Value
Up to 40% of the total eligible project costsDescription
The Research Capacity Program (RCP) is a competitive funding program designed to support the acquisition of small equipment and large research infrastructure to build capacity in Alberta’s post-secondary institutions and attract, retain, and develop researchers undertaking transformative research and applied research programs.
The RCP includes the following competition streams:
- College-Industry Innovation (CII) supports applied research infrastructure in colleges/polytechnics
- Cyberinfrastructure (CYB) supports the infrastructure needs of computationally and data-intensive research
- Research Infrastructure (RI) supports large research infrastructure for research teams of up to 10 principle users
- Small Equipment Grants (SEG) supports research equipment for individual researchers or small teams
Eligible Applicants
All submissions to the RCP must adhere to the CFI Policy and Program Guide with respect to eligibility criteria, application processes and related requirements.
Eligible institutions
The RCP adheres to the CFI’s applicant eligibility guidelines. Accordingly, RCP streams are limited to institutions approved as CFI-eligible. Please refer to the CFI Policy and Program Guide for details.
Eligible Expenses
The RCP uses a cost-shared funding approach to provide up to 40% of the total eligible project costs for successful applications, enabling projects to leverage support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and other sources.
Deadline Date
Varies.Contact
Contact Name: Government of Alberta
Phone Number: 310-0000 (in Alberta) or 780-427-2711
Website: https://www.alberta.ca/research-capacity-program.aspx