Funding, News and Announcements

The Government of Canada, through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), is pleased to join efforts with international partners to take part in the inaugural Global Centres initiative, led by the US National Science Foundation (NSF), for use-inspired research addressing global challenges in climate change and clean energy.

 The Global Centres initiative includes two tracks:

• Track 1 – Implementation: Implementation grants support the establishment of a Global Centre and are expected to be four to five years in duration.
• Track 2 – Design: Design grants will support coordination and preliminary research efforts aiming to foster future Global Centre proposals.

Canadian researcher teams may participate in either Track 1 or Track 2.

Through a lead agency model, the US Principal Investigator (PI) will submit a single collaborative proposal on behalf of the research team, which will undergo a review process by NSF, the lead agency. In parallel, the participating Canadian researchers on the team must submit one application to NSERC.

Full details about the application process and the funding opportunity can be found here.

Information Sessions

NSERC and SSHRC will be offering joint information sessions on the NSF Global Centres Initiative. Links to the information sessions are provided below.

English Session: Thursday, March 9, 2023, from 12pm to 1pm (AST)
French Session: Thursday, March 9, 2023, from 3pm to 4pm (AST)

Contact Details

Internal: ird@dal.ca
Funder: RP-Initiatives-PR@nserc-crsng.gc.ca
 

Deadlines

Internal

Track 1: April 26, 2023
Track 2: Between March 28, 2023, and April 26, 2023

For additional resources, click here for guidance on internal deadlines and submission processes.

Funder

Track 1: May 10, 2023 9pm (AST)
Track 2: Between April 12, 2023 and May 10, 2023, 9pm (AST)