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Canada Postdoctoral Research Award program

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The objective of the Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) program is to recognize and support the next generation of outstanding innovators, knowledge workers, creative thinkers and researchers at a pivotal time in their careers. The program provides funding and flexibility, empowering Canadian and international leaders in innovation and scholarship of tomorrow to develop the skills to build world-class research and drive Canadian prosperity and competitiveness.
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Collaborative Research and Training Experience program

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Participate as a trainee in a collaborative and interdisciplinary research environment. Acquire in-demand professional skills to complement research skills.
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Discovery Accelerator Supplements program

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Extend the reach of highly promising research proposals. $120K over 3 years.
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Discovery Frontiers

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Funding for major research challenges. Past competitions on big data/genomics, energy and materials and the North. $4M over 4 years.
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Discovery Grants – Northern Research Supplements program

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Going North? Additional funding for Discovery Grant holders to cover extra logistical costs unique to doing research in the Canadian North. Up to $125K over 5 years.
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Discovery Horizons (pilot)

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Integrate or transcend disciplines to advance knowledge in the natural sciences and engineering. Up to 5 years funding.
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Discovery Launch Supplements

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Support early career researchers in establishing their Discovery Grant-funded research program. One-time payment of $12.5K.
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Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering

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The Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering is awarded annually to an individual whose body of work, conducted in Canada in the natural…
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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 and L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Supplement

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NSERC Awards for Science Promotion

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The NSERC Awards for Science Promotion honour individuals and groups who make an outstanding contribution to the promotion of science in Canada through…
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NSERC Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research

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Value and duration: Up to $250,000
Award paid over a period of 3 years
Application deadline: November 28 before 8:00 p.m. (ET). If the deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday, your nomination must reach NSERC before 8:00 p.m. (ET) the following working day.
The NSERC Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research is awarded annually to an individual or team whose outstanding…
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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 John C. Polanyi Award

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Created in 2006, the NSERC John C. Polanyi Award is given to an individual or team whose research, conducted in Canada, has led to a recent outstanding advance…
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Science Communication Skills grant (pilot)

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The Science Communication Skills grant (pilot) supports organizations providing science communication skills training to students, fellows, and faculty in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) from Canadian postsecondary institutions.
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Subatomic Physics Research Tools and Instruments grants program

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Supplement for Research in the Field of Impact Assessment

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The Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering

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The Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering recognizes highly collaborative Canadian teams of researchers from…
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