Natural Sciences & Engineering

Please see below for information from NSERC regarding Q&A sessions for the Canada Graduate Scholarships - Master's program. 

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Tuesday, November 1 (in English)

1 pm to 3 pm (Eastern Time)

Link: https://nsercvideo.webex.com/nsercvideo-fr/j.php?MTID=m11dbd2e158166331715e52288a7d1fb9

 

Thursday, November 3 (in French)

1 pm to 3pm (Eastern Time)

Link: https://nsercvideo.webex.com/nsercvideo-fr/j.php?MTID=m8a8aaeaab7a56b81afba9b2dfbcc92d0

 

Tuesday, November 8 (in English)

10 am to noon (Eastern Time)

Link: https://nsercvideo.webex.com/nsercvideo-fr/j.php?MTID=md347dab015caab6a8f9e1e31a8a0150c

 

Thursday, November 10 (in English)

1 pm to 3pm (Eastern Time)

Link: https://nsercvideo.webex.com/nsercvideo-fr/j.php?MTID=m0ca8d4dfd4cbca680ceadb4cc7121148

 

Tuesday, November 15 (in French)

10 am to noon (Eastern Time)

Link: https://nsercvideo.webex.com/nsercvideo-fr/j.php?MTID=m79d87cbf35fcdeda5422452e88a49152

 

Thursday, November 17 (in English)

1 pm to 3pm (Eastern Time)

Link: https://nsercvideo.webex.com/nsercvideo-fr/j.php?MTID=m38d1de06dbf533cb9afe19744b2653d2

 

These sessions will be hosted as live Q&A WebEx events. They are supported by a series of informational videos available on the NSERC YouTube channel. These videos are intended to completely replace the presentation portion of the NSERC sessions, allowing NSERC staff and applicants to engage in a more in-depth and detailed Q&A session than we would normally have time for. Participants should watch the videos in advance and come to the Q&A session with specific questions in mind.

Please attend any of the sessions that best suits your schedule. Registration is not required.

 

Playlist - Scholarships & Fellowships program application tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6ox0GB7vXYlhaAY7mEqwmMqYK9TGCp1E

• Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) and Subatomic Physics Research Tools and Instruments (category 1) deadline to November 1st, 2022, at 5:00 pm (ET) and,
• the Discovery Grants (DG) and Subatomic Physics Discovery Grants (individual and project) (including associated supplements) deadline to November 7th, 2022, at 5:00 pm (ET).

 

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You are invited to come out and see research that undergraduate and graduate students are doing at UPEI. The Undergraduate Research Days will be held on October 11 and 12 in the H. Alex MacKinnon Auditorium (Room 242), Don and Marion McDougall Hall starting at 9 am on both days. The Graduate Research Conference will be held on October 13 and 14, also in H. Alex MacKinnon Auditorium (Room 242), Don and Marion McDougall Hall starting at 9 am daily.  

Please come out and support and encourage research at UPEI.

For a schedule for either event, please contact Colleen Gallant at cgallant@upei.ca.

**UPDATED LOCATION AVC287N****

 

UPEI Research Services and the Office of Commercialization, Industry, and Innovation are pleased to host an in-person session with Matt Adams, Mitacs Business Development Specialist.

Matt will provide details on the Mitacs programs.  The in-person presentation will be held on Thursday, September 15, 2022, from 1:30 to 3 pm in AVC287N.  This session will interest researchers hoping to develop or expand partnerships with industry, not-for-profit, or other partners.

There is also time for one-on-one sessions with Matt to answer specific questions on Sept 15th.  

Please pre-register to attend the in-person and/or one-on-one sessions by emailing: researchservices@upei.ca.

 

INFORMATION SESSION Lab2Market 

The Halifax Winter 2023 cohort of Lab2Market <https://lab2market.ca/> program is accepting applications. Lab2Market is a 16-week training program in research commercialization and entrepreneurship. Graduate students, PhD students or postdocs can apply alongside their principal investigator and may receive $15k in funding to explore their research's commercial market. 

Join an in-person information session to hear more about the Lab2Market program.  UPEI graduate students, Ph.D. students, Postdocs, and supervisors are eligible to apply to Lab2Market programs.   

UPEI Campus

Health Sciences Center Room 103

10:30 Am - Noon

Please RSVP to : researchservices@upei.ca.

 

01. Hands-on support.

Based on lean methodology, we work with you to help validate your idea’s business potential.

02. Access to best-in-class mentors.

You will have access to founders, industry leaders, service providers (IP agents, lawyers, accountants) and more to help you through the process.

03. $15,000 in funding.

We provide each team with up to $15,000 to support the costs of getting your idea off the ground. 

04. Curriculum.

Whether it be learning to pitch or understanding your customers, we will be bringing together experts to share their knowledge and experiences to help you refine your idea.

The Halifax Winter 2023 cohort of Lab2Market <https://lab2market.ca/> program will be accepting applications until September 16, 2022. Lab2Market is a 16-week training program in research commercialization and entrepreneurship. Graduate students, PhD students or postdocs can apply alongside their principal investigator and may receive $15k in funding to explore their research's commercial market. 

 

If you're a Primary Investigator, Post-Doc, or Graduate student looking to learn about the entrepreneurial potential of your research, please reach out to the Office of Commercialization, Industry, and Innovation for assistance with assessing your idea and proposal before starting the application. Email OCII@upei.ca.

 

UPEI application process:

It is unnecessary to receive UPEI approval at this stage (expression of interest), but please notify OCII (OCII@upei.ca) that you have submitted your intent to participate.

Apply online: https://lab2market.ca/apply/

The Research Portal is open for NSERC’s Research Tools and Instruments applications. 

 

Program Information 

 

Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) grants foster and enhance the discovery, innovation and training capability of university researchers in the natural sciences and engineering by supporting the purchase of research equipment. 

 

RTI grants are one-year awards of up to $150,000 that assist in the purchase of research tools and instruments with a net cost between $7,001 and $250,000 (before taxes, customs and importations fees, transportation and shipping charges, and assembly and installation costs). 

 

NSERC will only accept the following requests: 

• for tools and instruments that form a comprehensive system intended to support NSERC-funded research in the natural sciences and engineering. 
• for the purchase of new, used or refurbished equipment, for the repair, upgrade or rental of equipment or for the fabrication of equipment that is not readily available off the shelf 
• for equipment that is purchased or rented after the application deadline 

NSERC has launched Alliance Missions: Anthropogenic greenhouse gas research, a special call aimed to address issues related to climate change. These grants will provide support ranging from $100,000 to $500,000 per year, for a duration of three years, and will encourage interdisciplinary, collaborative research projects supporting net-zero GHG emissions targets. Projects must involve at least one partner organization that can be recognized for cost sharing. Alliance Missions grants are intended to provide support for activities that will: promote interdisciplinary collaboration among academic researchers, federal scientists, private sector scientists, and policy makers to increase the scientific information available to support government decision-making to achieve net-zero GHG emissions targets build scientific capacity in earth system climate science; atmospheric monitoring/modelling; and socio-economic analysis to understand anthropogenic GHG emissions at regional to national scales and/or by sector to inform ambitious GHG mitigation opportunities and to improve understanding of how GHG emissions are changing over time advance Canadian knowledge and tools to inform decision-making processes for achievement of net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 through investigation of anthropogenic GHG emissions and their changes over time Applicants must begin by submitting a letter of intent (LOI) before the LOI deadline. All eligible applicants will then complete a full application to be submitted before the full application deadline. The deadline to submit a letter of intent is September 15, 2022, and to submit a full application is November 8, 2022, using the NSERC online system. For more information, see the program description. UPEI Application Process Letter of Intent (LOI) Applicants must submit their LOI using the UPEI Researcher Portal for internal review and approval by September 8, 2022 and ensure that it reaches Research Services for review by September 12, 2022. Note: A full application form will be made available in the online system within two weeks after the LOI deadline. NSERC will notify teams that they cannot submit a full application if their LOI is not complete and/or does not adhere to program requirements and objectives. Stage 2 (Full Application) Applicants must submit their application using the UPEI Researcher Portal for internal review and approval by November 1, 2022 and ensure that it reaches Research Services for review by November 3, 2022. UPEI deadline for applicants to submit the application in NSERC’s online system: November 7, 2022. Instructions for using the UPEI Researcher Portal can be found here. (Copy and paste link) https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms

NSERC invites applications for initiatives that promote the natural sciences and engineering (NSE) to Canada's young people, particularly to under-represented groups in NSE careers, including girls and Indigenous peoples.



PromoScience supports hands-on learning experiences for young students and their teachers. Grants may not be used to support research.



The maximum allowable request is $200,000/year for 3 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, but NSERC will allow more flexibility if justified for competition 2022 given the circumstances surrounding COVID-19.



Only one application may be submitted per department in a post-secondary institution per competition year.



For more information, visit the PromoScience website<https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Promoter-Promotion/PromoScience-PromoScience/About-Apropos_eng.asp>.



UPEI Submission Process 2022:


Due to NSERC's application limit, each department can submit only one application.



1) Applicants will submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) to their Chair (or Dean for non-departmentalized faculties) by Monday, August 8th.  The LOI (limit one page) will contain the following:

  *   List of names of the principal investigator and co-investigators (and their affiliation)
  *   Title of the project
  *   A description of the project that includes the following information:
     *   A description of the nature and goals of the program including the anticipated number of youth or teachers to be reached
     *   An overview of how the PromoScience funding would be spent and details on other sources of funding (confirmed and/or anticipated)
     *   A description of the relevant experience of the applicant and other team members in science or engineering promotion



2) Chairs/Deans will select the top LOI from their faculty (or, if appropriate, encourage a collaborative application among interested applicants) and inform Research Services of the selected principal applicant from their department by Friday, August 26th.  Chairs/Deans should consult with Research Services regarding any questions about the eligibility of proposed applications.



3) Selected applicants will prepare their application following NSERC's application process<https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Promoter-Promotion/PromoScience-PromoScience/CallApplication-AppelDemande_eng.asp> and must submit the application using the UPEI Romeo Researcher Portal<https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms> for internal review and approval by September 8th, ensuing that the application is received by Research Services by September 12th.  Upon receipt of approval from Research Services, applicants must submit their application to NSERC electronically using NSERC?s ICSP Secure Submission Site<https://competitions2.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/sites/500001/993/home.aspx>.