Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ResearchPortal-PortailDeRecherche/Instructions-Instructions/RTIOM-OIRFE_eng.asp
Sponsor/Award: NATURAL SCIENCES & ENGINEERING RESEARCH - RTI | OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT - 2016 COMPETITION

Grant Amount: UP TO $150,000
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Oct 18, 2016
Sponsor's: Oct 25, 2016

Subject Areas:
Description:

The objective is to support the use of regional and national research facilities in Canada by Canadian university researchers in the natural sciences and engineering, by providing assistance in covering the operations and maintenance costs of such facilities. Grants assist regional and national Canadian research facilities in the natural sciences and engineering to cover their operations and maintenance costs for one or two years up to $150,000/year. They are intended to support facilities that are not routinely available in Canadian universities and cannot normally be entirely supported by using other research grants or by user fees, or those where user fees cannot be leveraged.

Research facilities supported by this funding opportunity must provide support to a regional or national base of users in the natural sciences and engineering and must be accessible to members of the community beyond the host institution, where the facility is located, and should be greater than a single project or collaboration. Such facilities may include: unique, specialized experimental facilities or items of research equipment; field research stations; or a collection of specialized samples or objects, as defined in the Framework for researchers working with university-based collections. Please see sponsor website for all details.

Application Details: Applications will be assessed on the basis of the four selection criteria listed below. Each criterion lists the factors that will be considered. To be eligible for funding, a facility must meet all four criteria. The onus is on the applicants to thoroughly address each criterion in their application. 1. Use of the facility by the research community. 2. Demonstrated need for support of the facility for the research programs. 3. Merit of the research programs that rely on access to the facility and excellence of the user community 4. Contribution of the facility to the training of highly qualified personnel.Your application will be completed under Research Tools and Instruments on the Research Portal. The title of the application must begin with `Operations and Maintenance Support?. The title must be short and should indicate the research facility to be supported.
NOTE: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission.
Western Contacts: Moxey,Laura
Kilianski,Louise
Hancock,Jennifer Anne

Sponsor Contacts:

350 ALBERT STREET
OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada
613 995 4273