NSERC Programs

IMPORTANT CHANGES FOR DISCOVERY GRANTS COMPETITION:

Proposal page: Applicants are asked to use headings (recent progress, objectives, literature review, methodology, impact) when writing their proposal;
Contribution to Highly Qualified Personnel: Applicants are now required to provide, in a maximum of one page, detailed information about their contribution to the training of highly qualified personnel;
Budget Justification: The maximum number of pages is now limited to two pages;
References: The maximum number of pages has increased from one to two pages; and
Other Research Support page: It is now mandatory for applicants who currently hold, or have applied for, research support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) or the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) to provide the summary and budget page of these proposals. Failure to do so will result in an incomplete application.

Fall Grants Competitions -
Information from the Office of Research Services

Notification of Intent to Apply (Form 180)
Information for Faculty Applicants - (Updated Sept 2011)
Departmental/Faculty Approval Form – Signatory Page for NSERC Grant Applications Submitted Electronically - (Updated Sept 2011)
Student Employee Pay Rates - for use in completing application budget projections, please contact your departmental administrative assistant, Human Resources, or the School of Graduate Studies for the most up to date pay rates
For NSERC RTIs > $150K, please contact Dave Miller, Office of Collaborations and Partnerships. Applicants are required to submit a paragraph outlining the amount requested from RDC (IRIF) along with a general description of the project (1 page) by 5 p.m., Friday October 7th.
Summary of Internal/External Deadlines
Office of Research Services General Grant Application Procedures

Fall Grants Competitions -
Information from NSERC

NSERC 2011-2012 Program Guide for Professors (Updated Aug 2011)
Summary of Changes 2011-2012 Program Guide for Professors (Updated Aug 2011)
Payment of students and fellows from granting agency research funds (NEW - June 2011)
NSERC Information on Discovery Grants (Updated Aug 2011)
NSERC Resource Videos
NSERC Notification of Intent to Apply for a Discovery Grant (Form 180) (Updated May 2011)

Internal University Contacts

Office of Research Services (ORS):
Jessica McLachlan, Grants Coordinator
Rm IIC2015C, 2nd Floor Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation
Email jspenney@mun.ca or Tel: 864-3805

Faculty of Business and Administration:
Erin Broderick, Research Officer (Administration)
Email: ebroderick@mun.ca or Tel: 864-3412

Faculty of Engineering & Applied Sciences:
Michelle Alexander, Research and Development Officer
Email: maalexander@mun.ca or Tel: 864-8932

Faculty of Medicine:
Angela Pope, Research Officer
Email: rgs.researchofficer@med.mun.ca or Tel: 777-2529 or 777-6762

Faculty of Science:
Jan Hopkins, Grants Facilitation Officer
Email: janiceh@mun.ca or Tel: 864-4458

NSERC Discovery Grant Competition Notification of Intent to Apply- Deadline: August 1, 2011*

*For faculty intending to apply and did not submit their Form 180 by the August 1st deadline, please contact the appropriate NSERC Evaluation Group Program Officer, as well as the Office of Research Services so that we can update our records accordingly.

All researchers who intend to apply for a Discovery Grant (including a Project Reseach Grant in Subatomic Physics) in the 2012 competition must submit a Notification of Intent to Apply for a Discovery Grant (Form 180) and related documents by August 1, 2011. If the deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the application must reach NSERC by the following working day.

Form 180 is an important part of the review process. The information contained in this form allows NSERC to start planning some aspects of the review process, including preliminary assignments to an Evaluation Group and the selection of appropriate referees. Failure to submit it will prevent the selection of referees and may, therefore, have an adverse impact on the review of your application.

To access the information (Form 180 and accompanying documents) pertaining to notifying NSERC of intent to apply to te upcoming Fall NSERC Discovery Grants competition please visit NSERC's Website.

Summary of Internal/External Deadlines

Fall 2011 NSERC Grants Competition

IMPORTANT: To ensure sufficient time for processing and institutional sign-off of your application to meet the NSERC deadline, it is required that you adhere to the internal deadlines. Internal deadlines are based on careful consideration of a number of factors including the anticipated number of applications to be received University-wide, the time required for the Office of Research Services to ensure each application meets NSERC and University requirements for institutional signature, demands on the NSERC on-line system and availability of NSERC support personnel as the deadline approaches, technological glitches, experience with previous competitions, etc. Please note, it is requested that applicants not wait until the internal deadline if they have their applications ready before then.

Discovery Grants Competition
	Notes	MUN Internal Deadline	NSERC Deadline
Mandatory*	Letter of Intent - This step is to allow NSERC time to select appropriate external assessors and assign the applicant to an Evaluation Group	NA	August 1*
Optional	ORS internal deadline for Comprehensive Review by Grants Coordinators	October 3 (noon)	NA
Optional	See http://www.mun.ca/research/overview/grant_opp.php
Mandatory	ORS 3-working day deadline for Institutional Review for e-signature by ORS - NOTE: Complete application with all signatures must be received at this time	October 27 (noon)	NA
Mandatory	See http://www.mun.ca/research/overview/grant_opp.php
Mandatory	Institutional E-Submission of application by ORS to NSERC following mandatory review	NA	November 1 (5 p.m., NL local time)
Ship Time Grants Competition & MRS Grants Competition
Mandatory	ORS 3-working day deadline for Institutional Review for e-signature by ORS - NOTE: Complete application with all signatures must be received at this time	September 28 (noon)	NA
Mandatory	See http://www.mun.ca/research/overview/grant_opp.php
Mandatory	Institutional E-Submission of application by ORS to NSERC following mandatory review	NA	October 1 (5 p.m., NL local time)
RTI Grants Competition
Mandatory (for requests >$150K)	Consult with Dave Miller, OCP – See above for further details.	October 7 (5 p.m.)	NA
Optional	ORS 10-working day internal deadline for Comprehensive Review by Grants Coordinators	October 11 (noon)	NA
Optional	See http://www.mun.ca/research/overview/grant_opp.php
Mandatory	ORS 3-working day deadline for Institutional Review for e-signature by ORS - NOTE: Complete application with all signatures must be received at this time	October 20 (noon)	NA
Mandatory	See http://www.mun.ca/research/overview/grant_opp.php
Mandatory	Institutional E-Submission of application by ORS to NSERC following mandatory review	NA	October 25 (5 p.m., NL local time)
Comprehensive Review from Academic Unit
Consult with appropriate contact in your unit	See contacts above for appropriate contact information	Consult with your unit	NA

*For faculty intending to apply and have not already submitted their Form 180, please contact the appropriate NSERC Evaluation Group Program Officer, as well as the ORS so that we can update our records accordingly.