Administered by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
Collaborative R&D grants pairing companies with university researchers. NSERC matches partner cash contributions 2:1.
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 (33%).
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Find your matches →Best-fit if you already have a working relationship with a university PI and a research question that maps to their program. Cold outreach to find an academic partner rarely produces a competitive Alliance. IP terms need to be negotiated early — many first-time applicants get stuck here.
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