Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.oce-ontario.org/programs/industry-academic-collaboration/ontario-china-research-and-innovation-fund-(ocrif)/h
Sponsor/Award: ONTARIO CENTRES EXCELLENCE INC. - OCRIF | ONTARIO-CHINA RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FUND - 2017 COMPETITION

Grant Amount:
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Feb 07, 2017
Sponsor's: Feb 14, 2017

Subject Areas:
Description:

The Ontario-China Research and Innovation Fund (OCRIF) will support scientific and technological collaboration projects between China and Ontario. Offered through a partnership with Ontario?s Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science (MRIS), the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE), OCRIF will promote scientific, technological and industrial research and commercialization cooperation. OCE and MOST will jointly invest up to $2 million ($1 million each) to support strategic bilateral research collaborations. Ontario funds will be disbursed to successful Ontario applicants through (OCRIF), to be administered by OCE. Successful co-investigators from China will be funded separately by MOST.

Successful Ontario applicants will be eligible to receive a maximum of $250,000 per project from OCRIF to fund the Ontario portion of the project. Additional project funding will be provided to the corresponding Chinese applicant on each project by MOST to fund the China portion of the project. (e.g., the maximum grant amount to be received by a project is $250,000 in Ontario and $250,000 in China, to a total of $500,000)

Application Details: All completed Ontario applications must be received by the OCE no later than the application deadline. Late and incomplete applications will not be accepted.Applications MUST be submitted via email to sam.saad@oce-ontario.org ATTN: Sam Saad, Program Manager Subject Line: OCRIF/ Lead Applicant Name / Project Name
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:

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