{"id":539,"date":"2016-05-30T09:40:32","date_gmt":"2016-05-30T13:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/curo\/?page_id=539"},"modified":"2026-03-18T09:30:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:30:55","slug":"nserc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.carleton.ca\/coris\/funding-sources\/federal-funding\/nserc\/","title":{"rendered":"Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<h2 id=\"the-natural-sciences-and-engineering-research-council-of-canada\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca\/index_eng.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NSERC<\/a> aims to make Canada a country of discoverers and innovators for the benefit of all Canadians. The agency supports university students in their advanced studies, promotes and supports discovery research, and fosters innovation by encouraging Canadian companies to participate and invest in postsecondary research projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"examples-of-nserc-funding-opportunities-include\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples of NSERC funding opportunities include:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.carleton.ca\/coris\/funding-sources\/federal-funding\/nserc\/alliance-grants\/\">Alliance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/curo\/funding-sources\/external\/federal-funding\/natural-sciences-and-engineering-research-council-of-canada-nserc\/collaborative-research-and-training-experience-program-create\/\">Collaborative Research and Training Experience program (CREATE)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.carleton.ca\/coris\/funding-sources\/federal-funding\/nserc\/discovery-grants\/\">Discovery Grants (DG)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.carleton.ca\/coris\/funding-sources\/federal-funding\/nserc\/promoscience\/\">PromoScience<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.carleton.ca\/coris\/funding-sources\/federal-funding\/nserc\/research-tools-and-instruments-grants-program\/\">Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) Grants Program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on NSERC Funding, please contact your <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/curo\/about-us\/contact\/\">Research Facilitator<\/a>.<a href=\"mailto:lisa.saunders@carleton.ca\"><br>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada NSERC aims to make Canada a country of discoverers and innovators for the benefit of all Canadians. 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