The Ontario-Jiangsu Industrial Research and Development Program (OJIRDP) will support joint industrial R&D projects focusing on the development of products or processes that lead to commercial success and socio-economic benefits for both jurisdictions. This is a partnership of the Jiangsu Science and Technology Department (JSTD), the Ontario Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science (MRIS), and Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE), which will administer OJIRDP on behalf of MRIS.
Opportunity
The current call for proposals will accept project applications focusing on all technology sectors, including clean tech, communications, internet, IT and enterprise software, life sciences, semiconductors, new materials, intelligent manufacturing and miscellaneous technologies
Eligibility
Funding is open, on a competitive basis, to:
- In Ontario: R&D performing companies, universities, colleges or research institutions operating in Ontario.
- In Jiangsu: Eligible applicants are R&D performing Jiangsu registered companies operating in Jiangsu.
Criteria
- At least one science and technology (S&T) company from Jiangsu and one S&T organization from Ontario should express a desire to cooperate in the research and development of a new product or a new process.
- The project may involve more than one company/organization from each side. In Jiangsu, academic/research entities are eligible to join as sub-contractors only.
- The proposed product/process should be highly innovative with significant commercial potential. The joint industrial R&D project should aim at the development of products/processes leading to commercialization in global markets.
- The project applicants should agree in advance on the IP rights and on the commercialization strategy of the product or process through signing a Letter of Intent (LOI) for cooperation. For the submission phase, only an LOI for cooperation in a preliminary agreement or a draft memorandum of understanding format is required. However, the final signed cooperation agreement has to be presented to the funding authorities at the contracting stage.
- The project should demonstrate the contribution of the participants from both jurisdictions.
- The project must provide mutual benefit for applicants from both jurisdictions.
- Applicants must undertake the responsibility to ensure any experimentation will be acceptable on ethical and safety grounds and maintain the highest standards of research integrity.
Funding Available
- Funding amount: $150,000 per project from OJIRDP to fund the Ontario portion of the project, additional project funding will be provided to the corresponding Jiangsu applicant on each project by JSTD
- Funding duration: 3 years
Helpful Links
- Full details regarding the Ontario-Jiangsu Industrial Research and Development Program
Deadlines
| Full Application: | ||
| CURO Internal Deadline for Review | Please contact your Research Facilitator. | |
| cuResearch Checklist Deadline | January 30, 2017 | |
| Full application submission to sponsor | February 6, 2017 | 2 p.m. |
Submitting Your Application
- Applications must be submitted via cuResearch, through which Departmental and Associate Dean’s approval must be provided to complete the online application process.
- More information on cuResearch can be found here.
Internal Contacts
If you would like assistance with proposal development and/or a substantive review of your proposal, please contact Heloise Emdon.