Consultations

Grant Selection Committee Structure Review

NSERC depends on Grant Selection Committees (GSCs) for advice on the funding of Discovery Grants applications. Since NSERC’s creation, the GSCs have been providing high-quality peer review and making a tremendous contribution on behalf of the Canadian university research community. These two elements – quality and dedication – are what give credibility to the funding decisions.

Links

• Update on the new peer review structure for NSERC Discovery Grants (February 2009)
• NSERC publishes results of the Grant Selection Committee (GSC) Structure Review (June 2008)
• Recommendations to NSERC - Grant Selection Committee Structure Review Advisory Committee
• Next steps - Grant Selection Committee (GSC) Structure Review (May 2008)
• Progress Report (February 2008)
• Goals
• Advisory Committee Terms of Reference
• GSC Structure Review Advisory Committee Membership
• Presentation to Societies

Contact

Isabelle Blain,
Vice-President, Research Grants & Scholarships, NSERC
E-mail: isabelle.blain@nserc-crsng.gc.ca
Tel.: 613-995-5833

International Review of the NSERC Discovery Grants Program

An International Review Committee examined the Discovery Grants Program and its success rates in the context of NSERCC’s suite of programs and other programs in Canada that support research in the natural sciences and engineering.

• A Portrait of Canadian R&D
• A Review of Canadian Publications and Impact in the Natural Sciences and Engineering, 1996 to 2005
• Briefing Notes
• Description of NSERC and its programs. People. Discovery. Innovation.
• Detailed Interviews: International Review of the Discovery Grants Program
• International Review of Discovery Grants Program Researcher Survey
• NSERC’s Discovery Grants Program
• Summary of Feedback provided by non-Academic Organizations and Individuals
• Summary of Interviews conducted with Discovery Grants Selection Committee Members
• Management Response to the International Review of the Discovery Grants Program

Contact

Isabelle Blain,
Vice-President, Research Grants & Scholarships, NSERC
E-mail: isabelle.blain@nserc-crsng.gc.ca
Tel.: 613-995-5833