Programs for Professors

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Programs for Professors
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Grants Program Discovery Grant (DG)
Individual, Team Subatomic Physics Project (SAP)

• Description
• Support ongoing programs of research rather than
  simple short-term projects or collection of
  projects
• Recognize creativity innovation that are at
  heart of all advances in research
• Researchers restricted to apply to 1 DG at a
  time, either individually or as part of team, but
  not both
• Eligibility
• Applicants co-applicants with eligible
  appointments at eligible Canadian institutions
• Value /Duration
• Individual Minimum 15,000 - Maximum
  200,000 - Average 30,000
• Group Minimum 10,000 - Maximum 175,000
  - Average 38,000
• Up to 5 years
• Deadline
• August 2 (Notification of Intent)
• November 1 (Application)
• Success rate

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Grants Program Discovery Accelerator Supplement
(DAS)

• Description
• Provide DG with substantial timely additional
  resources in order to accelerate progress
  maximize impact of research program
• For small group of outstanding researchers with
  well-established research program who show strong
  potential to become international leaders in
  their respective area of research
• Allocated when progress of incumbents research
  program held back by insufficient funding
• Eligibility
• DG holder
• Value/Duration
• 120,000 usually over 3 years
• Deadline
• Not applicable no separate application required,
  selection made in conjunction with review of DG
  applications each year
• Success rate

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Grants Program Discovery Grant (DG) Northern
Research Supplement

• Description
• Established to help augment promote Canadian
  university-based northern research training
• Recognize added logistical costs unique to
  conducting research in Canadian North
• Apply for NRS at same time as DG
• Eligibility
• DG holder
• Value
• Up to 10,000/year for up to 5 years (for
  duration of DG)
• Minimum 8,000 - Maximum 40,000 -
  Average 20,000
• Duration
• Up to 5 years
• Deadline
• November 1
• Success rate

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Grants Program Ship Time (ST)

• Description
• Aimed at all researchers who intend to use a
  vessel for their DG-supported research in coming
  year
• Allows DG holders to apply for additional funds
  to access vessels in support of their research
  programs
• Grants recognize high cost associated with
  chartering research vessels in Canada abroad
• Applies to vessels crewed in conformance with the
  Canada Shipping Act
• Application for more than 1 vessel allowed but if
  vessels used in same project only 1 application
  is submitted
• Eligibility
• DG holder
• Value/Duration
• Minimum 18,000 - Maximum 288,000 -
  Average 94,000
• Normal duration 1 year 2 year grants considered
  in exceptional circumstances
• Deadline
• October 1
• Success rate

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Grants Program Collaborative Health Research
Projects (CHRP)

• Description
• Supports focused collaborative research projects
  in any field of NSE
• Range from fundamental knowledge creation to
  research on knowledge application relevant to
  industry or public policy
• Jointly funded by NSERC CIHR
• Participation of 2 or more independent
  researchers with complementary expertise required
  (must include expertise in NSE health science)
• Eligibility
• Applicants co-applicants with eligible
  appointments at eligible Canadian institutions
• Value/Duration
• Up to 150,000 in 1st year
• Up to 300,000 annually in subsequent years
• Up to 3 years
• Minimum 41,650 - Maximum 276,500 -
  Average 74,000
• Deadline
• Phase 1. May 8 (Notification of Intent)
• Phase 2. October 1 (CHRP Application if invited)
• Success rate

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Grants Program Collaborative Research Training
Experience (CREATE)

• Description
• Supports training of teams of outstanding
  students postdoctoral fellows from Canada
  abroad through the development of innovative
  training programs that
• Encourage collaborative integrative approaches
• Address significant scientific challenges
  associated to Canadas priorities
• Facilitate transition of new researchers from
  trainees to productive employees in Canadian
  workforce
• To improve the mentoring training environment
  for Canadian researchers of tomorrow
• Eligibility
• Applicants co-applicants with eligible
  appointments at eligible Canadian institutions
• Value/Duration
• Minimum - Maximum - Average (no
  data for 2008-2009)
• Up to 6 years
• Deadline
• May 15 (Letter of Intent)
• September 22 (Full application if invited)
• Success rate

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Research Tools Instruments Infrastructure
Program Major Resources Support (MRS)

• Description
• Facilitate the effective access of Canadian
  academic researchers to major unique national
  or international (based in Canada) experimental
  or thematic research resources by financially
  assisting these resources to remain in state of
  readiness for use
• Starting from fiscal year 2009-10, the Major
  Resources Support (MRS) program provides support
  to unique national or international (located in
  Canada) research resources
• Eligibility
• NSERC eligible applicants co-applicants
• Value/Duration
• Minimum 29,000 - Maximum 2,000,000 -
  Average 278,000
• Up to 5 years
• Deadline
• May 1 (Letter of Intent)
• August 1 (Letter of Intent - Subatomic
  application)
• October 1 (Application)
• Success rate

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Research Tools Instruments Infrastructure
Program Research Tools Instrument Grants (RTI)

• Description
• Assist in buying or developing research equipment
  that costs more than 7,000
• Eligibility
• NSERC eligible applicants co-applicants
• Value/Duration
• Category 1. Minimum 8,300 - Maximum 150,000
  - Average 73,000
• Category 2. Minimum 150,000 - Maximum
  325,000 - Average (no data)
• Category 2. Minimum 325,000 - Maximum
  325,000 - Average (no data)
• Up to 5 years
• Deadline
• May 1 (Letter of Intent)
• August 1 (Letter of Intent - Subatomic
  application)
• October 1 (Application)
• Success rate

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Chairs Program Chairs for Women in Science
Engineering (CWSE)

• Description
• Regional program to increase the participation of
  women in SE to provide models for women
  considering careers in these fields
• 1 Chair for each region Atlantic, Québec,
  Ontario, Prairie BC/Yukon
• Tenable at Canadian universities
• 50 of Chairholders time contributed to
  activities of the chair
• NSERC funding must be matched by cash
  contribution from corporate sponsors
• Match up to 70,000/year
• Eligibility
• Women meeting NSERCs eligibility criteria to
  apply or receive funding
• Women holding DG
• Value/Duration
• Minimum 50,000 - Maximum 70,000 -
  Average 62,000
• 5 years, renewable once
• Deadline
• May 15 for BC/Yukon
• Success rate

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Chairs Program Chairs in Design Engineering
(CDE) Environmental Design Engineering (CEDE)

• Description
• Assist universities in building on existing
  strengths to achieve critical mass required for
  major research endeavour in NSE of interest to
  industry /or assist in development of research
  efforts in fields not yet developed in Canadian
  universities but for which there is an important
  industrial need
• CDE CEDE combined into 1 program for 2009
  competition
• Eligibility
• Value/Duration
• Minimum 40,000 - Maximum 200,000 -
  Average 120,000
• NSERC funding must be matched by cash
  contribution from corporate sponsors
• In-kind contribution also considered
• Match up to 200,000/year or 1 million over 5
  years
• 5 years, renewable
• Deadline
• April 6 (Preliminary Application)
• May 27 (Invitation to submit full application)
• August 21 (Application
• Success rate

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Chairs Program Industrial Research Chairs (IRC)

• Description
• Aims to improve level quality of design
  engineering activity within Canadian universities
• 3 types of IRC
• Senior IRC for distinguished senior researchers
• Associate IRC for early-stage researchers
  demonstrating excelptional promise
• Executive IRC for outstanding RD professionals
• Funded jointly by NSERC industry
• Equal cash commitment during same period
• In exceptional cases in-kind-contribution
  considered (i.e. SME without well-established
  business community)
• Eligibility
• Researchers of international stature who can
  bring an innovative perspective to the university
  in carrying managing research training
  researchers
• Researchers in early stages in careers who
  demonstrated exceptional promise relative to
  their peers in their field of research who are
  qualified for academic appointment as assistant
  or associate professors
• Candidates from industry with non-academic
  research backgrounds

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IRC Cont

• Value/Duration
• Minimum 20,000 - Maximum 500,000 -
  Average 157,000
• Senior IRC 5 year apppointment, renewable
• Associate IRC 5 year appointment, renewable
  once
• Executive IRC 5 year appointment, non-renewable
• Deadline
• Anytime
• Success rate

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RPP Collaborative Research Development Grants
(CRD)

• Description
• To give companies that operate from Canadian base
  access to unique knowledge, expertise and
  educational resources available at Canadian
  universities/colleges to train students in
  essential technical skills required by industry
• Projects include focused projects with short- to
  medium-term objectives as well as discrete phases
  in program of longer-range research
• Funds managed by university lead professor
• Funds used for direct costs of research costs
  of equipment, materials, services, travel
• 1 partner must have ability to exploit results
• Eligibility
• Canadian-based companies, industry associations,
  public utilities
• Value/Duration
• Minimum 13,000 - Maximum 500,000 -
  Average 73,000
• Direct project costs shared equally by NSERC
  industrial partner
• Flexible leverage cash in-kind
• Industrial cash must be at least ½ of NSERC
  request
• 1 to 5 years (average 2-3 years)
• Deadline
• No application deadline
• Success rate 85

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RPP Idea to Innovation (I2I)

• Description
• To accelerate pre-competitive development of
  promising technology promote its transfer to
  Canadian companies
• Provides assistance to college university
  faculty members in early stages of technology
  validation market connection
• Funds managed by university/college lead
  professor/faculty member
• Funds used for technology development
  enhancement, refining implementing designs,
  verfiying application, conducting field studies,
  preparing demonstrations, buiulding engineering
  prototypes performing beta trials
• Phase I Reduction to practice, all NSERC money /
  Phase II Technology enhancement, cost shared
  with industrial partners
• Eligibility
• Canadian-based companies, industry associations,
  public utilities
• Value/Duration
• Minimum 30,000 - Maximum 350,000 -
  Average 100,000
• Typical range up to 125,000 for Phase IIa / up
  to 350,000 over 2 years for Phase IIb
• Minimum company contribution Phase IIa, ?
  project costs in cash (NSERC ? 125,000) / Phase
  IIb, ½ of project costs in cash in-kind (NSERC
  ½ 350,000)
• Phase IIa 6-18 months / Phase IIb maximum 2
  years
• Deadline
• Quartely deadlines
• Success rate n/a

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RPP Research Partnership Agreements (RPA)

• Description
• To create synergy among private sector,
  researcher in universities/colleges federal
  institutes
• Funds managed by university lead professor
• Funds used for direct costs of research costs
  of equipment, materials, services, travel
• Eligibility
• Generally, Canadian-based companies, industry
  associations, public utilities (eligible partners
  varies based on RPA)
• Government scientist paricipation encouraged
  depending on RPA may be required
• Professor involvement appropriate but not
  required
• Value/Duration
• Typical grant range 10,000 - 200,000 / year
• Minimum company contribution must contribute
  amount equal to amount requested from NSERC, must
  collaborate on project at least 1 partner must
  have ability to exploit results
• Minimum cash contribution varies by RPA
• 1 to 5 years
• Deadline
• No application deadline, can be submitted at any
  time
• Success rate 85

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RPP Strategic Network Grants (SNG)

• Description
• To increase research training in targeted areas
  that could strongly enhance Canadas economy,
  society /or environment within nest 10 years
• Ideal for large-scale, complex research programs
  that involve collaborations among
  university,industry government
• Funds managed by university lead professor
• Funds used for direct costs of research costs
  of equipment, materials, services, travel (some
  indirect costs)
• Eligibility
• At least 5 professors from 3 departments,
  faculties or institutions
• Canadian-based companies or government
  departments/agencies that can apply research
  results
• Value/Duration
• Typical grant range 500,000 - 1,000,000 / year
• Minimum partner contribution partner must
  collaborate in all stages of project with in-kind
  contribution (no cash required)
• 5 years
• Deadline
• March 30
• Success rate 10

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RPP Strategic Project Grants (SPG)

• Description
• To increase research training in targeted areas
  that could strongly enhance Canadas economy,
  society or environment within the next 10 years
• Ideal for early-stage, high-risk research
• Targeted projects in 7 areas of key strategic
  importance
• Funds managed by university lead professor
• Funds used for direct costs of research costs
  of equipment, materials, services, travel
• Eligibility
• 1 to 3 professors involvement
• Canadian-based companies or government
  departments/agencies that can apply research
  results
• Value/Duration
• Minimum 21,000 - Maximum 400,000 -
  Average 133,000
• Typical range 30,000 - 200,000 / year
• Minimum partner contribution partner must
  collaborate in all stages of project with in-kind
  contribution (no cash required) in validation
  of results
• 1 to 3 years
• Deadline
• April 15 (1 competition annually)
• Success rate 25