Discover / Explore /
Dare to experiment, to answer the unexplained, unanticipated and intriguing. Use the freedom to explore beyond the edges and make discoveries. Get bold.
Discovery Grants
Establish your chosen program of research. Up to 5 years of funding.
Discovery Grants, Subatomic Physics
Pursue research in subatomic physics, funding for up to 3 years (Project) or 5 years (Individual).
Discovery Accelerator Supplements
Extend the reach of highly promising research proposals. $120K over 3 years.
Discovery Development Grants
Boost research capacity at small universities. Two years of funding.
DND/NSERC Discovery Grant Supplements
Accelerate research in technologies with dual-use applications in defence and security areas. $120k over 3 years.
Discovery Launch Supplements
Support early career researchers in establishing their Discovery Grant-funded research program. One-time payment of $12.5K.
Discovery Horizons (Pilot)
Integrate or transcend disciplines to advance knowledge in the natural sciences and engineering. Up to 5 years funding.
Discovery Institutes Support grants
Maintain shared research resources and platforms necessary for collaborative research within the community. Up to 5 years.
Research Tools and Instruments
Support for purchase of tools essential to work. Includes separate funding support for Subatomic Physics. Up to $150K.
Ship Time
Additional funding for Discovery Grant holders requiring access to Canadian or international vessels for their research. Up to 2 years.
Northern Research Supplements
Going North? Additional funding for Discovery Grant holders to cover extra logistical costs unique to doing research in the Canadian North.
Up to $125K over 5 years.
GENDER-NET Plus – Promoting gender equality
Integrating sex and gender analysis into research related to infrastructure, industrialization and innovation, and climate action using an interdisciplinary approach.
Discovery Frontiers
Funding for major research challenges. Past competitions on big data/genomics, energy and materials and the North. $4M over 4 years.
CREATE - Collaborative Research and Training Experience
A collaborative and interdisciplinary research platform that offers a unique training experience for students (undergraduate, master's, doctoral) and research professionals (postdoctoral). Focus on providing in-demand professional skills to complement technical research skills. Up to 6 years with a maximum of $1.65M over entire period.
Belmont Forum
Bringing together natural sciences, social sciences and citizens to investigate sustainability challenges and opportunities.
Emerging Infectious Diseases Modelling
Establish multi-disciplinary network(s) of specialists across the country in modelling infectious diseases to be applied to public needs associated with emerging infectious diseases and pandemics such as COVID-19.
Northern Research Supplements
Going North? Additional funding for Discovery Grant holders to cover extra logistical costs unique to doing research in the Canadian North. Up to $125K over 5 years.
Subatomic Physics Major Resources Support
Access national and international facilities, build technical support teams and get specialized equipment for experiments. Up to 3 years.
Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics
Maintain shared research resources and platforms necessary for collaborative research within the community. Up to 5 years.
Collaborative and Thematic Resources in Mathematics and Statistics
Maintain shared research resources and platforms necessary for collaborative research within the community. Up to 5 years.
Knowledge Synthesis Grant competition: Living Within the Earth’s Carrying Capacity
Knowledge Synthesis Grants support the synthesis of existing research knowledge and the identification of knowledge gaps to inform the development of tools, policies and practices required for a sustainable future.
Human Frontier Science Program
An international program of research support that funds leading-edge research in life sciences across a variety of national boundaries and scientific disciplines.
GENDER-NET Plus – Promoting gender equality
Integrating sex and gender analysis into research related to infrastructure, industrialization and innovation, and climate action using an interdisciplinary approach.
Discovery Frontiers
Funding for major research challenges. Past competitions on big data/genomics, energy and materials and the North. $4 million over 4 years.
CREATE - Collaborative Research and Training Experience
A collaborative and interdisciplinary research platform that offers a unique training experience for students (undergraduate, master's, doctoral) and research professionals (postdoctoral). Focus on providing in-demand professional skills to complement technical research skills. Up to 6 years with a maximum of $1.65M over entire period.
Belmont Forum
Bringing together natural sciences, social sciences and citizens to investigate sustainability challenges and opportunities.
Human Frontier Science Program
An international program of research support that funds leading-edge research in life sciences across a variety of national boundaries and scientific disciplines.
