $10,000 |
Administrative or Social | $0 | $0 |
Total Cap | $5,000; up to $15,000 with approved competition | $10,000; up to $20,000 with pre-approved competition |
EDT Eligible Expenses
- PAF will only cover costs outlined in the approved budget and that are eligible as per the APSC Funding Guidelines.
- Consumables
- Project Expenses Categories:
- Prototype: Annual prototype-related expenses (e.g., buying M3 screws for Project 1 Component)
- Competition:
- People based costs – up to 50% to a max of $3,500 for entry fees, transportation, accommodations, travel, etc.
- Physical logistics – 100% to a max of $10,000 for entry fees, insurance, prototype shipping (car rental for transport, trailers, customs, brokerage costs), tools shipping.
If a team is attending and receives PAF funding for a competition/final deliverable event, they may reallocate up to 100% of it to cover prototyping costs. Examples of this could be attending a local competition, or if a team wishes to pay for their competition using other funds.