Discovery Grants
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Discovery Grants are a flagship Canadian federal funding program that provides long-term support for curiosity-driven research in the natural sciences and engineering.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian federal funding program
ⓘ
research funding program ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
NSERC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| duration | multi-year ⓘ |
| eligibleApplicant |
faculty member
ⓘ
independent researcher at eligible institution ⓘ |
| eligibleInstitutionType |
Canadian university
ⓘ
degree-granting institution ⓘ |
| evaluationCriteria |
excellence of researcher
ⓘ
feasibility of research program ⓘ merit of proposal ⓘ training of highly qualified personnel ⓘ |
| excludesDiscipline |
health sciences
ⓘ
humanities ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| fundingBody | Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingBodyType | federal research council ⓘ |
| fundingModel |
individual investigator grants
ⓘ
programmatic support ⓘ |
| fundingType |
grant
ⓘ
operating grant ⓘ |
| fundsCanBeUsedFor |
equipment
ⓘ
knowledge dissemination ⓘ research personnel ⓘ supplies ⓘ travel for research ⓘ |
| geographicScope | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
foster research excellence in natural sciences and engineering
ⓘ
provide stable core funding for researchers ⓘ support long-term research programs ⓘ |
| relatedProgram |
NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplements
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NSERC Discovery Development Grants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
curiosity-driven research
ⓘ
engineering ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | peer review ⓘ |
| supports |
academic researchers
ⓘ
independent researchers ⓘ research programs ⓘ university faculty ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
basic research
ⓘ
discovery research ⓘ fundamental research ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | 5 years ⓘ |
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