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Acknowledgement and logos

Acknowledgement to NSERC support for your research or other science-related activities lets Canadians know where the government spends their money and fosters an appreciation of the important role funding plays in making good science happen. Grantees and award holders are required to acknowledge NSERC funding. Whenever possible, please acknowledge, verbally1 or in writing2, your NSERC funding in both English and French. For further information consult the NSERC Official Language Policy and the Frequently asked questions on the acknowledgement of funding in both official languages.

Please also make it clear that your project was supported by NSERC and is not a product of NSERC.

On this page
  • Acknowledgement message
  • Our signature
  • Our symbol
  • Frequently asked questions
  • Questions?
Acknowledgement message

Recipients should include the NSERC signature or symbol along with the following acknowledgement message:

We acknowledge the support of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

Nous remercions le Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada (CRSNG) de son soutien.

Note: If multiple funding agencies and partners have supported your research project, all sources of funding and support should be listed.

Please quote the funding reference number:

Acknowledgement in peer-reviewed publications

We acknowledge the support of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), [funding reference number xxxxxx]3.

Cette recherche a été financée par le Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada (CRSNG), [numéro de référence xxxxx].

Acknowledgement in social media

Make sure to tag us on your social media posts so we can share them!

X: @NSERC_CRSNG

Facebook: @nserccanada

Instagram: @nserc_crsng

LinkedIn: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

YouTube: NSERCTube

Our signature

Our official signature consists of a Canadian flag, our name in both official languages and the Government of Canada wordmark.

All digital signatures [ZIP, 78 KB]

Colour signature for digital use [ZIP, 37 KB]

Black and white signature for digital use [ZIP, 43 KB]

All print logos [ZIP, 1,754 MB]

Colour signature for print use [ZIP, 253 KB]

Black and white signature for print use [ZIP, 1,503 MB]

Federal Identity Program Manual
Our symbol

If space is limited and legibility is compromised, please use our symbol. It is our organization’s unique visual identifier.

NSERC Digital Red

Hex – #DF202D
RGB – 223,32,45

Download digital symbols [ZIP, 27 KB]

NSERC Red

Pantone – 3546
CMYK – 2 | 100 | 99 | 4

Download print symbols [ZIP, 1,745 MB]

Clear space and minimum size

In the example below, "X" represents the clear space around our symbol. "X" is equal to half the height and width of the circle. The minimum size of our symbol should measure no less than 1.5 cm (5/8 inch or 100 pixels) in width.
Frequently asked questions

Part VII of the Official Languages Act requires that federal institutions take positive measures to enhance the vitality of the English and French linguistic minority communities and to foster the full recognition and use of both English and French in Canada.

Grantees must make a reasonable effort to acknowledge agency funding in both official languages. However, NSERC understands that in some instances it is not possible or reasonable to acknowledge the funding in both official languages, such as in the case of a unilingual scientific journal. However, NSERC expects that a form of bilingual acknowledgment will be included on personal websites and/or scientific posters. More information can be found on the Acknowledgment and logos web page.

The NSERC Acknowledgment and logos web page contains bilingual acknowledgment text and logos samples.

NSERC encourages grantees that support public outreach activities such as the creation of a website or other forms of communication with the general public (other than research communications in specialized journals and conferences) to make a reasonable effort to allow Canadians from both official language communities to learn more about the research being funded by the agency.

For example, if a website is created through a grant funded by NSERC, that website could include a description of the project/initiative in English and French; therefore, providing Canadians with a synopsis of the research in the official language of their choice.

Development, maintenance and translation of websites are eligible expenses that may be covered by NSERC grant funds and can be included in the budget section of grant application. More information on eligible expenses can be found in the Use of grant funds section of the Tri-agency Guide on Financial Administration.

Canadian Heritage also offers translation services that are available to not-for-profit organizations. More information may be found on the Support for Interpretation and Translation - Promotion of Linguistic Duality web page.
Questions?

For more information about how to acknowledge our support, please contact us.