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NSERC Alliance grants and Ontario Centre of Innovation Collaborate 2 Commercialize

This funding opportunity, offered jointly by NSERC (Alliance Advantage grants) and the Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI's Collaborate 2 Commercialize program), supports post-secondary research and development collaborations with high potential for regional economic development and commercialization in Ontario. Individual proposals can request between $20,000 and $50,000 from each organization, with matching industry partner contributions. The streamlined joint application process enables companies to quickly undertake new research collaborations with Ontario-based researchers.

CA$20,000–CA$50,000 ~12 months Rolling
Full eligibility text

Applicants must be faculty from an eligible Ontario-based university with an active OCI or NSERC peer-reviewed grant, and must meet NSERC's eligibility criteria. Academic researchers outside natural sciences and engineering may participate as co-applicants if they meet NSERC's eligibility requirements.

Deadline

Rolling / ongoing

Form workload

4 form file(s) downloaded; 10 writing prompts; 24 fields/sections; moderate — substantial written sections

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Funding agency NSERC Official page ↗
Country / funding source CA · NSERC / Tri-Agency Official page ↗
Deadline Rolling — no fixed deadline — official page lists it as rolling/ongoing Official page ↗
Funding amount CA$20,000–CA$50,000 Official page ↗
Eligibility 9 structured dimensions — see the eligibility panel above Official page ↗

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