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Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships

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Up to six Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships are awarded annually to recognize early-stage academic researchers in the natural sciences and engineering, and to…
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Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Master’s program

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The objective of the Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Master’s (CGRS M) program is to help develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel by supporting students who demonstrate potential to contribute to Canadian research.
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Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral program

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The Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral (CGRS D) program supports and promotes research excellence in a wide variety of disciplines and broad fields of health, natural sciences and engineering and social sciences and humanities, including interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research. This support allows scholars to concentrate on their doctoral studies more fully, to seek out the best research mentors in their chosen fields and to contribute to the Canadian research ecosystem during and beyond the tenure of their awards.
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Canada Postdoctoral Research Award program

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The Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) program supports and promotes research excellence in a wide variety of disciplines and broad fields of health, natural sciences and engineering and social sciences and humanities, including interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research. This support allows postdoctoral researchers to add to their experience by engaging in research either in Canada or outside of Canada and facilitates their transition to the next phase of their career.
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Canada Research Training Awards Suite – Research Travel Supplements

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Additional funding for active master’s and doctoral award holders to offset the costs of research travel within or outside Canada.
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Canadian Forest Sector Workforce Diversity supplement

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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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Dimensions Canada grants

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Dimensions Canada grants are a new funding opportunity designed to help postsecondary institutions strengthen the competencies that they need to increase equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). These grants also seek to foster transformational change in the Canadian research community. They will support projects that create tools and resources for the benefit of the postsecondary research ecosystem.
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Dimensions Canada recognition program - Letter of intent

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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 Development Grants

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The Discovery Development Grants (DDG) is a complementary program element to the Discovery Grants (DG) program. Its goal is to promote and maintain a diversified base of high-quality research in small universities across Canada; and provide a stimulating environment for research training in small universities across Canada.
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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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The Northern Research Supplements (NRS) program has been established to augment and promote Canadian university-based northern research and training. The main purpose of the NRS program is to recognize the added costs that are unique to conducting research in the Canadian North.
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Discovery Grants program (individual)

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The Discovery Grants program supports the development and sustainability of a diverse, high-quality research base in the natural sciences and engineering (NSE) at Canadian universities, fosters research excellence and strengthens the research training environment.
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Discovery Horizons

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The Discovery Horizons program provides support for interdisciplinary research activities that advance at least two intertwined research disciplines with at least one of them outside the natural sciences and engineering (NSE). The program supports innovative research that bridges disciplines, fosters collaboration across academic fields and provides training opportunities for highly qualified personnel (HQP).
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Discovery Institutes Support grants

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The objectives of Discovery Institutes Support (DIS) grants are to enable the development of research activities and foster training and collaboration, within and among Canadian theoretical research institutes.
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Discovery Launch Supplements

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Discovery Launch Supplements provide timely resources to support early career researchers (ECRs) as they establish a Discovery Grant-funded research program.
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DND/NSERC Discovery Grant Supplements

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The DND/NSERC Discovery Grant Supplements, a joint initiative between the Department of National Defence (DND) and NSERC, aim to support unclassified university-based research dedicated to the development of non-weapon specific technologies with dual-use applications in defence and security target areas.
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DND/NSERC supplemental funding award

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Environment and Climate Change Canada Atmospheric and Meteorological graduate supplement

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