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Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/ao/2015-fast.asp
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Sponsor/Award: |
CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY - FLIGHTS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (FAST) - 2015 COMPETITION |
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Grant Amount: |
BETWEEN $200 AND $500K |
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Deadline: |
Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Oct 09, 2015
Sponsor's: Oct 16, 2015
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Subject Areas: |
Highly Qualified Professional (hqp) Training, Communications Systems, Artificial Satellites, Atmospheric Dynamics, Earth System Science, Energetic Materials, Space Exploration, Magnetic Fields, Space Sciences, Precipitation, Spacecraft, Clouds, Systems Engineering, Stratospheric Balloons, Aircraft, Sounding Rockets, Solar-Terrestrial Science, Atmospheric Geospace Interaction, Soil Moisture |
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Description: |
Through this opportunity, the CSA aims at providing grants for activities requiring access to space and sub-orbital flights or ground-based facilities or field sites on Earth in order to develop highly qualified personnel (HQP) while conducting science investigations or performing technology demonstrations, simulations, or validations. The key results expected from selected research projects are an increased supply of Canadian scientists and engineers with PhDs and/or Masters degrees as well as Postdoctoral Fellows (PDF), research associates and technicians with experience in addressing scientific, technical and/or operational questions in the context of space mission requirements faced by the Canadian space industry, academia and/or government institutions. Please carefully review the Announcement for all eligibility and submission details. |
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Application Details: |
In order to be eligible, projects must require access to space and sub-orbital flights, ground based facilities or field sites to train HQP. Applications must be mailed to the CSA at the following address:
FAST AO
c/o Martin Lebeuf
Head, Academic Development
Space Science & Technology
Canadian Space Agency
6767 Route de l'A?roport
Saint-Hubert, Quebec J3Y 8Y9
Proposals must be received at the CSA no later than 5:00 p.m. (EDT), October 16, 2015.INDIRECT COSTS OF 10% MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT BUDGET |
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NOTE: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission. |
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Western Contacts: |
Kilianski,Louise
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Sponsor Contacts: |
MARTIN.LEBEUF@ASC-CSA.GC.CA
John H. Chapman Space Centre
6767 Route de l'A?roport
Saint-Hubert, Quebec, Canada
450 926-4800
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