Western Strategic Support for NSERC Success Program
Jointly funded by Western Research and the researcher's faculty, Western's Strategic Support for NSERC Success program offers three funding opportunities identified as Seed and Accelerator (Fall competition) and Discovery Bridge (Spring competition) grants. These grants are targeted at researchers who are either not currently holding external NSERC funding, or are preparing to submit to a higher NSERC grant value. The intent of these grants is to offer critical, one-time funding to support an individual investigator’s research activities for the subsequent development of strong, competitive submissions to external, peer-reviewed research sponsors.
The merit of each proposal will be assessed by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) on innovation, impact, deliverables (both long- and short-term), proposed methodology, HQP training plan and proposed budget. Successful applicants are expected to develop and submit competitive research proposals to a NSERC competition within two years of the award’s start date. Note: Indirect costs are not supported by this program.
2024 WSS for NSERC Discovery Bridge Grant Program
Program Guidelines
- WSS for NSERC Success Discovery Bridge Grant Program Guidelines (Password Protected)
Application Form
Important Dates
| ROLA Deadline | July 30, 2024 |
| Application Submission Deadline | August 6, 2024, 3:00 pm ET |
Process
Internal program applications must be accompanied by a completed ROLA Proposal, must be reviewed and approved by Department Chair and Faculty Dean, and must be received by the Western Research Internal Grants submission portal before the posted deadline.
All submissions will be reviewed by the Associate/Assistant Dean Research (ADR) from your faculty and a representative AVPR from Western Research.
Final Research Report
2023 Fall WSS for NSERC Seed & Accelerator Grant Program
Program Guidelines
Application Forms
- WSS for NSERC Success Seed Research Grant Application Form
- WSS for NSERC Success Accelerator Research Grant Application Form
Important Dates
| Dean's Internal Deadline | consult Faculty Research Office |
| Application & ROLA Submission Deadline | November 22, 2023 (3:00pm EST) |
Process
Internal program applications must be accompanied by a completed ROLA Proposal, reviewed and approved by Department Chair and Faculty Dean. Program applications must be received by the Western Research Internal Grants submission portal before the posted deadline.
All submissions will be adjudicated by appointed members of Western's Science & Engineering Review Board (SERB).
Final Research Report
Contact
Internal competitions are administered by Western Research Internal Grants. For more information, please contact intgrant@uwo.ca.
