NSERC Programs
IMPORTANT CHANGES FOR DISCOVERY GRANTS COMPETITION:
- Form 180 – New Mandatory Requirement: The Notification of Intent to Apply for a Discovery Grant (Form 180) is now mandatory when applying for a Discovery Grant. Form 180 must be submitted by August 1. Applicants who do not submit a Form 180 will not be eligible to submit an Application for a Grant (Form 101) in the fall. Form 180’s received after the deadline date will be rejected.
- 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 - (Update to come Sept 2012)
- Departmental/Faculty Approval Form – Signatory Page for NSERC Grant Applications Submitted Electronically - (Updated July 2012)
- 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 5th.
- Summary of Internal/External Deadlines
- Office of Research Services General Grant Application Procedures
Fall Grants Competitions -
Information from NSERC
- NSERC Program Guide for Professors (Updated June 2012)
- Summary of Changes 2011-2012 Program Guide for Professors (Update coming Aug 2012)
- Payment of students and fellows from granting agency research funds (NEW - June 2011)
- NSERC Information on Discovery Grants (Updated July 2012)
- NSERC Resource Videos
- NSERC Notification of Intent to Apply for a Discovery Grant (Form 180) (Updated May 2012)
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:
George Rioux, Research and Development Officer
Email: gfrioux@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
School of Pharmacy
Kristine Day, Grants Facilitator
Email: kristine.day@mun.ca or Tel: 777-2439
NSERC Discovery Grant Competition Notification of Intent to Apply- Deadline: August 1, 2012*
*The Notification of Intent to Apply for a Discovery Grant (Form 180) is now mandatory when applying for a Discovery Grant. Form 180 must be submitted by August 1. Applicants who do not submit a Form 180 will not be eligible to submit an Application for a Grant (Form 101) in the fall. Form 180’s received after the deadline date will be rejected.
All researchers who intend to apply for a Discovery Grant (including a Project Reseach Grant in Subatomic Physics) in the 2013 competition must submit a Notification of Intent to Apply for a Discovery Grant (Form 180) and related documents by August 1, 2012. If the deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the application must reach NSERC by the following working day.
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 DeadlinesFall 2012 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. |
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Discovery Grants Competition |
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Notes |
MUN Internal Deadline |
NSERC Deadline |
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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* |
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Optional |
ORS internal deadline for Comprehensive Review by Grants Coordinators |
October 1(noon) - tentative |
NA |
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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 29 (noon) |
NA |
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Mandatory |
Institutional E-Submission of application by ORS to NSERC following mandatory review |
NA |
November 1 (5 p.m., NL local time) |
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Ship Time Grants Competition |
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Optional
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ORS 10-working day internal deadline for Comprehensive Review by Grants Coordinators |
August 20 (noon) |
NA |
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Mandatory
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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 |
August 29 (noon) |
NA |
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Mandatory |
Institutional E-Submission of application by ORS to NSERC following mandatory review |
NA |
September 1 (5 p.m., NL local time) |
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RTI Grants Competition |
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Mandatory |
Consult with Dave Miller, OCP – See above for further details. |
October 5 (5 p.m.) |
NA |
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Optional |
ORS 10-working day internal deadline for Comprehensive Review by Grants Coordinators |
October 11 (noon) |
NA |
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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 22 (noon) |
NA |
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Mandatory |
Institutional E-Submission of application by ORS to NSERC following mandatory review |
NA |
October 25 (5 p.m., NL local time) |
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Comprehensive Review from Academic Unit |
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Consult with appropriate contact in your unit |
See contacts above for appropriate contact information |
Consult with your unit |
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*The Notification of Intent to Apply for a Discovery Grant (Form 180) is now mandatory when applying for a Discovery Grant. Form 180 must be submitted by August 1. Applicants who do not submit a Form 180 will not be eligible to submit an Application for a Grant (Form 101) in the fall. Form 180’s received after the deadline date will be rejected.
For more information regarding NSERC visit the NSERC website:
- NSERC website
- Program and funding information for professors
- Program and funding information for students and fellows
