NSERC CREATE 2023 Competition: Submission Process and Webinars
Grant Information
The NSERC Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) program supports the training and mentoring of teams of highly qualified students and postdoctoral fellows from Canada and abroad through the development of innovative training programs that
- encourage collaborative and integrative approaches, and address significant scientific challenges associated with Canada’s research priorities
- facilitate the transition of new researchers from trainees to productive employees in the Canadian workforce
*NEW* For the current competition, NSERC will fund at least three CREATE initiatives through the Government of Canada’s Budget 2021 launch of a National Quantum Strategy (NQS). Building on the results of the consultations held by the NQS Secretariat, the Supported initiatives will develop diverse research trainees ready to transition to the Canadian workforce in areas including, but not limited to, quantum communications, quantum sensing, quantum materials, quantum computing and quantum algorithms/encryption. Applications will be evaluated through the normal CREATE peer review process, but applications should include “Quantum” in the title. Letters of intent submitted to the Quantum call are not included in each university’s quota. Each university can submit up to two letters of intent for the Quantum call.
The program also supports industrial stream applications and offers opportunity to collaborate with the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) in Germany; see the Special Opportunities section of the program description for further details.
NSERC will provide funding of up to $150,000 in the first year and up to $300,000 for up to five subsequent years, for a maximum of $1.65M over six years. Collaborators may contribute additional funds. CREATE initiatives are expected to be self-sustaining by the end of six years.
Submission Process and Deadlines
NSERC’s deadline for receipt of a Letter of Intent (LOI) is May 1, 2023. The CREATE program is highly selective, with pre-screening based on the LOI. Only applicants successful at the LOI stage will be invited by NSERC to submit a full application.
UPEI is limited to submitting two (2) LOI submissions for the CREATE Program. To enable the identification and selection of LOI applicants, there will be an internal selection process.
UPEI Internal Notice of Intent (NOI) – Deadline March 6, 2023 by 4pm
Prepare a maximum two-page document with the following information:
- Title of the project
- Names of the principal investigator and co-applicants (minimum of one and maximum of 10 co-applicants). Explain the rationale for the team composition and how it has the necessary expertise for the successful execution of the training program.
- Note: NSERC limits the participation of an individual researcher in a maximum of two CREATE initiatives as either an applicant or co-applicant (active or applied for).
- Note to multi-university applicants: All universities who will be involved in the application must have at least one co-applicant listed in the proposal.
- A description of the project that includes the following:
- the objectives, approach, originality and novelty, and expected significance of the proposed research training program,
- the type of research that the trainees will be involved in during the program,
- how the proposed approach would better prepare students for their future careers,
- approximate number of students and postdoctoral fellows that you are planning to train on an annual basis,
- name of industrial collaborator, if applicable (if applying to the industrial stream), and
- anticipated annual budget for the program (indicating other sources of funding, if applicable).
- Provide a CV for the principal investigator (Canadian Common CV or NSERC Form 100 format is acceptable for the UPEI NOI, but the LOI as submitted to NSERC will require completion of Form 100)
Submit these documents to Leslie Cudmore, Research Grants Coordinator, via email at lcudmore@upei.ca by March 6, 2023. NOIs will be reviewed by an internal committee and applicants will be selected for submission to the NSERC LOI Competition. Successful applicants will then complete the online LOI application process, as described on the NSERC website at http://nserc.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/Grants-Subs/CREATE-FONCER_eng.asp
Webinars
NSERC will hold an information session via MS Teams webinar to provide an overview of the CREATE program and application process. The dates of the sessions are as follows:
English session: February 9, 2023, 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (AT)
French session: February 10, 2023, 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (AT)
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The webinar will be recorded. Following the presentation, a link to that recording will be emailed so that those who are unable to attend may watch the recorded webinar later at their convenience. Please contact Leslie Cudmore (lcudmore@upei.ca) to receive the link.
Please send any questions regarding the CREATE program and/or the application process in advance to CREATE@NSERC-CRSNG.gc.ca