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Ideation Fund | National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

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Description

The Ideation Fund enables NRC researchers to explore transformative research ideas in collaboration with external partners such as academic institutions and small and medium-sized enterprises. Every year, through the NRC’s New Beginnings and Small Teams initiatives, projects led by NRC researchers are funded to help drive innovative research and development in a wide range of areas.

Eligible Applicants

The Ideation Fund enables NRC researchers to explore transformative research ideas in collaboration with external partners such as academic institutions and small and medium-sized enterprises.

Eligible Expenses

  • The New Beginnings Initiative supports small- scale exploratory research projects led by individual NRC employees working with external collaborators who possess complementary capabilities. Proposals for projects of up to 18 months in duration are selected and awarded up to $25,000 in operating funding and their external collaborators awarded up to $25,000 in grant funding. A total of $2 million is available per year to support projects that aim to encourage, test and validate transformative research ideas.
  • The Small Teams Initiative supports the exploration of transformative ideas by NRC teams working with external collaborators who possess complementary capabilities. Full proposals of research centre-nominated projects are developed then evaluated by an external peer review process. Selected projects will be awarded a maximum of $1 million in operating funding and $1 million in grant and contribution funding over 3 years. A total of $4 million is available per year to support projects that aim to make transformative advances in knowledge or technology.

 

Deadline Date

Calls for NRC proposals open annually in May.

Contact

Contact Name: NRC's National Program Office

E-mail Address: NRC.IdeationTeam-Equipeideation.CNRC@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

Website: https://nrc.canada.ca/en/research-development/research-collaboration/programs/ideation-fund-where-breakthroughs-begin

Industry:

Software/Technology, University Partnerships

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