Intellectual Property Policy

Scholarships and Fellowships: Refer to the program documentation for a particular scholarship or fellowship for further information on how NSERC expects intellectual property is dealt with.

Projects, Chairs and Networks: NSERC's Policy on Intellectual Property (IP) supports the premise that every effort be made to capitalize on the results of NSERC-funded research, for the benefit of Canadians. As a condition of accepting an award, NSERC grantees agree to disclose to their institutions any IP with commercial potential arising from the award, should they decide to pursue commercialization. The grantees and their institutions also agree to strive towards obtaining the greatest possible economic benefit to Canada from any resulting economic activity.

Consult the Policy on Intellectual Property for more detail.