Call for Proposals: Canada–Brazil 2023 Collaborative Industrial Research and Development

Deadline: 4-Apr-23

The National Research Council Canada (NRCC) is pleased to announce the proposals for Canada–Brazil (EMBRAPII) 2023 collaborative industrial research and development.

Working together, the governments of Canada and Brazil aim to foster and support collaborative industrial research and development (R&D) projects with a high potential for commercialization. This call for proposals is open to organizations from Canada and Brazil who wish to form project consortia to perform collaborative projects focused on developing innovative products, processes, or technology-based services in health, agriculture, forestry, oceans, mining and aerospace sectors.

Sectors of Focus

• This call invites proposals related to any technological area with priority being given to biotechnology, artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) and advanced manufacturing in the following industry sectors:
  • Health
  • Agriculture
  • Forestry
  • Oceans
  • Mining
  • Aerospace
• Priority will be given to projects that contribute to sustainable development goals (as defined by the United Nations Department of Social and Economic Affairs).

Funding Information

Eligible Canadian SMEs may receive up to 50% reimbursement of eligible project costs up to a maximum total funding amount of $600,000 CAD over 12 to 36 months.

Eligibility Criteria

To be considered for funding, applicants must form a project consortium and develop a collaborative research and development (R&D) project that meets the following criteria:

• Canadian applicant
  • The Canadian applicant must:
    • be an incorporated, profit-oriented small or medium-sized business 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 and resources to undertake a multi-year R&D collaboration and commercialize the results; and
    • be committed to significant growth through international market expansion.
  • Preference may be given to SME applicants who:
    • have a minimum of 15 full-time equivalent employees ;
    • have commercialized one or more products domestically or internationally; and
    • have greater than $500,000 CAD in annual revenue.
• Consortium
  • The project consortium must include at least:
    • 1 incorporated Canadian small or medium-sized enterprise (SME), defined as a for-profit company with 500 or fewer full-time equivalent employees; and
    • 1 eligible foreign partner.
  • The parties listed above must be unrelated parties (i.e. no direct, indirect, beneficial or constructive ownership interest between these parties).
  • The project partners that form the consortium must agree on a plan addressing intellectual property rights and intent to commercialize
• Project
  • The project must focus on co-development, adaptation, and/or validation of an innovative product, process, or technology-based service that has:
    • substantial commercial potential and outcomes that can be realized within 2-3 years of completion of the project; and
    • a civilian (non-military) purpose.
  • The project must demonstrate:
    • a complementary technological contribution from each partner;
    • an obvious advantage and added value resulting from the cooperation between the participants; and
    • a balanced contribution between project partners and countries (i.e. no more than 70% of the effort contributed by any one partner or country).

Deadlines

• Canadian registration deadline: April 4, 2023
• Canadian expression of interest deadline: April 11, 2023
• International consortium project proposal deadline: June 13, 2023

For more information, visit National Research Council Canada.