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Government of Canada, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
College and Community social innovation Grant
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling
Odds
Not published
Effort
2–6 weeks
Can you get this?
✓Canadian colleges and polytechnics may apply
✓College must be eligible with at least one federal granting agency
✓Principal investigator must be affiliated with the applying college
✓Partners from public, private, or not-for-profit sectors
✓Max five applications per college per competition
Your real odds
Each college can submit up to five applications per competition, and proposals are reviewed competitively against other colleges nationally.
Your realistic path as a small business or startup is to attach yourself as a community partner to a college that applies on your behalf, with the requirement that research outcomes be implementable in a Canadian setting.
What it takes
Find an eligible Canadian college partner willing to lead the application and assign a faculty principal investigator2–6 weeks
Co-develop the research proposal, budget, and community partner agreements with the college team4–8 weeks
College submits application to NSERC before the competition deadline1 day (college's responsibility)
Worth knowing
Community partners, including private-sector businesses, are explicitly supported and must be meaningfully involved in project planning, so a strong, documented partnership with clear implementation capacity is a required element of every proposal.
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