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Application Deadlines and Notification of Decision
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* From the date NSERC receives the complete application

Grant Programs
Title
Deadline Dates
Notification of Decision*
Collaborative Health Research Projects (CHRP)
Letter of intent:
May 2
Invitation to submit full application:
June 30
Application:
October 3
26 weeks
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Discovery Grants (DG) (Individual, Group and Subatomic Physics [SAP] Project)
Letter of intent:
August 1
Application:
November 1
26 weeks
SAP Project Applications requesting $500,000 or more per year
Application:
October 1
26 weeks
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Discovery Grants – Northern Research Supplement
Application:
November 1
26 weeks
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Major Facilities Access (MFA) Grants
Letter of intent:
August 1
Application:
October 1
30 weeks
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Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) Grants
Application:
27 weeks
Category 1
Categories 2 and 3
October 25
October 1
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Ship Time (ST)
Application:
October 1
12 weeks
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Special Research Opportunity (SRO) Program
Letter of intent:
Any time
Application:
Any time
8 to 16 weeks
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Chairs and Faculty Support Programs
Title
Deadline Dates
Notification of Decision*
Chairs in Design Engineering (CDE)
Preliminary application:
June 29
Invitation to submit full application:
August 11
Application:
October 31
13 weeks
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Chairs in Environmental Design Engineering (CEDE)
Preliminary application:
June 29
Invitation to submit full application:
August 11
Application:
October 31
13 weeks
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Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering (CWSE)
Application:
March 31
13 weeks
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Industrial Research Chairs (IRC)
Application:
Any time
13 weeks
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University Faculty Awards (UFA)
Application:
November 1
20 weeks
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Scholarships and Fellowships Program
Title
Deadline Dates
Notification of Decision*
Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA)
Application:
Set by university
6 weeks
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Industrial Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA)
Application:
Minimum of four weeks before start date of work term
4 weeks
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Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS)
Application:
Applicants applying through a university:
set by university
Applicants applying directly to NSERC: November 15
16 weeks
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Industrial Postgraduate Scholarships (IPS)
Application:
No NSERC deadline
8 weeks
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Northern Research Internships
Application:
No NSERC deadline
8 weeks
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NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships (PGS)
Application:
Applicants applying through a university:
set by university
Applicants applying directly to NSERC: November 15
16 weeks
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Postgraduate Supplements
Application:
Varies
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Summer Program in Japan or Taiwan
Application:
November 1
16 weeks
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Industrial R&D; Fellowships (IRDF)
Application:
No set deadline
6 weeks
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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowships
Application:
Contact NSERC
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Postdoctoral Fellowships (PDF)
Application:
October 15
23 weeks
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University Faculty Awards (UFA)
Application:
November 1
20 weeks
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Visiting Fellowships in Canadian Government Laboratories (VF)
Application:
Any time
13 weeks
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Industry Partnered Programs
Title
Deadline Dates
Notification of Decision*
Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) Grants
Application:
Any time
13 weeks
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Idea to Innovation (I2I) Program
Application:
January 16
April 10
July 3
September 29
11 weeks
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Intellectual Property Mobilization Program (IPM)
Application:
March 1
18 weeks
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council/The Canada Council for the Arts New Media Initiative
Application:
April 18
26 weeks
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Research Network Grants (RNG)
Application:
Moratorium
20 weeks
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Research Partnership Agreements (RPA)
16 weeks
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Strategic Project Grants (SPG)
Application:
April 18
26 weeks

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Updated:  2006-01-31

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Important Notices