2011 NSERC Strategic Project Grants (SPG)Program: Timelines and Support

Dear Deans/Vice-Deans Research, Research Managers & Facilitators, and Business Officers:

Can you please circulate the note below to members of your faculty?

Thank you very much,

Mike

2011 NSERC Strategic Project Grants (SPG)Program: Timelines and Support

Dear Researchers,

The 2011 NSERC Strategic Project Grants (SPG) Program is currently open for applications. The goal of the SPG program is to increase research and training in targeted areas that will strongly enhance Canada's economy, society and/or environment within the next 10 years. The program is intended to increase the participation of Canadian companies and government organizations in academic research and enable the transfer of knowledge, technology and expertise to those organizations.

Highlights for the 2011 Strategic Project Grants Competition:
 New target areas and research topics have been developed and implemented. These are as follows:
o Information and Communications Technologies
o Environmental Science and Technologies
o Manufacturing
o Natural Resources and Energy
Note: Every five years NSERC reviews and renews the target areas for its strategic programs, in order to address current priorities.

 Major equipment requests are now limited to $150,000.
 Where a government organization is a supporting organization, the letter of support accompanying Form 183A must be signed by a director general (or equivalent level).
 Co-applicants from outside the natural sciences and engineering may be incorporated into the proposals.
 Applicants are encouraged to incorporate international collaborations into their proposals. Information concerning calls for collaborative proposals under international agreements will be updated in January 2011.

Critical Dates:

April 4, 2011: Internal Deadline for completed applications. Please submit the following to Mike Folinas, m.folinas@utoronto.ca.
 Completed application package, which include Forms 100, 101 and 183A (please include an electronic and paper based applications)
 An RIS Application Form, signed by your Chair and/or Dean (as your unit's policies determine) is required before your application can be approved by Research Services.
 Firm and Final Deadline: Your Application MUST be submitted to Mike Folinas no later than: 10 am Monday April 4, 2011 (sooner if possible)

April 15, 2011: Sponsor Deadline


Support:

Information Session:
 An information session will be given by NSERC Program Officer Katie Wallace at the St. George Campus on Thursday, February 10, 2011, from 10 am to 12 noon in the Michael E. Charles Council Chambers, GB202, Galbraith Building, 35 St. George Street

This session will cover the Program requirements, the new target areas, the changes for 2011, the application procedures, the evaluation criteria, the signs of a good proposal, and more. If you are planning to apply to the SPG Program this year, do not miss this opportunity!
 Please RSVP by February 4th to Jenny Korolik, jenny.korolik@utoronto.ca

Questions during the Competition Period:
 Your primary contacts at Research Services for the NSERC Strategic Projects Grant Program is: Mike Folinas (m.folinas@utoronto.ca)
 Additional Information on the Strategic Projects Grants Program can be found on our website or the NSERC website
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you have about this message, our internal deadlines, or the program itself.

Best regards,
Mike Folinas


Mike Folinas
Research Funding Manager
Natural Science and Engineering
Agency & Foundation Funding
Office of the Vice President, Research
University of Toronto
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12 Queen's Park Crescent West
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1S8
Tel. 416-978-7118 Fax. 416-971-2010
Website: http://www.research.utoronto.ca/
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