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Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Innovate-Innover/CNSC-CCSN/index_eng.asp#a5
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Sponsor/Award: |
NATURAL SCIENCES & ENGINEERING RESEARCH - NSERC-CNSC SMALL MODULAR REACTORS RSRCH GRANT INITIATIVE - 2025 COMPETITION | LETTER OF INTENT |
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Grant Amount: |
UP TO $120,000/ FOR 2 YEARS |
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Deadline: |
Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Jul 10, 2025
Sponsor's: Jul 17, 2025
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Subject Areas: |
Nuclear Safety, Clean Energy |
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Description: |
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) are collaborating to enhance research and knowledge, strengthening the science needed for regulatory decisions regarding the safe and secure deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs). Phase II (2025) aims to build upon the foundational research established in Phase I. This phase will focus on extending existing projects and funding new research endeavours to address critical challenges in the deployment of SMRs. Phase II will support innovative research over a two-year period, emphasizing advancements in reactor safety, efficiency, and environmental impact. |
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Application Details: |
If you are a Canadian university researcher who is eligible to receive NSERC funds, you can apply on your own or as a team with co-applicants who are also eligible academic researchers. However, please note that a maximum of three LOIs per researcher will be accepted under the call (as either applicant or co-applicant). The principal applicant must submit a letter of intent (LOI) to NSERC via NSERC?s online system using the LOI template by July 17, 2025, before 8:00 p.m. (ET).
INDIRECT COSTS ARE NOT APPLICABLE |
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NOTE: All research-related grant applications, letters of intent, contracts and agreements requiring an institutional or organizational signature must submit related documents to the Office of Research Services for review and approval. Requests for institutional signature should be received a minimum of five to ten business days before the
posted Sponsor deadline. Please see Western Research's website regarding the institutional signatory process for more details. Specific opportunities may have their own timelines and requirements for submissions. A ROLA Proposal submitted by the PI and bearing department and faculty approvals is required. |
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Western Contacts: |
Latinovich,Cessandra
Hancock,Jennifer Anne
Mora Stock,Cindy
Patel,Pinal
Raymond,Sandrena
McCandless,Kate Elizabeth
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Sponsor Contacts: |
125 Zaida Eddy Private, 2nd floor
OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada
613 995 4273
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