NSERC Alliance grants and Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI) Collaborate 2 Commercialize (C2C) Joint Program Information Session

• In-person event

NSERC Alliance grants and Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI) Collaborate 2 Commercialize (C2C) Joint Program Information Session

Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM

Agenda:

• 12:00 – 12:10PM: OCI at a glance – Collaborate 2 Commercialize (C2C) Program + other program offers (presented by OCI)
• 12:10 – 12:20PM: NSERC at a glance – Alliance Program (presented by NSERC)
• 12:20 – 12:30PM: OCI-NSERC Partnership Overview (presented by OCI)
• 12:30 – 12:40PM: Joint Proposal C2C-Alliance University Stream Overview (presented by NSERC)
• 12:40 – 1:00PM: Q&A

In partnership, NSERC Alliance grant and OCI’s Collaborate 2 Commercialize will support post-secondary R&D collaborations with the highest potential for regional economic development and commercialization in Ontario.

Individual proposals can request at least $20,000 up to $30,000 from NSERC (Alliance grant) and at least $20,000 up to $30,000 from OCI C2C, with a corresponding $20,000 to $30,000 from the industry partner (at least 50% must be cash provided to the academic institution). The streamlined joint application and decision process enables companies to quickly undertake new research collaborations with Ontario-based researchers and have their cash contribution leveraged by both NSERC and OCI. The mutually beneficial projects are expected to result in economic benefits to the company and to Ontario and build impactful longer-term collaborations between the researcher and the company.

• NSERC webpage updates link: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Innovate-Innover/VIP-BIP_eng.asp
• OCI webpage updates link: Collaborate 2 Commercialize – Ontario Centre of Innovation (oc-innovation.ca)

For RSVP, please join the session by registering using the Zoom link below:

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.