Research Admin Offices:

• ROADS

Opportunity Type:

• Grant
• Request for Proposal

Value:

The maximum contribution per Micro-net is $1 million. The duration for the provision of funding is up to March 31, 2028.

Disciplines:

• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Humanities
• Faculty of Science
• Faculty of Social Sciences

Sponsors:

• Canadian Armed Forces
• Department of National Defence

Deadlines:

Description:

DND/CAF is seeking innovative solutions to independently assess and calibrate trust for autonomous systems to maintain technological sovereignty and enhance safety, resilience, and collaborative performance.

This challenge aims specifically to support Canada’s NORAD Modernization Plan (Annex C: Canada’s NORAD Modernization Plan).

Eligibility:

The Call for Proposal (CFP) is open exclusively to multidisciplinary teams of researchers. The primary affiliation of the Micro-net partners must be from at least three separate institutions and/or organizations.

Eligible Lead Applicant organizations or institutions are:

• Canadian university institutions chartered in Canada.

Eligible Partner organizations or institutions are:

• Canadian universities and educational institutions chartered in Canada;
• Canadian incorporated for-profit organizations;
• Canadian incorporated not-for-profit organizations;  or
• Canadian provincial, territorial and municipal government organizations.

For this challenge, the micro-net should consider partnerships that include human factors/psychology experts and machine learning/engineering experts.

All organizations/institutions must possess the legal status necessary to enter into a funding agreement.

Resources:

Additional details.

Contact:

For more information on how to apply, contact Beatrice Fletcher, Senior Advisor, ROADS.