New Frontiers in Research Fund – Transformation
Funder’s Website
The funder’s website can be found HERE.
Funding Value and Duration
Transformation grants are valued at between $2,000,000 and $4,000,000 per year (including indirect costs) for six years. The minimum budget for the direct costs of the research project is $1,600,000 per year, and the maximum budget is $3,200,000.
Overview
The Transformation stream is designed to support large-scale, Canadian-led interdisciplinary research projects that address a major challenge with the potential to realize real and lasting change (high-reward). The challenge may be fundamental, leading to a scientific breakthrough, or applied, with a social, economic, environmental, or health impact. Projects are expected to be world-leading, drawing on global research expertise where relevant.
External Deadline
Interested teams must submit a Notice of Intent to CORIS by 9am April 14, 2025 for submission to NFRF by April 15, 2025; please see below for other internal timelines.
Information Sessions
The Carleton information session will be held in hybrid format on Wednesday, March 19th 2:00-3:30 pm. The information session will include an overview of NFRF Transformation, advice from panelists who were reviewers for NFRF Transformation and an open Q&A session.
You are invited to attend in person in ARISE 4014 or via Zoom. Please register for the information session here.
How to Apply
NFRF Transformation is a multi-stage application process. There is a mandatory Notice of Intent (NOI) and Letter of Intent (LOI) stage. All LOIs are reviewed by an international, multi-disciplinary committee and only those who are highly ranked will be invited to submit a full proposal. CORIS strongly encourages teams to participate in our internal process which includes an Expression of Interest, scoping meetings, and an internal evaluation; however, the only mandatory step is submission of the draft NOI to CORIS. The timeline for the internal process is as follows:
Internal Contacts
Potential applicants are encouraged to discuss this funding opportunity with Kate Swan.
Deadlines
| Internal EOI to CORIS (strongly recommended) | March 31, 2025 |
| Scoping meetings – CORIS, FRF, (co)PIs | March 26 to April 10, 2025 |
| Draft NOI to CORIS (mandatory) | April 10, 2025 |
| Final NOI submitted to CORIS through portal | 9:00AM April 14, 2025 |
| Notice of Intent submission to NFRF | April 15, 2025 @ 8:00PM |
| cuResearch Approval Form submission | June 10, 2025 |
| Letter of Intent (LOI) submission to NFRF | June 17, 2025 @ 8:00PM |
| LOI results released by NFRF | October 28, 2025 |
| Full Proposal Submission to NFRF (by invitation only) | March 3, 2025 @ 8:00PM |
| Award results released | August 2026 |
External Submission Requirements
- 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