Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.oce-ontario.org/Pages/Talent_Connections.aspx
Sponsor/Award: ONTARIO CENTRES EXCELLENCE INC - CONNECTIONS - 2012 FALL COMPETITION - FULL APPLICATION

Grant Amount: UP TO $3500 PER TEAM
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Sep 23, 2012
Sponsor's: Sep 30, 2012

Subject Areas: Process Development Engineering, Energy Conservation, Alternative Energy, Technology Development, Facility Assessment, Fuel Switching, Sustainable Building Design
Description:

Connections is an Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) collaborative program that brings together final-year college and university students and innovative Ontario companies. Connections offers students the opportunity to apply technical and professional skills to real-world problems, helping them grow as innovators and leaders in business.

OCE contributes: Up to $500 for each project involving only one student, Up to $1,200 for each project involving two students, Up to $3,500 for each project involving three or more students.

Application Details:

Industry partners can be a company, not-for-profit, association, or municipality in Ontario. OCE invests up to $3,500 per team to support project activities such as prototype development, travel, or product testing. Industry partners contribute an amount in cash and in-kind that matches or exceeds that of OCE.

OCE is accepting Connections applications via an online information management system. Faculty at an Ontario college or university with interested students should contact james.doran@oce-ontario.org for a username and password to access the system. Researchers who have previously accessed OCE's online system will be able to login with their existing OCE user name and password. Interested Colleges and Universities should contact James Doran or Geraldine Barrett to confirm eligibility and initiate the online application procedure. Eligible programs will have until September 30th to complete their full proposals. Notification of funding will be given by mid October 2012.

INDIRECT COSTS ARE NOT SUPPORTED BY THIS PROGRAM.

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
Pocock,Katy

Sponsor Contacts:

JAMES.DORAN@OCE-ONTARIO.ORG
SHERIDAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARK
2655 NORTH SHERIDAN WAY, SUITE 250
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Canada
905 823-2020