NSERC – PromoScience
Funder’s website
The funder’s website can be found HERE.
Funding Value and Duration
The maximum request is $200,000 per year for three years. NSERC does not fund 100% of the costs of a proposed activity. NSERC’s contribution is generally up to one-third of a program’s funding.
Overview
PromoScience encourages a wide variety of organizations to apply for funding to support young Canadians in elementary school and high school (including the equivalent first year of college in Quebec) and their teachers/educators in developing science and engineering skills and interests. Activities that will encourage Indigenous undergraduate students to pursue graduate studies in the NSE are also supported through this funding opportunity.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, you must;
- be a Canadian registered non-profit organization, post-secondary institution or non-federal museum or science center
- deliver ongoing programming in the promotion of NSE to young Canadians
*Regarding eligibility from the program website: “only one application may be submitted per non-profit organization, non-federal museum or science center, or department in a post-secondary institution per competition year”. This means there will be a limit of one application per academic department at Carleton.
Internal Contacts
Potential applicants are encouraged to discuss this funding opportunity with their Faculty Research Facilitator.
VPRI Resource Contact: Maureen Mahoney
Additional Information
Grants may be used to cover improvements to program content or delivery, as well as for new programs and activities. Grants can also be used for operational costs such as salaries (except the applicant’s salary), travel, postage, materials and supplies, provided that they relate to the promotion of science & engineering.
Information Session
English webinar – July 23, 2025 1:00 to 2:30 pm (Ottawa time – ET) MS Teams
French webinar – July 24, 2025 1:00 to 2:30 pm (Ottawa time – ET) MS Teams
Note: Please turn off video and microphone during the meeting.
Deadlines
| Faculty Deadline | Consult your Faculty Research Facilitator. |
| Internal Expression of Interest | August 6, 2025 |
| OVPRII Deadline (Approval Form and Application) | September 6, 2025 |
| Submission to Sponsor | September 15, 2025 8:00PM EST |
Submitting Your Application
- Step 1) Submit an internal Carleton Approval Form
Submit an internal Approval Form through our central awards management database CUResearch:
https://ovpri.research.carleton.ca/Romeo.Researcher/Administrator/Default.aspx
For a user’s guide on submitting an Approval Form, click HERE. - Step 2) Submit an external application to the granting agency
Submit an external application to the corresponding grant or award agency. To navigate to the funder’s website, click HERE