NSERC and the National Research Foundation of Korea: Call for proposals on quantum technologies

Sponsor’s Website

Visit the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) website for more information on the call for proposals on quantum technologies.

Internal Contacts

Potential applicants are encouraged to discuss this funding opportunity with their Faculty Research Facilitator.

OVPRII competition administration: coris@carleton.ca

Deadlines

Overview

This is a joint initiative between NSERC and the NRF.

This funding opportunity will support bilateral research projects on quantum science and technologies to strengthen collaboration between Canadian and Korean academic researchers. Through a lead agency model, the Korean project lead will submit a single collaborative proposal on behalf of the Canadian and Korean research teams. The proposal will undergo a merit review process by the NRF, the lead agency. The Canadian project lead must submit a simplified application to NSERC on behalf of the Canadian research team.

Value and Duration

The NSERC budget for the call is up to $3 million. NSERC expects to fund four projects, each with a duration of three years. NSERC will provide up to $750,000 per project ($250,000 per year) to support the research of eligible Canadian applicants. The estimated number of awards and anticipated funding levels are subject to the availability of funds.

Eligibility

All Canadian expenditures are subject to the principles and directives governing the appropriate use of grant funds outlined in the Tri-agency Guide on Financial Administration. The funds from NSERC must be paid to eligible Canadian universities and cannot be used to buy equipment, products or services from, or on behalf of, any collaborating organization.

You can only include NSERC-eligible direct costs of research in the Canadian project budget, such as:

• Salary support for research trainees (undergraduates, graduates and postdoctoral researchers) to perform research and related training.
• Salary support for technicians and research professional personnel.
• Materials and supplies.
• Activities that support collaborations and knowledge mobilization related to the project.
• Activities to develop and grow the research collaborations with your Korean collaborator(s).

You can also include the costs of equipment, provided that the equipment is:

• Essential to achieving the objectives of the research project.
• Incremental to the equipment already available at the university or to your Korean collaborator(s).
• Within a total expected equipment cost that does not exceed 30% of the total Canadian grant budget.

Project management costs may be an eligible expense, up to 10% of the total direct research costs (see the Guidelines for research partnerships programs project management expenses). The need for project management expenses must be explained in the Budget justification section.

Submitting Your Application

1. Submit an internal Approval Form through our central awards management database cuResearch. Consult the user’s manual for guidance.
2. Submit an external application to NSERC by following their submission guidelines.