Research Admin Offices:

• ROADS

Opportunity Type:

• Grant

Value:

NSERC will not fund 100% of the costs of a proposed activity. NSERC’s contribution is generally up to one-third of a program’s funding. If your request deviates significantly from the one-third guideline, demonstrate your efforts to secure other sources of funding in the budget section of your application. The maximum allowable request is $200,000/year for three years.

Disciplines:

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

Sponsors:

• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)

Deadlines:

Additional Dates:

• Internal - Intent to Apply - July 13, 2023
• Internal - Draft Applications - August 30, 2023
• Internal - Final Application - September 6, 2023
• Sponsor - Final Application - September 15, 2023

Description:

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is now accepting applications for the NSERC PromoScience Grants Program.

NSERC’s PromoScience Program offers financial support for organizations working with young Canadians to promote an understanding of science and engineering (including mathematics and technology). Organizations may request funds for up to three years at a time.

PromoScience supports hands-on learning experiences for young students and their teachers. Grants may be used to cover improvements to program content or delivery, as well as for new programs and activities. Grants can also be used to cover operational costs such as salaries, travel, postage, materials and supplies, provided that they relate to the promotion of science and engineering.

NSERC invites applications for initiatives that promote natural sciences and engineering (NSE) to Canada’s young people, particularly to underrepresented groups in NSE careers. In the context of PromoScience, underrepresented groups include, but are not limited to, girls; Indigenous youth (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis); youth with disabilities, members of visible minorities/racialized groups; and members of 2SLGBTQI+ communities. Recognizing the need to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in the NSE, NSERC may support additional meritorious applications with targeted programming for underrepresented groups if sufficient funds become available.

Furthermore, NSERC encourages organizations to consider the needs of official language minority communities in their area while developing the activities to be proposed in the application and to strive to have official documentation and promotional material in both official languages.

Eligibility:

PromoScience supports activities and content designed for youth in elementary school and high school (including those in the equivalent first year of college in Quebec), and their teachers, and activities that will encourage Indigenous undergraduate students to pursue graduate studies in the NSE.

PromoScience grants support organizations that:

• work with young Canadians to inspire an interest in science and engineering;
• motivate young people to study science and engineering and to pursue careers in these fields;
• bring interactive, hands-on science experiences to young people.

These include organizations that:

• focus on under-represented groups in NSE careers;
• provide instruction and resources to science, math and technology teachers.

Only one application may be submitted per department in a post-secondary institution per competition year. NSERC encourages organizers of science and engineering promotion activities for youth to coordinate and prioritize their activities within their own organization and to collaborate with other organizations.

Resources:

Additional Details

Contact:

For more information and to apply, please contact Grace Kim, Associate Director.