NSERC Research Partnership Programs oExpanding know-how oCreating opportunities oFinding solutions
Federal Tri-Council Funding Agencies Health Social Sciences & Humanities Natural Sciences & Engineering
NSERC Budget > $1 Billion People (28%) Innovation (30%) Discovery (37%) Administration (5%)
The Five Major Programs in RPP
Encourage new partners to collaborate… oProvide an opportunity to get to know one another oIdentify a company specific challenge oExplore a strategy to jointly solve it oTry out a short collaboration oSee what value was created oDecide whether to continue or not …in any possible way. …in any possible way. Interaction & Engage Grants
Engage Grants Engage Grant (EG) New relationshipNew relationship 6 months6 months Up to $25KUp to $25K No company cashNo company cash Company owns the IPCompany owns the IP No application deadlineNo application deadline First Date Grant
Interaction Grants Interaction Grant (IG) New relationshipNew relationship 3 months3 months Up to $5KUp to $5K Travel and meeting expensesTravel and meeting expenses No application deadlineNo application deadline Travel Grant
Regional Opportunities Fund Regional Opportunities Fund (ROF) Special networking events and activities in NSESpecial networking events and activities in NSE Typically $1k-$5kTypically $1k-$5k Academic and industrial participantsAcademic and industrial participants Promote NSERCs RPP or Industrial S&FPromote NSERCs RPP or Industrial S&F No application deadlineNo application deadline Speed-Dating Grant
Partnership Workshop Grant Partnership Workshop Grant (PWG) Single workshop or multiple smaller eventsSingle workshop or multiple smaller events Up to $25KUp to $25K Focused topicFocused topic Academic and industrial participantsAcademic and industrial participants No application deadlineNo application deadline Super-Sized Speed-dating Grant
Industrial Scholarships & Fellowships Industrial Undergraduate Student Research Awards (I-USRA) Industrial R & D Fellowships (IRDF) $4500 NSERC $1125 (min.) company weeks $30K from NSERC $10K (min.) company Up to 2 years Industrial Postgraduate Scholarships (IPS) MSc/Ph.D $15K from NSERC $6K (min.) company 1 day/week at company First Job Grant
Collaborative R&D (CRD) Grants Collaborative R&D Grant (CRD) oIndustry partner required oFocus: oFocused R&D projects oAny point in the research spectrum o$10k to $500k per year oDuration can be 1 to 5 years oObjectives can be short, medium or long-term oTerms: oShared costs: oEach $1 of industry partner cash contribution leverages up to $2 of NSERC contribution Relationship Grant
Collaborative R&D (CRD) Grants
Feedback from Industry oOur Partnership Programs help them: oStretch their R&D $ oFind solutions to their technical problems oAccess resources that they dont have internally – expertise, knowledge, facilities oAttract future employees oLink to other experts and companies
Contact Information Alexandra (Sandy) Reid Research & Innovation Development Officer NSERC Ontario Regional Office - Mississauga Telephone: Website: Regionaux/OntarioContacts_ContactsOntario_eng.asp