NSERC promotes discovery by funding more than 11,000 researchers every year.

Eligibility

Please refer to the Eligibility Criteria for Faculty page [1].

Minimum Processing Times

In general, Office of Research minimum processing time for NSERC grant competitions is one (1) week for Discovery and Research Tools & Instruments, and two (2) weeks for Alliance, prior to the external deadlines posted by NSERC.

Please refer to the external deadlines [2] posted by NSERC.

Application Instructions

For non-electronic submissions, please send a complete, signed copy of your full application including an OR-5 form [3] to the Research Services Office for signatures by the internal deadline.

For electronic submissions, please perform the electronic submission and then submit a complete, signed OR-5 form [3] to the Research Services Office by the internal deadline.

Researchers must provide a signed OR-5 form and upload the final version of their application via the NSERC Research Portal for review/submission by Research Support Services by the internal deadlines.

See Research Alerts [4] for more detailed program-specific information and timelines. 

Resources

• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council [5]
• Application Forms [6]
• External Deadlines [2]
• NSERC resources for professors [7]

For More Information

Carolyn Dowling-Osborn, Senior Manager, Grants & Contracts
Office of Research, Research Support Services
519-824-4120 x52935
cosborn@uoguelph.ca [8]