Western Strategic Support for NSERC Success Program
Jointly funded by Western Research and the researcher's faculty, Western's Strategic Support for NSERC Success program offers three funding opportunities identified as Seed and Accelerator (Fall competition) and Bridge (Spring competition) grants. These grants are targeted at researchers who are either not currently holding external NSERC funding, or are preparing to submit to a higher NSERC grant value. The intent of these grants is to offer critical, one-time funding to support an individual investigator’s research activities for the subsequent development of strong, competitive submissions to external, peer-reviewed research sponsors.
The merit of each proposal will be assessed by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) on innovation, impact, deliverables (both long- and short-term), proposed methodology, HQP training plan and proposed budget. Successful applicants are expected to develop and submit competitive research proposals to a NSERC competition within two years of the award’s start date. Note: Indirect costs are not supported by this program.
Spring WSS for NSERC Bridge Grant Program
Program Guidelines
- WSS for NSERC Success Bridge Grant Program Guidelines (Password Protected)
Application Forms & Instructions
- Application Instructions (Password Protected)
- Application Forms:
- WSS for NSERC Success Bridge Grant Application Form (Password Protected)
Important Dates
| ROLA Deadline | May 17, 2022 |
| Application Submission Deadline | May 24, 2022, 3:00 p.m. |
Process
Complete a ROLA Proposal: Internal program applications are processed through Western Research Internal Grants and must be accompanied by a completed ROLA proposal.
Application Submission: The application form must be combined with all required attachments in a single PDF and emailed to intgrant@uwo.ca by Western Research's posted deadline. All submissions will be adjudicated by appointed members of Western's Science & Engineering Review Board (SERB).
Final Research Report
WSS for NSERC Seed & Accelerator Grant Program
Next program launch: Fall 2022 (2021 process included below for reference)
Program Guidelines
- WSS for NSERC Success Seed Research Grant Program Guidelines (Password Protected)
- WSS for NSERC Success Accelerator Research Grant Program Guidelines (Password Protected)
Application Forms & Instructions
- WSS for NSERC Success Seed Research Grant Application Form (Password Protected)
- WSS for NSERC Success Accelerator Research Grant Application Form (Password Protected)
Important Dates
| Dean's Internal Deadline | consult Faculty Research Office |
| ROLA Deadline | November 9, 2021 |
| Application Submission Deadline | November 16, 2021 (3:00pm ET) |
Process
Internal program applications must be accompanied by a completed ROLA Proposal, must be reviewed and approved by Department Chair and Faculty Dean, and must be recieved by Western Research Internal Grants (intgrant@uwo.ca) before the posted deadline. All submissions will be adjudicated by appointed members of Western's Science & Engineering Review Board (SERB).
Final Research Report
Contact
Internal competitions are administered by Western Research Internal Grants. For more information, please contact intgrant@uwo.ca.
