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SMART Cluster’s 9th call for proposals – advanced manufacturing

April 27, 2026

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SMART, the EUREKA Cluster program focused on advanced manufacturing, has launched their 9th annual call for collaborative research and development project proposals. This flexible, industry-driven Cluster program aims to promote innovative, collaborative, international and close-to-market R&D projects in advanced manufacturing.

Eligible Applicants

To be eligible for funding a Canadian SME applicant must:

  • be an incorporated, profit-oriented small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) in Canada
  • have 500 or fewer full-time equivalent employees
  • pursue growth and profit by developing and commercializing innovative, technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada
  • have a differentiated and protectable technology that could become competitive in global markets
  • have sufficient working capital (e.g., revenue, investment) and resources to undertake a multi-year R&D collaboration and commercialize the results
  • be committed to significant growth through international market expansion

Preference may be given to Canadian SME applicants who:

  • have a minimum of 15  full-time equivalent employees
  • have commercialized one or more products domestically or internationally
  • have greater than $500,000 CAD in annual revenue

Eligible Expenses

Advanced manufacturing in the following areas:

  • advanced manufacturing processes
  • customer-based manufacturing
  • digital, virtual and efficient companies
  • intelligent and adaptive manufacturing systems
  • person-machine collaboration
  • sustainable manufacturing

Deadline Date

Project outline: January 22, 2026, 11:00 am CET; Full project proposal: April 27, 2026, 11:00 am CET

Contact

Contact Name: Vance Pan

E-mail Address: Vance.Pan@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

Website: https://nrc.canada.ca/en/irap/about/international/?action=view&id=257

Industry:

Export, Software/Technology

Location:

Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NWT, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Tags:

Manufacturing, R&D, SMEs

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