Funding, News and Announcements

Research Nova Scotia (RNS) is announcing the launch of its Focused Research Investments (FRI) program, which will tackle the salient issues of our time using a mission-oriented approach while providing the funding and resources required to meet specific societal outcomes.

Through FRI, Research Nova Scotia will select two or three teams to receive $5 to $20 million over five to seven years to support:

• Highly focused, collaborative, and determined research across disciplines, to work on the salient Nova Scotia issues of our time, producing discoveries that will solve some of society’s most pressing problems.
• Researchers who are driven to be civic actors and participants, devoting their expertise to the service of their communities, improving public policy, and/or creating economic opportunity.

Research Nova Scotia has released the Webinar recording. Please visit this link here to access the recording.

Important Dates:

• Expressions of Interest – Internal deadline April 15, 2024, Funder deadline April 29 at 1pm AST
• Proposal Intake: May – July 2024
• Review & Assessment: August – September 2024
• Funding Announcement & Event: October 2024

Full details about this competition can be found here.

ORS contact is Veronica.bacher@dal.ca.