Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Eligibility Criteria for Organizations

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.

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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:
If you are a:	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

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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.

In addition to the above, for all programs you must:

possess adequate and sound financial resources;

be engaged in R&D activities based, to a significant extent, on technology derived from the natural sciences and engineering (excluding clinical and health research);

have a demonstrable ability to apply the results obtained from your R&D in the natural sciences and engineering;

not have been barred from participating in NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR or any other research funding organization programs for reasons of breach of standards of ethics or integrity (including financial or scientific misconduct); and

not be receiving government subsidies or public funds to a significant extent.

For the USRA and IRDF programs you must also:

maintain appropriate research facilities (e.g., laboratories, computing equipment) within the organization's premises;

ensure there is adequate support and supervision at a level suitable for the awardee; and

have an established R&D program.

For the IPS program you must also:

maintain appropriate production and/or administrative facilities off-campus.

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).

List of Eligible Organizations

Application for Eligibility of Organizations to Participate in NSERC’s IRDF, IPS and Industrial USRA Programs (

Form 183B).

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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).

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Eligibility Criteria for Organizations

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In addition to the above, for all programs you must:

For the USRA and IRDF programs you must also:

For the IPS program you must also:

List of Eligible Organizations

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