The research subject code entered in your application determines which scholarships and postdoctoral awards review committee will evaluate your application. NSERC may assign your application to a different review committee if they deem the subject matter more appropriate for another review committee. Should this occur, you will be contacted by email.
On this page- Civil, industrial and systems engineering (Review committee 201)
- Chemical, biomedical and materials science engineering (Review committee 194)
- Mechanical engineering (Review committee 202)
- Electrical engineering (Review committee 197)
- Computing sciences (Review committee 198)
- Mathematical sciences (Review committee 177)
- Physics and astronomy (Review committee 178)
- Chemistry (Review committee 179)
- Geosciences (Review committee 168)
- Evolution and ecology (Review committee 169)
- Cellular and molecular biology (Review committee 187)
- Plant and animal biology (Review committee 195)
- Psychology (Review committee 196)
Civil, industrial and systems engineering (Review committee 201)Civil, industrial and systems engineering (Review committee 201)| Code | Research subject |
|---|
| 1000 | Civil engineering |
| 1001 | Construction engineering and management |
| 1002 | Geotechnical engineering |
| 1100 | Structural engineering |
| 1200 | Agricultural engineering |
| 1300 | Forest engineering |
| 1400 | Mining and mineral processing |
| 1500 | Environmental engineering |
| 1600 | Industrial engineering |
| 1601 | Operations research and management science |
| 1700 | Design and manufacturing |
Chemical, biomedical and materials science engineering (Review committee 194)Chemical, biomedical and materials science engineering (Review committee 194)| Code | Research subject |
|---|
| 1800 | Chemical engineering |
| 1900 | Biomedical engineering |
| 2000 | Materials science and technology |
Mechanical engineering (Review committee 202)Mechanical engineering (Review committee 202)| Code | Research subject |
|---|
| 2100 | Mechanical engineering |
| 2101 | Solid mechanics |
| 2108 | Aerospace, aeronautical and automotive engineering |
| 2200 | Fluid mechanics |
Electrical engineering (Review committee 197)Electrical engineering (Review committee 197)| Code | Research subject |
|---|
| 2500 | Electrical and electronic engineering |
| 2501 | Power systems |
| 2502 | Electromagnetics |
| 2503 | Circuit theory |
| 2504 | Integrated circuits |
| 2505 | Photon devices |
| 2506 | Electron devices |
| 2507 | Communications systems |
| 2508 | Communications networks |
| 2509 | Control systems |
Computing sciences (Review committee 198)Computing sciences (Review committee 198)| Code | Research subject |
|---|
| 2600 | Robotics |
| 2700 | Information technology |
| 2701 | Computer hardware |
| 2705 | Software and development |
| 2800 | Artificial intelligence |
Mathematical sciences (Review committee 177)Mathematical sciences (Review committee 177)| Code | Research subject |
|---|
| 2900 | Pure mathematics |
| 2950 | Applied mathematics |
| 3000 | Statistics and probability |
Physics and astronomy (Review committee 178)Physics and astronomy (Review committee 178)| Code | Research subject |
|---|
| 3100 | Physics |
| 3102 | Nuclear physics |
| 3104 | Particle physics |
| 3110 | Optics |
| 3115 | Medical physics |
| 3150 | Theoretical physics and chemistry |
| 3200 | Astronomy and astrophysics |
| 3250 | Space science |
| 3300 | Condensed matter physics |
Chemistry (Review committee 179)Chemistry (Review committee 179)| Code | Research subject |
|---|
| 3156 | Quantum and/or computational chemistry |
| 3400 | Physical chemistry |
| 3500 | Analytical chemistry |
| 3600 | Inorganic chemistry |
| 3700 | Organic chemistry |
| 3750 | Polymer chemistry |
Geosciences (Review committee 168)Geosciences (Review committee 168)| Code | Research subject |
|---|
| 4000 | Geosciences |
| 4100 | Geographical information |
| 4102 | Remote sensing |
| 4150 | Physical geography |
| 4200 | Geochemistry and geochronology |
| 4300 | Geophysics |
| 4400 | Atmospheric science |
| 4500 | Hydrology |
| 4600 | Oceanography |
| 4800 | Soil science |
Evolution and ecology (Review committee 169)Evolution and ecology (Review committee 169)| Code | Research subject |
|---|
| 4700 | Evolution and ecology |
| 4701 | Animal ecology |
| 4702 | Aquatic ecology and limnology |
| 4703 | Behaviour |
| 4704 | Biogeography and landscape ecology |
| 4705 | Ecotoxicology |
| 4706 | Evolutionary theory |
| 4707 | Plant ecology |
| 4708 | Sociobiology and behavioural ecology |
| 4709 | Taxonomy, systematics and phylogenetics |
| 4710 | Terrestrial ecology |
| 4711 | Wildlife management |
| 4712 | Plant-animal interaction |
| 4713 | Chemical ecology |
| 4714 | Microbial ecology |
Cellular and molecular biology (Review committee 187)Cellular and molecular biology (Review committee 187)| Code | Research subject |
|---|
| 3113 | Biophysics |
| 5000 | Genetics |
| 5100 | Cell biology |
| 5200 | Microbiology |
| 5204 | Immunology |
| 5300 | Molecular biology |
| 5400 | Biochemistry |
Plant and animal biology (Review committee 195)Plant and animal biology (Review committee 195)| Code | Research subject |
|---|
| 4900 | Plant and tree biology |
| 5500 | Animal biology |
| 5501 | Neurophysiology |
| 5502 | Kinesiology |
| 5503 | Endocrinology |
| 5504 | Animal physiology and metabolism |
| 5505 | Animal reproduction |
| 5506 | Animal circulation |
| 5507 | Animal respiration |
| 5509 | Animal morphology |
| 5512 | Veterinary sciences |
| 6100 | Food science and technology |
Psychology (Review committee 196)Psychology (Review committee 196)| Code | Research subject |
|---|
| 6300 | Psychology - fundamental processes |
| 6301 | Sensory systems and perception |
| 6302 | Sensory systems - visual |
| 6303 | Sensory systems - auditory |
| 6304 | Cognitive science - fundamental |
| 6305 | Cognitive science - development |
| 6306 | Cognitive science - language |
| 6307 | Cognitive science - other |
| 6308 | Behavioural neuroscience |
| 6309 | Behavioural neuroscience - learning |
| 6310 | Behavioural neuroscience - reward, motivation |
| 6311 | Motor systems and performance |