Sponsor

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

Program

PromoScience Program

For More Information

For full details on the program and how to apply, please visit the NSERC PromoScience Program [1] web-page.

Description

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). 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.

Note that grants may not be used to support research. Details on the eligibility of expenses are contained in the Use of Grant Funds section of the PromoScience Grants Guide [2]. The information in this Guide may change without notice.

Eligibility

Only one application may be submitted per faculty member per department per competition year. If you are interested in this opportunity, please discuss with your departmental colleagues, and also contact Vanessa Knox (contact information below) to confirm if any other faculty members from your department have expressed interest in applying. 

For complete program eligibility details, please visit the NSERC PromoScience Eligibility [3] web-page.

Funding Availability

The maximum allowable request is $200,000/year for three years.

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. 

Indirect Costs

0%

Project Duration

3 years

Special Notes

Presentation standards

Applicants are responsible for submitting a complete application that conforms to the presentation standards established by NSERC. A checklist to help you ensure that your application is complete is part of the PromoScience application summary form [4]. Incomplete applications and applications that do not meet the presentation standards may be rejected or be at a disadvantage in comparison with those that are complete and respect the presentation standards. Where page limits are stated, pages in excess of the number permitted will be removed. Only the documents requested by NSERC will be made available to the selection committee. For more information, read the general presentation guidelines [5].

Links to websites should not be included in application documents, including letters of support. Committee members will ignore any links in documents received.

How to Apply

Application deadline

Your application must be submitted to NSERC before 8:00 pm (ET) on September 15. If the deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday, your application must reach NSERC before 8:00 pm (ET) the following working day. Late applications will not be accepted.

Applications must be submitted electronically using NSERC’s ICSP secure submission site [8].

All the parts of your application must be combined into a single document in portable document format (PDF). Zip files and PDF portfolios will not be accepted. Material or updates to your application received separately (before or after the deadline) will not be accepted.

Notification of results

NSERC will inform all applicants electronically of the results of the annual PromoScience competition in mid to late January. All applicants will receive an email with a link to access their notification of decision letter through the NSERC Extranet for Applicants. Results for post-secondary institution applicants will also be posted on NSERC's Grants and Scholarships Administrative Portal (GSAP).