Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation / Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation – MEEI / MTEI
The Master of Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation/ Master of Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation supports students as they engineer innovation for established businesses or their own ventures
Full-time (12 to 24 months) and part-time (40 months) options
Degree
Master of Engineering (Co-op Available)
Type
Course-based
Options
Co-op is available to full-time students
Recruiting for Fall 2025
Join our revamped master’s program led by industry-connected professors! Recruiting for Fall 2025. Stay tuned for course details.
Program highlights
Future-forward digital pedagogy will help train students as innovation leaders, building their capacity to engage in corporate innovation or bring innovations to the market.
To enhance the quality of training, we’ll leverage our strong ties with community partners, and integrate industry leaders and top tech entrepreneurs into the classroom experience.
Curriculum
Our master’s program delivers a dynamic curriculum aimed at cultivating entrepreneurial thinking, innovative leadership, and sustainability management.
Students will acquire hands-on skills in identifying and developing business opportunities, launching new ventures, and leveraging emerging technologies to drive innovation in engineering enterprises.
Flexibility
Recommended 16 months full-time (minimum 12 months and maximum 24 months) or 40 months part-time (domestic only).
Learn directly from community and industry partners
Learn about corporate innovation and strategy via project centric learning
Conceptualize new business ventures and develop ideas through course learnings and mentorship
Work with peers to tackle real-world challenges
Develop transferable skills to enhance and transform business environments
Build professional connections and learn from conversations with business leaders to navigate your way towards a great career
Graduates of our entrepreneurship and innovation program find work in a variety of exciting and fulfilling careers.
How to apply
Academic Prerequisites: Undergraduate degree in STEM (for the MEEI) or a four-year non-STEM degree in a public policy-related field (for the MTEI)
Anticipated Admission Range
B- average (equivalent to a McMaster 7.0 GPA out of 12) in the final year in all courses.
Supplementary Application: Required
See Application Checklist below for more details.
September 2025 Admissions
January 2026 Admissions
Application Portal Opens
November 1, 2024
June 15, 2025
International Student Deadline
March 14, 2025
July 14, 2025
Domestic Student Deadline
June 30, 2025
September 30, 2025
International applicants are encouraged to apply early as the visa application process may take 3 months or more.
Fees required at time of application:
Application Fee: $150.00
Online Interview Fee (Kira Talent): $60.00
Post-Acceptance Fees
Non-refundable deposit upon acceptance
International Student Non-refundable Deposit
$2000
Domestic Student Non-refundable Deposit
$500
Tuition Information
Students enrolled in multiple academic years ( e.g. January admission) pay the fees corresponding for the academic year the term is within. The University reserves the right to correct typographical errors or to adjust the Tuition and Fees schedule at any time it deems necessary.
Step 1: Click on the link above to open your application with McMaster University. Alternatively, please click here.
Step 2: Answer all application-related questions
Step 3: Register for your online interview (Kira) and ensure that you complete the $60 payment. Note that the $60 is in addition to your $150 application fee. They are separate charges.
The registration and payment link are embedded in your application questions.
Step 4: Gather, and upload all required documents.
Your current resume or CV, including academic and professional experience
Your clearly written Statement of Interest (This is a letter explaining your interest in the program, at a maximum of 2 pages).
Recent IELTS or TOEFL scores (within the last 2 years) required for international students. Minimum IELTS score 6.5 overall (minimum requirement 5.5 in reading and writing and 6 in listening and speaking). Minimum TOEFL score is 88. Note that if your medium of instruction was English and this is documented on your transcripts, you do not need to submit an ELP test.
Transcripts from all post secondary institutions you have attended.
Please note that all documents must be uploaded before application submission. CV, SOI, IELTS/TOEFL and Transcripts are uploaded in the same section of the application.
Step 5: Add Academic Referee contact information.
Contact information for 2 Academic References must be entered in online application. Referees will be contacted via our electronic referencing system
Academic references are to come from instructors most familiar with your academic work.
In cases where an applicant has been away from academic study for 5 or more years, we will consider one professional reference and one academic reference.
Please note that we do not accept reference letters uploaded by the applicant.
Step 6: Pay $150 application fee, and submit application.
Only submit your application once all the above documents have been uploaded, you have entered contact information for both academic references, and you have paid your Kira fee.
*Applications will not be reviewed unless all items noted above are submitted at the time of application*.
Step 7: Complete your Kira interview.
Applicants will be sent a link to complete their Kira interview within one week of application submission and Kira fee payment.
Applicants will not receive a link unless they have fully submitted their application, and have submitted the $60 Kira fee payment.
Step 8: You will be contacted if there are any issues with your application. Please do not email about the status of your application. Applicants will be contacted once a decision regarding the application has been made.
Please note that if you are accepted to one of our programs, you will be required to pay a non-refundable deposit. This deposit is non-refundable if you withdraw your acceptance.
International Student Non-refundable Deposit
$2000
Domestic Student Non-refundable Deposit
$500
Important Notes:
Applications will not be reviewed until all required documents are uploaded, the referees have responded, and the Kira online interview has been completed. All applications must be completed in full in advance of the application deadlines in order to be considered.
Official transcripts are not required unless an applicant is granted an offer of admission. Documentation sent via post will not be considered for your application.
Applications will not be considered until we receive copies of transcripts noting grades up to at least Term 7 of your undergraduate studies.
Student life
Engineering Graduate Society
The EGS actively supports engineering graduate students through events, workshops, bursaries, and collaboration with various campus organizations, focusing on representation, community building, and academic and professional development.
Hamilton, also known as The Hammer or Steeltown, is a thriving city close to the U.S. border and Toronto, with easy access for students commuting from the Greater Toronto Area via the on-campus GO Bus Terminal.