Administered by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
University-industry R&D grants of $20K to $1M per year. NSERC generally pays $2 for every $1 of partner cash.
NSERC Alliance funds research collaborations between Canadian universities and industry partners. The company contributes cash (and optionally in-kind); NSERC provides a matching contribution of 1x or 2x depending on the stream and partner mix.
The total program pool, per-organization max, and what your contribution has to be.
This program does not publish an aggregate annual funding pool.
Matching contribution required from your organization (at least 33% of eligible costs).
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Enter the total cost of the project you want to fund with NSERC Alliance. We'll estimate the funding, your contribution and your net cost at the program's published rate (67%).
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