Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/Grants-Subs/DFProposal2015-FDPropositions2015_eng.asp
Sponsor/Award: NATURAL SCIENCES & ENGINEERING RESEARCH - DISCOVERY FRONTIERS - 2017 FULL SUBMISSION

Grant Amount: $1 MILLION PER YEAR FOR 4 YRS
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Aug 18, 2017
Sponsor's: Aug 25, 2017

Subject Areas: Biodiversity
Description:

Discovery Frontiers (DF) grants support a limited number of large international activities, opportunities or projects that are of high priority in the context of advanced research in Canada. These will be led by teams of world-class Canadian researchers and will generate substantial benefits for Canada. This initiative aims to bring together groups of researchers in new ways to address a major research challenge. The teams will incorporate new and emerging ideas and will combine their complementary expertise to conduct transformative, paradigm-changing research.

This fourth call for proposals is in the area of Biodiversity and Adaptation of Biosystems

Application Details: Please see sponsor website for full details on the current call for proposalsOnly Successful Letters of Intent will be invited to apply.
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: Tweddell,David

Sponsor Contacts:

EMILY DIEPENVEEN
350 ALBERT STREET
OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada
613 995 4273