Important news on reviews and funding initiatives

NSERC and CIHR are revising the Collaborative Health Research Projects (CHRP) program. As such, we are not currently accepting any new Letters of Intent to apply to the program.

The partnership agreement between the Canadian Forest Service, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and NSERC ends on March 31, 2007.

In order to reflect the eligibility realities of the academic community, NSERC has added a question to the on-line system (Personal Data Form, Current Employment page). Everyone filling in a Personal Data Form must now answer the following question: Is your position at the eligible institution a tenured or tenure-track position? Please see Memo to Institutions for details.

The Major Resources Support (MRS) program has replaced the Major Facilities Access (MFA) program.

Request for Proposals – Inter-American Collaboration in Materials Research

Funding opportunities for collaborative activities in materials research between researchers from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago and the United States. The deadline for Letter of Intent submission is August 28, 2006 and the deadline for application submission is October 16, 2006.

Further to the decision to terminate the Discovery Grants Reallocations Exercise in its previous form, NSERC has decided that future reallocation or allocation mechanisms will be based on Grant Selection Committee population dynamics (discipline dynamics) and the cost of research. For details, consult the Evaluation of the Reallocations Exercise – NSERC Management Response and the Final Report of the Evaluation of the Discovery Grants Reallocations Exercise.

Intellectual Property Mobilization (IPM) Program – Results of the 2005 Competition

Infrastructure Canada: Peer Reviewed Research Studies (PRRS) Program

On June 7, 2005, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) posted Updated Guidelines for Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Research on its Web site. NSERC and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) have an interim agreement with CIHR whereby the three agencies have agreed, as a condition of funding, to have their researchers adhere to the CIHR Updated Guidelines, until such time as they can be incorporated into the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans.

The Award Holder’s Guide for NSERC-FQRNT Industrial Innovation Scholarships (IIS) holders is now available. This Guide contains important information regarding the payment and administration of this award.

NSERC recently consulted with its stakeholders to develop a new strategic plan for its Scholarships and Fellowships (S&F) Division. To enable us to complete our consultation phase and finalize the S&F plan, please review the document and provide us with your comments at your earliest convenience.

The new Industrial Innovation Scholarships (IIS) Program was created via a partnership between NSERC and the Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies (FQRNT). It has the same objectives as the Industrial Postgraduate Scholarship Program (IPS), but applies only to students registered at Quebec universities and working with an industrial sponsor in Quebec.

The Award Holder’s Guide for NSERC-FQRNT Industrial Innovation Scholarships (IIS) holders is now available. This Guide contains important information regarding the payment and administration of this award.

The new Industrial Innovation Scholarships (IIS) Program was created via a partnership between NSERC and the Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies (FQRNT). It has the same objectives as the Industrial Postgraduate Scholarship Program (IPS), but applies only to students registered at Quebec universities and working with an industrial sponsor in Quebec.

The new Industrial Innovation Scholarships (IIS) Program was created via a partnership between NSERC and the Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies (FQRNT). It has the same objectives as the Industrial Postgraduate Scholarship Program (IPS), but applies only to students registered at Quebec universities and working with an industrial sponsor in Quebec.

Further to the decision to terminate the Discovery Grants Reallocations Exercise in its previous form, NSERC has decided that future reallocation or allocation mechanisms will be based on Grant Selection Committee population dynamics (discipline dynamics) and the cost of research. For details, consult the Evaluation of the Reallocations Exercise – NSERC Management Response and the Final Report of the Evaluation of the Discovery Grants Reallocations Exercise.

2007-10-31