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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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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 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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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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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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Research Tools and Instruments grants program

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Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) grants foster and enhance the discovery, innovation and training capability of university researchers in the natural sciences and engineering by supporting the purchase of research equipment.
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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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Subatomic Physics Discovery Grants program (individual)

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The Subatomic Physics Discovery Grants program (individual) 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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Subatomic Physics Discovery Grants program (project)

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The Subatomic Physics (SAP) Discovery Grants program (project) 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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Ship Time program

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The Ship Time program allows those holding an NSERC Discovery Grant (DG) to apply for additional funds to access vessels in support of their research programs.
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Undergraduate Student Research Awards

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Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) are meant to nurture interest and fully develop potential for a research career in health, natural sciences and engineering, or social sciences and humanities. These awards are also meant to encourage students to undertake graduate studies by providing research work experience that complements studies in an academic setting.
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Environment and Climate Change Canada Atmospheric and Meteorological graduate supplement

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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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Subatomic Physics Major Resources Support program

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The Subatomic Physics Major Resources Support (SAP-MRS) program provides funding assistance for major and unique national and international research resources based in Canada to remain in a state of readiness for access by Canadian subatomic physics researchers. The program also enables Canadian researchers to come together as national user consortia to access a necessary major international resource located outside Canada.
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Systematics Research graduate supplement

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This supplement provides financial support to high-calibre students working toward a master’s or doctoral degree in systematics.
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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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Dimensions Canada recognition program - Letter of intent

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Special Response Fund for Trainees (Ukraine)

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