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NSERC Discovery Horizons grants support investigator-initiated individual and team projects that broadly integrate or transcend disciplines to advance knowledge in the natural sciences and engineering (NSE).
The Discovery Horizons (pilot) program provides NSERC’s entry-point to the tri-agency interdisciplinary peer-review mechanism. It supports Discovery research projects that would significantly benefit from being assessed by a tri-agency interdisciplinary peer review committee, and aims to
- answer NSE research questions that are best addressed through interdisciplinary approaches
- advance NSE disciplines through cross fertilization and new ways of thinking about research questions; ideas and frameworks; approaches and methods; platforms, tools and infrastructure; people, partners and trainees
- provide leading-edge NSE training for highly qualified personnel (HQP) in interdisciplinary research environments
Discovery Horizons grants are expected to be valued from $50K–$100K per year for up to five years and will be commensurate to the size of the research team. For this pilot year, NSERC is expecting to award approximately 10–20 grants.
The applicant and any co-applicants must all be eligible to hold NSERC funding. Individuals are only allowed to hold or apply for one Discovery Horizons grant as either an applicant or co-applicant.
The Discovery Horizons application process has two stages: the letter of intent (LOI) stage (deadline: June 16, 2022) and the full application stage (deadline: October 18, 2022). A limited number of applicants will be invited to submit a full application.
For more information: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/Grants-Subs/DH-HD_eng.asp
UPEI Application Process for Letter of Intent (LOI) stage:
1) Complete your LOI using the Convergence Portal (see instructions here).
2) Generate a PDF view of the LOI and submit it for UPEI approval using the Researcher Portal (instructions for using the Researcher Portal can be found here). Applicants are requested to submit by June 9, 2022, ensuring that the application is received by Research Services by June 13, 2022.
3) Upon receipt of UPEI approvals, you will be notified to proceed with the submission of your LOI in the Convergence Portal. The deadline for submission is June 16, 2022.