Discovery Chairs and faculty support Innovation College and Community Innovation program Prizes
Unless specified otherwise, your application must be received at NSERC by 8:00 pm (ET) on the deadline date. If it is not received by NSERC by the deadline, it will be rejected.
| Title | Deadline dates | Notification of decision** |
|---|---|---|
| Letter of intent: May 1* | - | |
| Application: September 22* | 27 weeks | |
| Notification of intent: August 1* Application: November 1* | Mid April | |
| Application: November 1* | Mid April | |
| Letter of intent: June 15 | 10 weeks | |
| Application: October 19 | 30 weeks | |
| Application: November 2, 2026 | Mid April | |
| Application: November 1* | Mid April | |
| Application: October 25* | Mid April | |
| Application: September 1* | End of November | |
| Notification of intent: August 1* | Mid April | |
| Application: November 1* | ||
| Notification of intent: August 1* | Mid April | |
| Application: November 1* | - | |
| Notification of intent August 1* | Mid April | |
| Application: October 1* | ||
| Notification of intent August 1* | Mid April | |
| Application: October 1* | ||
| Application: October 25* | Mid April | |
| Notification of intent August 1* | Mid April | |
| Application: October 25* |
| Title | Deadline dates | Notification of decision** |
|---|---|---|
| There is no competition currently scheduled. | 4 to 5 months |
| Title | Deadline dates | Notification of decision** |
|---|---|---|
| Application: No deadline | 5 to 24 weeks | |
| Application: No deadline | 5 to 9 weeks | |
| Application: March 31, 2024 | 5 to 9 weeks | |
| Application: January 31, 2024 | 5 to 9 weeks | |
| Letter of intent: September 7, 2023, 8:00 pm (ET) | By end of March 2024 | |
| Application: November 9, 2023, 8:00 pm (ET) | ||
| Letter of intent: July 27, 2026, 8:00 pm (ET) | - | |
| Application: October 5, 2026, before 8:00 pm (ET) | 24 weeks | |
| Application: No deadline | 14 to 24 weeks | |
| Letter of intent: March 5, 2026, before 8:00 pm (ET) | - | |
| Invitation to submit full application: September 17, 2026, before 8:00 pm (ET) | ||
| Application: January 7, 2026 March 30, 2026 June 22, 2026 September 21, 2026 | 11 weeks | |
| Letter of intent: February 12, 2024 Application: September 9, 2024 | ||
| Application: February 4, 2025, 8:00 pm (ET) | August 2025 | |
| Application: Until available funding is awarded | 5 to 9 weeks | |
| Application: No deadline | 9 to 18 weeks | |
| Application: No deadline | 5 to 9 weeks | |
| Application: No deadline | 7 to 26 weeks | |
| Application: March 28, 2024 | End of October 2024 | |
| Letter of intent: February 22, 2024, 8:00 pm (ET) | By end of March 2024 |
| Title | Deadline dates | Notification of decision** |
|---|---|---|
| Application: No deadline | 5 to 9 weeks ($40,000 or less per year) | |
| 24 to 28 weeks ($40,001 to $150,000 per year) | ||
| Application: November 20, 2024 | 16 weeks | |
| Application: February 25, 2025 | 20 weeks | |
| Application: April 16, 2025 | 16 weeks | |
| Letter of intent: September 3, 2025 | 12 weeks | |
| New applications and renewals: January 21, 2026, by invitation only | 12 weeks |
| Title | Deadline dates | Notification of decision** |
|---|---|---|
| Call for nominations: December 14, 2023 | By end of June 2024 | |
| Call for nominations: November 28, 2023 | By end of June 2024 | |
| Call for nominations: November 28, 2023 | By end of June 2024 | |
| Call for nominations: November 28, 2023 | By end of June 2024 | |
| Call for nominations: November 15, 2023 | By end of February 2024 | |
| Call for nominations: November 28, 2023 | By end of June 2024 | |
| Call for nominations: December 14, 2023 | By end of June 2024 |
* If the deadline date falls on a weekend or a federal holiday, the application must reach NSERC by the next working day.
**From the date NSERC receives the complete application.