Research Admin Offices:

• ROADS

Opportunity Type:

• Grant

Value:

• Up to $125,000 per year (including 25% indirect costs)
• Up to two years
• A minimum of 90; A proportion of awards equal to the proportion of applications submitted that are led by early career researchers will be reserved for these projects.

Disciplines:

• DeGroote School of Business
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Humanities
• Faculty of Science
• Faculty of Social Sciences

Sponsors:

• New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF)

Deadlines:

Additional Dates:

• ROADS of Intent to Apply - June 24, 2025
• Draft NOI due to ROADS - July 29, 2025
• Final NOI due to ROADS - August 12, 2025
• Sponsor Deadline NOI - August 19, 2025

Description:

• Supports high-risk, high-reward, and interdisciplinary research.
• Encourages innovative, boundary-pushing projects that defy current paradigms, brings disciplines together in unexpected ways with potential to be disruptive or deliver game-changing impacts.

• bring disciplines together beyond traditional disciplinary or common interdisciplinary approaches;
• propose to explore something new, which might fail; and
• have the potential for significant impact.

Additional Program Information:

• English Webinar: May 22, 2025, 1:00 PM ET
  • Join Link
  • Webinar number: 2338 567 7308
  • Password: h2xV4S3ui6V
  • Phone: +1-438-797-4001 (Montreal), Access code: 233 856 77308

• French Webinar: May 22, 2025, 10:00 AM ET
  • Join Link
  • Webinar number: 2342 586 6017
  • Password: 5FQrjmq3vf2
  • Phone: +1-438-797-4001 (Montreal), Access code: 234 258 66017

Application/Nomination Process:

1. Notice of Intent to Apply (NOI): Mandatory and used for administrative purposes only. NFRF Deadline August 19, 2025 (8 p.m. ET)
2. Full Application: NFRF Deadline October 21, 2025 (8 p.m. ET)

Resources:

Additional information regarding the NFRF Exploration Program can be found on the NFRF website.

Contact:

For more information and how to apply contact Christine Cluney, Senior Advisor.