NSERC's Bilateral Relations

NSERC encourages Canadian researchers to collaborate with their colleagues abroad. It has signed bilateral agreements with several countries, which are primarily aimed at facilitating the flow of information between parties. NSERC's regular programs provide funds that can be used to support collaborations under these agreements:

Chile

Memorandum of Understanding on Scientific Co-operation between NSERC and the  National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICyT)

China

Memorandum of Understanding on Scientific Cooperation between NSERC and the  National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

Finland

Memorandum of Understanding on Scientific Co-operation between NSERC and the  Academy of Finland

France

Memorandum of Understanding on Scientific Co-operation between NSERC and the  French Research Agency (ANR)

Germany

Exchange of Letters between NSERC and the  German Research Foundation (DFG)

Japan

Memorandum of Understanding on Scientific Co-operation between NSERC and the  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

Korea

Memorandum of Understanding on Scientific Co-operation between NSERC and the  Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF)

Russia

Memorandum of Understanding on Scientific Co-operation between NSERC and the  Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR)

Switzerland

Exchange of Letters between NSERC and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

Taiwan

Memorandum of Understanding on Scientific Co-operation between the  Canadian Trade Office in Taipei (CTOT) and  Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Canada (TECO). NSERC is the implementing agency on the Canadian side and the  National Science Council (NSC) is the implementing agency on the Taiwanese side.

United Kingdom

Memorandum of Understanding between NSERC and the  Royal Society of the United Kingdom