NSERC Funding Eligibility
Funding Prizes About Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
List of Eligible Institutions
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  • Canadian Universities
  • Canadian Colleges
  • Affiliated University Research Centres
Canadian Universities
  • Alberta University of the Arts (AUArts)
  • Athabasca University
  • Burman University
  • Concordia University of Edmonton
  • Grant MacEwan University
  • Mount Royal University
  • St. Mary's University
  • The King’s University
  • University of Alberta
  • University of Calgary
  • University of Lethbridge
  • British Columbia Institute of Technology
  • Royal Roads University
  • Simon Fraser University
  • The University of British Columbia
  • Thompson Rivers University
  • Trinity Western University
  • University of Northern British Columbia
  • University of the Fraser Valley
  • University of Victoria
  • Vancouver Island University
  • Brandon University
  • Canadian Mennonite University
  • The University of Winnipeg
  • University of Manitoba
  • Mount Allison University
  • St. Thomas University
  • Université de Moncton
  • University of New Brunswick
  • Memorial University of Newfoundland
  • Acadia University
  • Cape Breton University
  • Dalhousie University
  • Mount Saint Vincent University
  • NSCAD University
  • Saint Mary’s University
  • St. Francis Xavier University
  • Université Sainte-Anne
  • Algoma University
  • Brock University
  • Carleton University
  • Lakehead University
  • Laurentian University of Sudbury
  • McMaster University
  • Nipissing University
  • Ontario College of Art & Design University
  • Queen’s University
  • Redeemer University
  • Royal Military College of Canada
  • The University of Western Ontario
  • Toronto Metropolitan University
  • Trent University
  • University of Guelph
  • University of Ontario Institute of Technology
  • University of Ottawa
  • University of Toronto
  • University of Waterloo
  • University of Windsor
  • Wilfrid Laurier University
  • York University
  • University of Prince Edward Island
  • Bishop’s University
  • Concordia University
  • École de technologie supérieure
  • École Polytechnique de Montréal
  • HEC Montréal
  • Institut national de la recherche scientifique
  • McGill University
  • Télé-université
  • Université de Montréal
  • Université de Sherbrooke
  • Université du Québec à Chicoûtimi
  • Université du Québec à Montréal
  • Université du Québec à Rimouski
  • Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
  • Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
  • Université du Québec en Outaouais
  • Université Laval
  • First Nations University of Canada
  • University of Regina
  • University of Saskatchewan
Canadian Colleges

Please see the list of funding opportunities open to colleges.

  • Alberta College of Art and Design
  • Bow Valley College
  • Keyano College
  • Lakeland College
  • Lethbridge Polytechnic
  • Medicine Hat College
  • NorQuest College
  • Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
  • Northwestern Polytechnic
  • Olds College
  • Portage College
  • Red Crow Community College
  • Red Deer Polytechnic
  • Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
  • Camosun College
  • Capilano University*
  • Coast Mountain College
  • College of New Caledonia
  • College of the Rockies
  • Douglas College
  • Emily Carr University of Art and Design*
  • Justice Institute of British Columbia
  • Kwantlen Polytechnic University*
  • Langara College
  • North Island College
  • Northern Lights College
  • Okanagan College
  • Selkirk College
  • Vancouver Community College
  • Assiniboine Community College
  • Red River College Polytechnic
  • Université de Saint-Boniface*
  • University College of the North
  • Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick 
  • New Brunswick Community College
  • College of the North Atlantic
  • Aurora College
  • Nova Scotia Community College
  • Algonquin College
  • Cambrian College
  • Centennial College
  • Collège Boréal d’arts appliqués et de technologie
  • George Brown College
  • La Cité collégiale
  • Niagara College
  • Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology
  • The Canadore College of Applied Arts and Technology
  • The Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
  • The Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology
  • The Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology
  • The Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology
  • The Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology
  • The Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
  • The Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology
  • The Loyalist College of Applied Arts and Technology
  • The Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology
  • The Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology
  • The Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
  • The Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
  • The Sir Sandford Fleming College of Applied Arts and Technology
  • The St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology
  • The St. Lawrence College of Applied Arts and Technology
  • Holland College
  • Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy
  • Cégep Beauce-Appalaches
  • Cégep de Baie-Comeau
  • Cégep de Chicoûtimi
  • Cégep de Drummondville
  • Cégep de Granby
  • Cégep de Jonquière
  • Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue
  • Cégep de l’Outaouais
  • Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles
  • Cégep de La Pocatière
  • Cégep de Lévis
  • Cégep de Matane
  • Cégep de Rimouski
  • Cégep de Rivière-du-Loup
  • Cégep de Saint-Félicien
  • Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe
  • Cégep de Saint-Laurent
  • Cégep de Sainte-Foy
  • Cégep de Sept-Îles
  • Cégep de Shawinigan
  • Cégep de Sherbrooke
  • Cégep de Sorel-Tracy
  • Cégep de Thetford
  • Cégep de Trois-Rivières
  • Cégep de Victoriaville
  • Cégep du Vieux Montréal
  • Cégep Édouard-Montpetit
  • Cégep Garneau
  • Cégep Gérald-Godin
  • Cégep Limoilou
  • Cégep Marie-Victorin
  • Cégep régional de Lanaudière
  • Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
  • Champlain Regional College
  • Collège Ahuntsic
  • Collège d'Alma
  • Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne
  • Collège de Maisonneuve
  • Collège d’enseignement général et professionnel André Laurendeau
  • Collège d’enseignement général et professionnel de Rosemont
  • Collège d’enseignement général et professionnel de Saint-Jérôme
  • Collège d’enseignement général et professionnel de Valleyfield
  • Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf
  • Collège Laflèche
  • Collège Lionel-Groulx
  • Collège Mérici
  • Collège Montmorency
  • Dawson College
  • Institut de technologie agroalimentaire
  • Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec
  • John Abbott College
  • TAV College
  • Vanier College
  • Great Plains College
  • Northlands College
  • Saskatchewan Polytechnic
  • Southeast College
  • Suncrest College
  • Yukon University*
Affiliated University Research Centres

These organizations have historically been recognized as NSERC-eligible institutions, with special status, on an exceptional basis.

  • C-CORE (Centre for Cold Ocean Resources Engineering) at the Memorial University of Newfoundland
  • CRIM (Centre de recherche informatique de Montréal) at the Université de Montréal
  • TRIUMF (Canada’s national particle accelerator centre)

* The institution has received eligibility under the College status, on an exceptional basis.

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