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NSERC – Alliance Advantage Grants
Agency / Company: NSERC
Grant Amount: $20,000 to $1 million per year, 1-5 years
Alliance grants encourage university researchers to collaborate with partner organizations, which can be from the private, public, or not-for-profit sectors. These grants support research projects led by strong, complementary, collaborative teams that will generate new knowledge and accelerate the application of research results to create benefits for Canada.
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NSERC Alliance Society
Agency / Company: NSERC
Grant Amount: $20,000 to $500,000 per year
Alliance grants encourage university researchers to collaborate with partner organizations, which can be from the private, public or not-for-profit sectors. These grants support research projects led by strong, complementary, collaborative teams that will generate new knowledge and accelerate the application of research results to create benefits for Canada.
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NSERC Idea to Innovation grants
Agency / Company: NSERC
Application Deadline: September 21, 2026
The objective of Idea to Innovation (I2I) grants is to accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology originating from the university and college sector, and to promote its transfer to a new or established Canadian company. I2I grants provide funding to college and university faculty members to support research and development projects with recognized technology…
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Alliance Quantum grants call for proposals: Advancing the development and adoption of quantum technologies in Canada
Agency / Company: NSERC
Grant Amount: Grant support ranges from $100,000 to $650,000 per year, for up to two years.
Application Deadline: October 5, 2026
Letter of Intent Deadline: 27/07/2026
Alliance Quantum grants delivered through this call for proposals will support projects that advance the development and adoption of quantum technologies in Canada through partnerships between university researchers and organizations from the private, public or not-for-profit sectors. These projects will generate new knowledge and further the translation of research results into tangible benefits for Canada.
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NSERC Discovery Horizons
Agency / Company: NSERC
Grant Amount: Value: From $50,000 to $100,000 per year Duration: Up to five years
Application Deadline: October 19, 2026
Letter of Intent Deadline: 15/06/2026
The Discovery Horizons program provides support for interdisciplinary research activities that advance at least two intertwined research disciplines with at least one of them outside the natural sciences and engineering (NSE). The program supports innovative research that bridges disciplines, fosters collaboration across academic fields and provides training opportunities for highly qualified personnel (HQP).
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NSERC – Research Tools & Instruments
Agency / Company: NSERC
Grant Amount: Up to $150,000
Application Deadline: October 26, 2026
This opportunity fosters and enhances the discovery, innovation, and training capability of university researchers in the natural sciences and engineering by supporting the purchase of research equipment.
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NSERC – Discovery Grants (individual)
Agency / Company: NSERC
Grant Amount: Up to five years
Application Deadline: November 2, 2026
Letter of Intent Deadline: 04/08/2026
The Discovery Grants (DG) program assists in promoting and maintaining a diversified base of high-quality research capability in the natural sciences and engineering in Canadian universities fostering research excellence providing a stimulating environment for research training.
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NSERC – Subatomic Physics Discovery Grants program (individual and project)
Agency / Company: NSERC
Grant Amount: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/professors-professeurs/grants-subs/spdg-sdps_eng.asp
Application Deadline: November 3, 2026
Letter of Intent Deadline: 03/08/2026
The SAP Discovery Grants program supports both ongoing programs of research, with long-term goals (SAP Individual), as well as research projects with long-term visions and short-term objectives (SAP Project). These grants recognize the creativity and innovation that are at the heart of all research advances, whether made individually or as a collaboration. Researchers are free…
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