1. NSERC Research Partnership Programs oExpanding know-how oCreating opportunities oFinding solutions

2. Federal Tri-Council Funding Agencies Health Social Sciences & Humanities Natural Sciences & Engineering

3. NSERC Budget > $1 Billion People (28%) Innovation (30%) Discovery (37%) Administration (5%)

4. The Five Major Programs in RPP

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Industrial Scholarships & Fellowships Industrial Undergraduate Student Research Awards (I-USRA) Industrial R & D Fellowships (IRDF) $4500 NSERC $1125 (min.) company 12-16 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

11. 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

12. Collaborative R&D (CRD) Grants

13. 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

14. Contact Information Alexandra (Sandy) Reid Research & Innovation Development Officer NSERC Ontario Regional Office - Mississauga Telephone: 905-403-0161 Email: alexandra.reid@nserc-crsng.gc.ca Website: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Regional- Regionaux/OntarioContacts_ContactsOntario_eng.asp