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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of
Canada
Insights & approaches to enhance research
collaboration
Prof. Alejandro Adem, President, NSERC
January 2021
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Table
of contents
1. NSERC’s Role in Canada’s Funding Landscape
2. Alliance Grants, NSERC’s New Partnerships Program
3. NSERC’s National and International Partnerships,
leveraging expertise
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NSERC’s role in Canada’s innovation
ecosystem
o NSERC funds post-secondary
research and training in the natural
sciences and engineering
o Supports 76 universities
and 110 colleges & polytechnics
$1.3B
o 12,400 professors Total budget
o 3,800 industry partnerships
o 37,700 students and fellows
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NSERC’s budget breakdown
$727M
Discovery Research
$393M $1.3B
Research Partnerships
Total
$155M Budget
Research Talent and Training
$55M
Administrative
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Celebrating our Top Researcher
Remarkable discoveries that put the next generation
of medical treatments within our grasp.
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Alliance
partnerships
program
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Alliance Grants
Program objectives
SUPPORT research in the natural sciences REMOVE barriers and provide more
and engineering (NSE) led by strong, flexibility in building partnerships
complementary, collaborative teams. that will effectively generate new
knowledge and accelerate
ENABLE collaborations with a broader set the application of research results
of partner organizations for the benefit of Canadians.
(private, public, not-for-profit sectors)
TRAIN new researchers in areas that
CREATE economic, social and/or are important to Canada and to the
environmental benefits partner
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Alliance Grants
Key notes
o FLEXIBLE from $20K to $1M, per year, Duration: 1-5 years
o NO DEADLINE apply at any time
o STREAMLINED review process
o INTERNATIONAL collaborations can be incorporated at the
proposal stage
o INTERDISCIPLINARY 30% of grants can be spent on disciplines
outside the natural sciences and engineering
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Both options have the same:
1 o Objectives
o Evaluation criteria
funding opportunity
o Peer review process for overall merit
assessment
o Academic community and types of
partner organizations served
2 o Requirements for the recognition of
options partner organizations
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Alliance option 1
Grant size Cost-sharing
$20K to $1M 50% to 66.7%
per year from NSERC
The limits of the funding range are not Determined by type of partnership and
yearly averages. global size of the partner organization(s)
recognized for cost-sharing.
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Alliance option 2
Funding Cost-sharing
Up to 90 to 100 % at least 1 partner
from NSERC organization
if the characteristics are met and depending must have contributions recognized
on the type of partner organizations for cost-sharing, even if NSERC
is providing 100% of the funding
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Alliance option 2
societal impact
The proposal must meet specific
making connections characteristics to qualify for option 2
broad outcomes
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Alliance Grants
National University–Industry Partnerships
• I-POCUS: An Intelligent • Sustainable Indoor • Lighting that is Easier
Point-of-Care Intelligent Aquaponics on the Eyes and the
Ultrasound System for Farming based on Environment Memorial
Neonatal Intensive Industry 4.0. University University of
Care Units in Canada's of Alberta with Newfoundland and
Hospitals. Ryerson NutraPonics Canada Lumentra Inc.
University with Corporation.
Dapasoft Inc.
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Alliance Partnerships with Government Organizations
Platforms for ‘Societal Co-leadership’ and ‘Public Impact’
2018 - Whale Science For 2019 - Advancing Climate 2020 - Plastics science for
the Future. Change Science in Canada. a cleaner future.
NSERC and Fisheries and NSERC with Environment NSERC with Environment
Oceans Canada and Climate Change and Climate Change
Canada and Health Canada Canada
Oceans Protection Plan
Pan-Canadian Framework Canada’s Plastics Science
on Clean Growth and Agenda (CaPSA)
Climate Change
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Alliance Grants
Powering international
partnerships
• The Alliance program enables
university researchers to collaborate
with international private-sector,
public-sector or not-for-profit
organizations.
• NSERC fosters an open and connected
research environment to facilitate
international partnerships.
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Alliance partnerships program
Powering international
partnerships
• In 2020, NSERC and Innovate UK
(UKRI) partnered to launch a call for
proposals on quantum technologies
• December 2020, NSERC announced a
partnership with the German Federal
Ministry of Education and Research to
fund collaborative research projects on
hydrogen and fuel cell technologies
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Alliance grants: International
University of Waterloo & Bristol University
Joint Canada-UK projects on University of Waterloo & University College
London
Quantum Technologies
Université Sherbrooke & Oxford
Instruments
• 8 grants awarded to share £2M from the
UK and C$4.4M total investments
University of Waterloo & Bristol University
from Canada to foster research
collaborations between academia,
University of Saskatchewan & Nottingham
industry and government partners University
• Collaborative project to fund quantum McGill University & University College
technologies in the fields of secure London
communications, sensing and imaging,
and computing and simulation Institut national de la recherche scientifique
& Heriot-Watt University
Institut national de la recherche scientifique
(INRS) & University of Sussex
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Alliance Grants: International
International Universities and Industry Partnerships
1. Reference-Frame 2. Advanced Manufacturing 3. Making noisy quantum
Independent Quantum Toolkit for Quantum processors practical: from
Communication for Sensing and Quantum theory to applications
Satellite-Based Networks Computing
UK: Craft Prospect Ltd., UK: Phasecraft Limited, Univ.
University of Bristol, UK: Oxford Instruments, of London – Univ. College
University of Strathclyde Nanotechnology Tools London
Limited, University of
CANADA: University of Glasgow CANADA: University of
Calgary and Waterloo, COM Waterloo, Perimeter Inst for
DEV International Ltd, CANADA: Université de Theoretical Physics,
Canadian Space Agency, Sherbrooke, Oxford Quantum Benchmark Inc.
Ontario Research Fund Instruments, SBQuantum
Excellence Inc., PROMPT, Nord
Quantique,
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Celebrating partnerships between
universities, colleges and industry
o R&D in the natural sciences and
NSERC engineering
Synergy Awards for o Recognition of tangible benefits
o Universities receive $200,000 grant
Innovation
o Industrial partners $30,000 valid for
Alliance grant cash contribution
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Datasets and algorithm Social analytics and AI to optimize Innovation for electric and
modelling for extraction consumer warranties hybrid vehicles
industries and environmental
protection
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Our research partnerships
toolkit
Find NSERC-funded experts o cognit.ca
& research partners
o NSERC Awards Database
NSERC’s investments
o NSERC funding Dashboard
& partnerships
Partnership
o Alliance
opportunities
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Questions?
alliance@nserc-crsng.gc.ca
international@nserc-crsng.gc.ca
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@nserc_crsng
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