Proposal
Development, Submission,
and Review Process
Proposal
Development
Prior to submitting
an application, you must:
- Select the
Theme Area representing your area of interest and contact the
CANMET-MTL Theme Leader about your proposed project.
- Develop
your proposal with a CANMET-MTL Contact.
Step 1:
Select your Theme Area and contact your CANMET-MTL Theme Leader
Proposals for
access to the Academic User Access Facility (AUAF) at the CANMET
Materials Technology Laboratory (CANMET-MTL) must be made in one
of four Theme Areas: Steel, Lightweight Metals, Concrete, or Emerging
and Composite Materials. Please choose the Theme Area most closely
representing your area of interest and send a brief note to one
of the four CANMET-MTL Theme Leaders. Your message should briefly
describe (5-10 lines) the nature of the access you are seeking,
the scope of the work involved, and the requirements for access.
You may send this note via e-mail (strongly preferred; click on
links below), fax, or postal mail.
If you are
uncertain which Theme Area is most appropriate, contact the AUAF
Administrator.
If you are
sending your note by fax or postal mail, please ensure that you
specify the name of the CANMET-MTL Theme Leader corresponding to
your area of interest (or AUAF Administrator).
Fax:
CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory
Natural Resources Canada
Academic User Access Facility
Attention: [CANMET-MTL Theme Leader's name]
Fax: 613-992-8735
Postal mail:
CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory
Natural Resources Canada
Academic User Access Facility
Attention: [CANMET-MTL Theme Leader's name]
568 Booth Street
Ottawa, Ontario
CANADA K1A 0G1
Following receipt
of your note, the CANMET-MTL Theme Leader will contact you and provide
the name and contact information of the most appropriate CANMET-MTL
research scientist, hereinafter referred to as your CANMET-MTL Contact.
Step 2:
Develop your proposal with your CANMET-MTL Contact
You will work
in collaboration with your CANMET-MTL Contact in preparing your
application to ensure that the proposed work is feasible and that
the budget is based on realistic estimates of the scope of the project.
Before discussing or corresponding with your CANMET-MTL Contact,
you should review the Research Proposal Application form (available
here in html, MS
Word, or PDF [to view the
PDF file, you will require Adobe Acrobat Reader software offered
free of charge by Adobe]).
Travel
Funds for Graduate Students
Limited funds are available from Natural Resources Canada to assist
graduate students participating in the research to travel between
their universities and CANMET-MTL. Requests for travel assistance
should be included in the application and accompanied by a justification.
Preference may be given to students travelling from locations furthest
from the CANMET-MTL User Access Facility. Recipients of these funds
will be required to produce original receipts and to follow Treasury
Board Travel Guidelines.
Proposal
Submission
Following consultation
with your CANMET-MTL Contact, you are ready to complete the Research
Proposal Application form and send it to CANMET-MTL.
Step 3:
Complete and send your Research Proposal Application form to CANMET-MTL
To submit your
application electronically as an e-mail attachment, download the
application form in Microsoft Word
(MS Word required).
To submit your
application by fax or postal mail, or if you do not have Microsoft
Word, download the application form
in portable document format. Print the downloaded file and complete
the application using a typewriter.
Step 4:
Send your completed Research Proposal Application form to the AUAF
Administrator
E-mail:
Send your completed Microsoft Word file as an attachment to the
AUAF
Administrator.
Fax:
Send your completed form to the AUAF Administrator at:
CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory
Natural Resources Canada
Academic User Access Facility
Attention: AUAF Administrator
Fax: 613-992-8735
Postal mail:
Send your completed form to the AUAF Administrator at:
CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory
Natural Resources Canada
Academic User Access Facility
Attention: AUAF Administrator
568 Booth Street
Ottawa, Ontario
CANADA K1A 0G1
All applications
will receive an acknowledgment of receipt.
Proposal
Review
Upon receipt
of your proposal, it will be reviewed by one of four Theme Review
Committees. Each Theme Review Committee is chaired by an Academic
Theme Leader:
Theme Review
Committees will name reviewers for each proposal received. Proposals
will be reviewed for their scientific merit, technical feasibility,
and to decide if the scope of the requested access is appropriate.
Applicants should expect to be informed about the status of their
applications within three weeks of receipt of their application.
If the proposal is accepted, a Notification of Acceptance will be
sent to the applicant, a budget will be assigned, and the work will
be scheduled in consultation with CANMET-MTL management and personnel.
The travel funds allocated to a project will be included with the
Notification of Acceptance.
For answers
to commonly asked questions, see our FAQ page.
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AUAF home page.
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