Funder’s Website
The funder’s website can be found HERE.
Funding Value and Duration
NFRF 2022 Horizon Global Platform grants are valued at up to $250,000 per year (including indirect costs) for a maximum of two years.
Overview
The objective of the International stream is to support international research collaborations and position Canada and Canadian researchers as strategic partners at the international level, through two mechanisms. The first involves joint calls with international agencies on topics of international relevance. The second funds Canadian researchers’ participation on international research projects supported by major global platforms.
The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) 2022 Horizon Global Platform competition falls under the second mechanism, by providing funding for Canadian researchers who are partners on successful projects funded through eligible calls under Horizon Europe.
Eligibility Criteria
Canadian researchers named on an application to an eligible Horizon Europe call can apply to this funding opportunity. If more than one eligible Canadian researcher is named on the same Horizon Europe-funded project, they may each apply to this funding opportunity as a nominated principal investigator (NPI). Each applicant must prepare and submit their own unique application. Alternatively, a single application may be submitted involving an NPI and one or more co-principal investigators (co-PIs).
It is expected that the Canadian researcher (or research team) will be an integral part of the larger Horizon Europe research team that was awarded a grant. As such, and to demonstrate their importance to the project as a whole, the NPI and/or their primary affiliation, as defined below, must be a signing partner on the Consortium Agreement for the Horizon Europe project.
An individual may only apply for funding from a single opportunity across the agencies for the same Horizon Europe project. An application may not be submitted to this funding opportunity if one has been submitted to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council’s (NSERC) Alliance International opportunity for the same project.
Eligibility requirements for 2022 Horizon Global Platform grants are not necessarily the same as for Horizon Europe.
Nominated principal investigator
The NPI:
- completes and submits the registration and application, through the research administrator at their institution;
- assumes administrative and financial responsibility for the grant; and
- receives all related correspondence from the agencies.
The NPI must be considered an independent researcher at their primary affiliation. A primary affiliation is defined as the primary organization at which an individual is employed or appointed or conducts research.
An independent researcher is an individual who:
- engages in research-related activities that are not under the direction of another individual; and
- has an academic or research appointment that:
- commences by the full application deadline;
- allows the individual to pursue the proposed research project, engage in independent research activities for the entire duration of the funding, supervise trainees (if applicable, as per their institution’s policy) and publish the research results; and
- obliges the individual to comply with institutional policies concerning the conduct of research, supervision of trainees (if applicable) and employment conditions of staff paid with tri-agency funding.
Individuals who are full- or part-time students, postdoctoral fellows or research associates are not eligible to apply as NPIs, regardless of whether they also meet the definition of an independent researcher.
The NPI’s primary affiliation must be with a Canadian institution currently holding full institutional eligibility with one of the agencies. See the lists of eligible institutions for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), NSERC or the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
Internal Contacts
Potential applicants are encouraged to discuss this funding opportunity with their Faculty Research Facilitator.
Deadlines
| Faculty Deadline | Consult your Faculty Research Facilitator. |
| OVPRI Deadline (Approval Form and Application) | One week before sponsor application submission |
| Sponsor Registration Deadline | December 31, 2023 |
| Sponsor Application Deadline | Two weeks after the review results from a Horizon Europe call are communicated to the project team. |
Submitting Your Application
- Step 1) Submit an internal Carleton Approval Form
Submit an internal Approval Form through our central awards management database CUResearch:
https://ovpri.research.carleton.ca/Romeo.Researcher/Administrator/Default.aspx
For a user’s guide on submitting an Approval Form, click HERE. - Step 2) Submit an external application to the granting agency
Submit an external application to the corresponding grant or award agency. To navigate to the funder’s website, click HERE