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Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.cerc.gc.ca/cpnc-pcnc-eng.shtml
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Sponsor/Award: |
Canada Excellence Research Chairs - RESEARCH CHAIR PROGRAM - 2009 FALL COMPETITION - PHASE 2: FULL APPLICATION |
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Grant Amount: |
$1.4M PA FOR 7 YEARS |
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Deadline: |
Dean's: Nov 02, 2009
Internal: Nov 09, 2009
Sponsor's: Nov 16, 2009
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Subject Areas: |
Biomedical Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Hydrocarbon Fuels, Natural Resources, Biofuel Cells, Life Sciences, Neuroscience, Arctic, Energy, Health, Aging, Technology, Regenerative Medicine, New Media, Animation and Games, Wireless Networks and Services, Broadband Networks, Telecom Equipment, Water (Health, Energy, Security) |
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Description: |
The CERC program offers eligible Canadian degree-granting institutions the opportunity to establish highly remunerated research Chairs at their institutions in research areas that are of strategic importance to Canada. Universities must first compete for the opportunity to establish these Chairs in Phase 1 of the process. Up to 40 applications in Phase 1 are invited to submit nominations in Phase 2, from which up to 20 Chairs are established. Universities are invited to nominate world-class researchers and to compete for up to 20 Chairs by demonstrating the world-class excellence of the nominee and of his/her proposed research in the priority areas identified. The selection board assesses Phase 2 nominations and recommends up to 20 potential chairholders. These recommendations areprovided to the tri-agency steering committee, who approves the successful Phase 2 nominations.
The steering committee approves the Phase 2 nominations based on the recommendations from the selection board. |
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Application Details: |
Canada Excellence Research Chairs are tenable for seven years and are not renewable. They are targeted at the world's top researchers and scholars to develop ambitious research programs in the four priority research areas targeted in the Government of Canada's science and technology strategy. For each Chair, the university receives up to $1.4 million annually for seven years. All materials are to be submitted electronically by the deadline of November 16, 2009. A signed version of all documents must also be submitted by regular mail, postmarked no later than the application deadline.
Please contact RD&S for more information.INDIRECT COSTS OF 25% MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT BUDGET |
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NOTE: Letters of Intent and Full Applications are to be processed through Research Development Services for institutional signatures, and are to be accompanied by a completed RDAF form (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean signatures). Requests for Institutional signatures should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. |
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Western Contacts: |
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Sponsor Contacts: |
INFORMATION@CERC.GC.CA
350 Albert Street
16th Floor
P.O. Box 1610
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
613/996-7394
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