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Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.nce-rce.gc.ca/Competitions-Competitions/Current-EnVigueur/CECR-2010/Index_eng.asp
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Sponsor/Award: |
NETWORK CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE - CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE FOR COMMERCIALIZATION & RESEARCH (CECR - 2010 WINTER COMPETITION - LETTER OF INTENT |
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Deadline: |
Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Jan 27, 2010
Sponsor's: Feb 03, 2010
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Subject Areas: |
Information And Communications Technology, Environmental Sciences, Commercialization, Natural Resources, Life Sciences, Health |
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Description: |
The grants program for the Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research (CECR) program is a federal mechanism designed to support the operation of research and/or commercialization centres that bring together people, services and research infrastructure to position Canada at the forefront of breakthrough innovations in priority areas. In the context of the CECR program, commercialization is defined as everything a firm does that transforms knowledge and technology into new goods, processes or services to satisfy market demands. The Letter of Intent provides information on the Centre in relation to the goals and objectives of the CECR Program. It will be used in the screening process to determine which groups will be invited to submit Full Applications. It will be evaluated according to the three published CECR program criteria.
Please see agency guidelines for detail submission instructions. |
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Application Details: |
The goal of the CECR program is to create internationally recognized centres of commercialization and research expertise in four priority areas in order to deliver economic, social and environmental benefits to Canadians. As established in the S&T Strategy, the priority areas include: environmental science and technologies; natural resources and energy; health and related life sciences and technologies; and information and communications technologies. There are two stages to the application process: Letter of Intent & Full Proposals. Please ensure you courier a copy of: A CD containing The Letter of Intent Application Form in Excel Format which gives a summary report of the proposal and details of the requested CECR Budget (Sections A to F). The complete LOI Application as a single PDF File containing all the material, including application form, budget and scanned letters of support in order. One set of printed, unbound documents with original signatures. Twenty-five (25) printed copies.INDIRECT COSTS ARE NOT SUPPORTED BY THIS PROGRAM. |
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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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Sponsor Contacts: |
INFO@NCE-RCE.GC.CA
MCMASTER UNIVERSITY
Micheal De Groote Centre for Learning and Discovery
1200 MAIN STREET WEST
Room 3120
HAMILTON, Ontario, Canada
905 525-9140
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