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Supporting A New Generation of Research Partnerships
NSERC will be working with its community to develop a new research partnerships program.
The research and innovation ecosystem in Canada has evolved rapidly with significant new investments in recent years. It is invigorating to witness this growth.
Budget 2018 also made significant investments in NSERC to support knowledge discovery. In addition, the Federal Government committed to simplify the landscape of federal grants in support of research and innovation to further accelerate the application of knowledge. Budget 2018 proposed that Engage Grants (including Engage Plus Grants), Industrial Research Chairs, Connect Grants, Strategic Partnership Grants for Networks and Projects, Experience Awards Grants, and the existing Collaborative Research and Development Grants be consolidated into a single grant program.
NSERC will lead in this effort by modernizing, simplifying and improving its Research Partnerships (RP) programs in consultation with its community.
NSERC will seek your input and feedback
Opportunities to provide feedback and input on the new program will take place late Summer and Fall.
In the Interim
- NSERC will continue to administer and fulfill current awards and offer its existing RP programs, according to their original terms and conditions.
- Application deadlines for each of the existing RP grant programs have not yet been finalized; they will be shared with the community as they are known.
- The College and Community Innovation (CCI) Program is not part of this consolidation.
Moving forward
- The transition strategy from current programs to the new program will be determined once the new program has been fully developed, and after consultations with the community.
- Although it is still in the early stages for the development of the program, it will build on the strengths of the current partnerships programs and will also include the following features to adapt to the needs that have emerged in recent years:
- a scalable program that supports the evolution of a partnership as it grows
- a broader range of outcomes (economic, socio-economic and environmental)
- supporting interdisciplinary, national and international collaborations
- a broader set of partner organizations
- continued investigator- or partner-driven collaborations, as well as being responsive to specific priorities
- focusing on potential impact of the partnership
- working with other funding organizations
- reducing timelines from application to decision through simplified processes
If you have questions or comments, please email us at RPR@nserc-crsng.gc.ca.
NSERC implements policy changes to CRD and IRC Programs
NSERC is pleased to announce policy changes to its Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) and Industrial Research Chair (IRC) programs to broaden their impact and expand eligibility. These changes will also provide faster and simpler delivery of funding to support research partnerships in Canada and to diversify the innovation ecosystem in Canadian universities.
The policy changes will attract additional partners to university research in Canada and provide more opportunities for multinational and foreign companies to partner with Canadian university researchers to conduct R&D here. Researchers will benefit with more opportunities to participate in collaborative projects with leading innovative companies.
The following is a breakdown of the changes. Additional details are available on the updated webpage.
NSERC is broadening the impact of its grants by:
Allowing Canadian university researchers to partner with multinational companies
- Canadian university researchers can now partner with the best industrial researchers wherever they are located across the globe. Multinational companies (MNEs), either head-quartered in Canada, or with significant Canadian operations, may partner on an NSERC CRD or IRC grant to create a collaboration that has benefits for Canada and Canadians.
Having foreign companies collaborate with Canadian companies on an equal basis
- Foreign company(ies) are now fully eligible partner(s) in partnership with at least one Canadian company. NSERC will match cash and in-kind contributions from all companies involved on an equal basis.
NSERC is simplifying the access to CRD and IRC grants by:
- Providing a faster response by no longer reviewing Intellectual Property Agreements, empowering universities to negotiate satisfactory arrangements with their partners, in compliance with NSERC’s IP Policy.
We encourage you to share these important updates with your networks. If you have any questions or comments please contact RPP@nserc-crsng.gc.ca.