NSERC · CA · NSERC / Tri-Agency
The Discovery Grants program supports ongoing programs of research with long-term goals in the natural sciences and engineering at Canadian universities. It provides long-term operating funds to foster research excellence and strengthen the research training environment, allowing researchers flexibility to pursue new research interests within NSERC's mandate.
Data last verified 2026-08-14 · sources & verification
Structured dimensions read from the official page. What do these mean? ↗
Individual
University
CA
University, Research Institute
University Faculty
Pi
Researchers can apply for and hold only one DG at a time. Researchers who currently hold a DG cannot reapply for another until the last year of their current award. Applicants to the DG program cannot simultaneously hold a Discovery Grant and a Discovery Horizons grant.
Domestic entities only
One award / no concurrent equivalent
Not required
Evidence: every dimension above is read from this scheme's official page — official page ↗.
Applicants must be faculty members at an eligible Canadian university and meet NSERC's individual eligibility requirements. Adjunct professors may be eligible under certain conditions. Researchers can hold only one Discovery Grant at a time.
2026-11-02
4 form file(s) downloaded; 10 writing prompts; 24 fields/sections; moderate — substantial written sections
Where each item on this page was read from, so every claim can be verified against the original. Several values often come from the same official page — that page is named in the Source column. Anything we could not reach or parse is listed under Not captured / obstacles below.
| Curated item | Value in this record | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Funding agency | NSERC | nserc-crsng.canada.ca ↗ |
| Country / funding source | CA · NSERC / Tri-Agency | same page as above — nserc-crsng.canada.ca ↗ |
| Deadline | 2026-11-02 — LLM-checked against the archived official page | same page as above — nserc-crsng.canada.ca ↗ |
| Funding amount | Not stated on the official page | same page as above — nserc-crsng.canada.ca ↗ |
| Eligibility | 10 structured dimensions — see the eligibility panel above | same page as above — nserc-crsng.canada.ca ↗ |
Data is collected from official funder pages only. Figures are machine-curated (rule + LLM where noted) and should be re-verified on the linked source before use.