Prior to having nominations approved for NSERC's Industrial R&D Fellowships (IRDF), Industrial Postgraduate Scholarships (IPS) and Industrial Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) programs, organizations must be approved for participation in the program. Please allow six to eight weeks for processing complete applications for eligibility. Submission of incomplete applications will cause delays.
Organization eligibility is normally approved for a six-year period, unless the organization undergoes a major restructuring or there are concerns regarding the organization that require monitoring.
Organizations applying for renewal of their eligibility status may continue to submit applications to NSERC programs while their documentation is being reviewed.
| If you are a: | You may participate in the following industrial programs: | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| USRA | IRDF | IPS | |
| a) private-sector, for-profit organization doing R&D, and are federally or provincially incorporated in Canada | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| b) private-sector, for-profit organization doing R&D, and not incorporated, but wholly Canadian-owned | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| c) utility or provincial hydro company | Yes (some) | Yes (some) | Yes (some) |
| d) start-up/spinoff company with your own research facilities that are separate from the university | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| e) foreign company (as long as sufficient opportunities are provided for interaction between the student and company) | No | No | Yes |
| f) government-owned organization, operating as a regular for-profit enterprise, or on a cost-recovery basis | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| g) non-profit organization, not receiving government subsidies to a significant extent | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| h) university or other non-profit organization receiving a significant portion of your operating budget from public funds | No | No | No |
| i) government department or agency | No | No | No |
Any organization that represents a group of Canadian enterprises or producers (such as agricultural or fishing cooperatives or trade associations), consulting firms, engineering firms and other enterprises that do not have production facilities may be considered eligible. They must provide evidence of their ability to fund and apply the research through an appropriate Canadian organization or association.
The following list of eligible organizations is provided to assist potential applicants in finding organizations that are undertaking research in their field of interest and to provide a service to participating organizations. This list does not include those organizations that are only eligible to participate in the IPS program. If you do not want your organization to appear on this list, please check the appropriate box when completing an Application for Eligibility of Organizations to Participate in NSERC’s IRDF, IPS and Industrial USRA Programs (Form 183B).
Application for Eligibility of Organizations to Participate in NSERC’s IRDF, IPS and Industrial USRA Programs (
Form 183B).
Form 183B
must be completed for each specific subsidiary, branch, division or location
of the organization for which organization eligibility is being sought (see Instructions for
further details).
