Description: The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Discovery Grants Program supports ongoing programs of research in the areas of Natural Sciences and Engineering with long-term goals rather than a single short-term project or collection of projects. Discovery Grants 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.
Deadlines:
Notice of Intent (NOI-Mandatory): Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023 by/before 8:00PM (ROLA not required at NOI)
Faculty Research Office: one week prior to agency deadline (for internal review of draft application allow 2-3 weeks – send to Karen Kueneman)
Western Research: TBA; ROLA & complete draft application & CCV in the Research Portal. (Applications are administratively reviewed in the order they’re received in the Research Portal. They can be returned, as necessary, to applicants for further editing).
NSERC: Nov. 1, 2023 by/before 2:00PM *Note: When you submit your Application in the Research Portal, it will be routed to Grants Management & Services for review and final submission to NSERC.
Eligibility: Western applicants must hold an eligible academic research appointment at Western. NSERC’s Eligibility Criteria for Faculty.
More Information…
- Information and useful links about the NSERC Discovery Grant Competition are available on the Western Research Website.
- Applications are submitted through the Research Portal.
- Detailed NSERC program information is available in the Program Overview, the NOI Instructions, and the Application Instructions.
- Please direct questions to: researchoffice@uwo.ca
- Discovery Grant NOI Information
Please see NSERC’s Webinars page to learn about upcoming information sessions.
Please contact Karen Kueneman if you intend to apply.
