Deadline: 1-Nov-22
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has announced the applications for its Discovery Grants (DG) Program to support ongoing programs of research with long-term goals rather than a single short-term project or collection of projects.
DGs are typically five years in duration and are considered “grants in aid” of research, as they provide long-term operating funds and can facilitate access to funding from other programs but are not meant to support the full costs of a research program.
Objectives
- The Discovery Grants (DG) program assists in
- promoting and maintaining a diversified base of high-quality research capability in the natural sciences and engineering in Canadian universities
- fostering research excellence
- providing a stimulating environment for research training
What does NSERC mean by independent academic position?
- An independent academic position is a position that
- is a university faculty appointment (tenured or non-tenured)
- requires that the researcher engages in research that is not under the direction of another individual
- authorizes the researcher to supervise or co-supervise the research of students registered in an undergraduate or graduate degree program, or postdoctoral fellows
Eligibility Criteria
- DGs are awarded to individual researchers, normally for five years.
- Researchers can apply for and hold only one DG at a time.
- Researchers who hold a DG cannot reapply for another DG until the last year of their current award.
For more information, visit https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/professors-professeurs/grants-subs/dgigp-psigp_eng.asp