BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network

Research project grants aim to support new and ongoing collaborative research projects in materials science and engineering between groups of researchers or centers. They also aim to enhance cooperation and interaction between groups of researchers, research centers and organizations. Proposed activities could include, but are not restricted to, the international mobility of students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty for the integration of research and training activities between collaborating groups, centers and organizations. Budgets would provide support for research and may include travel costs for meetings/workshops.

The objective of the Idea to Innovation (I2I) Program is to accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology and promote its transfer to Canadian companies. The program supports research and development projects with recognized technology transfer potential by providing crucial assistance to college and university faculty members in the early stages of technology validation and market connection. The program provides funding to college and university faculty members, through defined stages, for research and development activities leading to technology transfer to a new or established Canadian company.

Every year, NSERC awards up to six Steacie Fellowships that are held for a two-year period. Successful Fellows are relieved of teaching and administrative duties, so that they can devote all their time and energy to research. The Fellowships are held at a Canadian university or affiliated research institution. The Fellowship normally includes a contribution to the university in the amount of $90,000 per year toward the Fellow’s salary. As part of the Fellowship agreement, the university is expected to fund a replacement for the Fellow’s teaching and administrative responsibilities or to enhance the research environment of the Fellow’s department. Should the recipient of the Fellowship already hold another federal award that has a salary component, such as a Canada Research Chair (CRC), University Faculty Award (UFA), or Industrial Research Chair (IRC), NSERC will reduce the contribution to the university to $30,000 per year. In recognition of the award’s prestige and the increased time available for research, Fellows who currently hold an NSERC Discovery Grant will be invited to submit a request for supplemental support during the tenure of the Fellowship.

The goal of the Strategic Project Grants Program is to increase research and training in targeted areas that could strongly enhance Canada’s economy, society and/or environment within the next 10 years.

MRS grants assist major experimental and thematic research resources located in Canada to cover their operating and maintenance costs. Supported resources are those that cannot fully cover such costs by using other research grants or by user fees, or those where user fees cannot be leveraged. The grants assist resources that are significant in size, value or importance, and that are not customary in a discipline or commonly available in Canadian universities. Supported resources must be used by researchers from several institutions (including universities, government laboratories, or companies) within a region, across Canada, or from abroad.