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Alliance Advantage

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Alliance Advantage grants (formerly Alliance cost-sharing option 1) support research projects conducted in collaboration with partner organizations to address their needs and accelerate the application of results.
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Alliance Society

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Alliance Society grants (formerly Alliance cost-sharing option 2) support research projects conducted in collaboration with partner organizations to address challenges at the intersection of natural sciences, engineering and society.
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Applied Research and Development grants

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Support R&D projects led by college researchers in partnership with private sector, public sector or not-for-profit organizations.
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Belmont Forum – Towards the ocean we want: biodiversity and ecosystem sustainability for nature and human well-being (CRA Ocean 2)

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A Belmont Forum Collaborative Research Action to support transdisciplinary research that addresses global environmental challenges related to oceans.
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College and Community Social Innovation Fund grants

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Fosters community innovation by connecting the talent, facilities and capabilities of Canada’s colleges with the research needs of community organizations.
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Idea to Innovation grants

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Support universities and colleges in the development of promising technologies and in scaling them up to be tech-transfer ready.
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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan – Short-term program

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The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) has established the JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan – Short-term program. A limited number of promising early career researchers are given the opportunity, through this fellowship, to conduct research at Japanese universities and in designated research institutions and laboratories. NSERC is the Canadian nominating authority for the JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan – Short-term program.
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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan – Standard program

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The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) has established the JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan – Standard program. A limited number of promising early career researchers are given the opportunity, through this fellowship, to conduct research at Japanese universities and in designated research institutions and laboratories. NSERC is the Canadian nominating authority for the JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan – Standard program.
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NSERC-Alberta Innovates Advance Grants

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A research partnership with Alberta Innovates that supports technology advancements.
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NSERC Alliance and Alberta Innovates Campus Alberta Small Business Engagement (CASBE) Stream II

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A collaborative research partnership with Alberta Innovates’ CASBE program.
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NSERC Alliance grants and Ontario Centre of Innovation Collaborate 2 Commercialize

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A collaborative research partnership with the OCI’s C2C program.
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NSERC Alliance-Mitacs Accelerate grants

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A partnership with Mitacs for additional funding within Alliance applications for enhanced student training.
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NSERC and L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Supplement

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NSERC Indigenous Student Ambassadors

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The NSERC Indigenous Student Ambassadors (NISA) grant aims to engage Indigenous students and postdoctoral researchers in promoting interest and participation in natural sciences and engineering by visiting Indigenous communities and schools in Canada.
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NSERC-National Science and Technology Council of Taiwan (NSTC) call for proposals on semiconductors and artificial intelligence

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Value and duration: For this call, NSERC and NSTC will each invest up to CAN$1M, with a maximum of CAN$225,000 per three-year project (annual maximum of CAN$75,000) to support their respective applicants. Applicants must be eligible to receive funds from their respective granting agency (NSERC or NSTC). NSERC will exclusively support eligible Canadian teams, while NSTC will exclusively support teams based in Taiwan. The estimated number of awards is four, and funding will be subject to each agency’s rules and budgetary availability.
Application deadline: LOI: March 25, 2026, before 8:00 p.m. (ET).Full proposal (by invitation only): July 30, 2026, before 8:00 p.m. (ET).You must submit your LOI by using the application template. If invited, you will use the second part of the template to submit the full proposal to NSERC.
National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) of Taiwan to develop solutions combining AI and semi-conductors.
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NSERC-National Science Foundation – Collaboration on quantum science and artificial intelligence

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A collaborative research partnership with the US National Science Foundation to support discovery and innovation in the areas of artificial intelligence and quantum science.
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Supplement for Research in the Field of Impact Assessment

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Technology Access Centre grants

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Enable colleges to provide expertise, technology, equipment and innovation support to partners from the private, public or not-for-profit sectors, particularly local small- and medium-sized enterprises.
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