Before you, as a participant, accept to be included in this application, or link your personal information to this application, you must read and agree to the following terms and conditions. It is your responsibility to retain a copy of the agreed terms and conditions for your records.
You are certifying that:
- You have provided true, complete and accurate information in the application and related documents, and you have represented yourself, your research and your accomplishments in a manner consistent with the norms of the relevant field.
- You understand that the applicant has been mandated by the institution to submit the application, to administer the grant on behalf of the group/team and will be accountable to the host institution for coordinating the financial and administrative aspects of the application and grant.
- You are not currently ineligible to apply for and/or hold funds from NSERC, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and/or the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), or any other research or research funding organization worldwide for reasons of breach of policies on responsible conduct of research, such as ethics, integrity or financial management policies. If at any time you become ineligible for any of these reasons, you will advise NSERC and your institutional officials immediately, in writing.
- You have read, understood and agree to comply with the
Tri-agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research, theTri-council policy statement: Ethical conduct for research involving humans and theCanadian Council on Animal Care policies , both in the submission of the application and in carrying out the research and related activities funded by NSERC. - With respect to collaboration(s) with partner organization(s) (if applicable):
- You understand that adherence to the
Tri-agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research includes appropriately identifying and addressing any real, potential or perceived conflicts of interest, in accordance with all participating institutions’ policies on conflicts of interest in research. - You understand that this collaboration must comply with all participating institutions’ conflict of interest policies for the duration of the grant. Should a real, potential or perceived conflict of interest arise, you will immediately disclose such conflict to NSERC and to your institution.
- You understand that adherence to the
- If you are or have been (at any time during the past 12 months) a federal public servant, you have complied with, and will continue to respect, the
Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector . - You understand the
Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act and theUse and disclosure of personal information provided to the College and Community Innovation program as they pertain to your information. - You consent to the sharing among the three federal granting agencies (NSERC, CIHR and SSHRC), the co-funding organization(s) and with any academic institution to which you are, or may become, affiliated, of any and all information, including personal information, in any way related to the application and to the grant.
- In the event of any change in your eligibility status, you will inform NSERC and your institutional officials immediately, in writing.
- During tenure of the grant, you will comply with the terms and conditions of the grant.
Consent to Disclosure of Personal Information: You understand that maintaining public trust in the integrity of researchers is fundamental to building a knowledge-based society. By accepting to be a participant in this application, or by accepting funding from NSERC, CIHR and/or SSHRC, you affirm that you have read and you agree to respect all the policies of these agencies that are relevant to your research, including the
If you have any concerns about your ability to comply with the terms and conditions listed above, contact NSERC staff responsible for the funding opportunity or your institutional officials immediately. Do not agree to the terms and conditions and do not provide personal information until you are certain that you can and will comply with all of the requirements.
I confirm the truth of all statements made by me in this application, and agree to all of the terms, conditions, responsibilities and obligations as set out above.
NSERC does not require original signatures on applications or other documents submitted electronically through the Convergence Portal. The electronic submission of applications through this Portal represents approval and replaces the traditional “physical” or “wet” signatures.