Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.mri.gov.on.ca/english/programs/orf/re/guidelines.asp
Sponsor/Award: ONTARIO RESEARCH FUND - RESEARCH EXCELLENCE - WATER ROUND: 2010 WINTER COMPETITION - FULL APPLICATION

Grant Amount:
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Dec 10, 2010
Sponsor's: Dec 17, 2010

Subject Areas: Water (Health, Energy, Security), Water Analytics, Wastewater Technologies, Governance Models
Description:

The Ontario Research Fund Research Excellence (ORF-RE) program promotes research excellence in Ontario by supporting transformative, internationally significant research of strategic value to the province. The ORF-RE focuses on scientific excellence, strong commercialization, and strategic value to Ontario, and targets new, leading-edge research initiatives. All proposals are required to provide a rationale as to why an investment in their research project is important to Ontario. Applicants are expected to demonstrate meaningful and verifiable private sector commitment, through private sector financial/cash and/or in-kind contributions and evidence of the private sector's vested interest in the research.

The Ontario Research Fund Research Excellence (ORF-RE) Water Round promotes research excellence of strategic value to Ontario by supporting new leading-edge, transformative, and internationally significant research in water and wastewater-related technologies. The ORF-RE Water Round promotes the development of water-related solutions both for domestic adoption and international export. The ORF-RE Water Round focuses on scientific excellence and strong commercialization potential. The information provided may be shared with other Ontario ministries, agencies and government-funded not-for-profit corporations for the purpose of strategic value assessment.

Application Details:

The program will contribute towards eligible costs to a maximum of 1/3 of the total project costs, with 1/3 of the remainder coming from the applicant institution(s) and 1/3 from the private sector. Institutional and private sector contributions to direct costs can be cash or in-kind.

Please see Sponsor guidelines for full application instructions. All completed applications must be received by the Ministry and/or postmarked no later than December 27, 2010.

INDIRECT COSTS OF 40% MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT BUDGET

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.
Western Contacts: Martin,Antoinette
Tweddell,David

Sponsor Contacts:

STEPHANE.BAFFIER@ONTARIO.CA
N/A
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada