The Collaborative Health Research Projects (CHRP) Program supports focused collaborative research projects in any field of the natural sciences and engineering which, if successful, will lead to health benefits for Canadians, more effective health services and economic development in health-related areas.

The Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Program supports the training of teams of highly qualified students and postdoctoral fellows from Canada and abroad through the development of innovative training programs that encourage collaborative and integrative approaches, address significant scientific challenges associated to Canada's research priorities, include the acquisition of professional skills, and facilitate the transition of new researchers from trainees to productive employees in the Canadian workforce.

Discovery Grants Program (Individual, Team and Subatomic Physics Project)

The Discovery Grants (DG) Program (Individual, Team and Subatomic Physics [SAP] Project) support ongoing programs of research. These grants recognize the creativity and innovation that are at the heart of all advances in research, whether made individually or in teams. Researchers are free to work in the mode most appropriate for the research area.

Discovery Grants – Northern Research Supplements Program

The Discovery Grants Northern Research Supplements (NRS) Program has been established to help augment and promote Canadian university-based northern research and training.

The Heads of the Research Councils of the G8 states (G8-HORCs) have established a multilateral funding initiative to create a new framework for conducting international research. The initiative aims at supporting excellent research on topics of global relevance which can best be tackled by a multinational approach.

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences (JSPS) Invitation Fellowship Programs promote international cooperation by allowing Japanese scientists to invite their foreign colleagues to Japan to participate in scientific research.

The Ship Time (ST) Program is aimed at all researchers who intend to use a vessel for their NSERC-supported research in the coming year.

International Polar Year Projects in the Natural Sciences and Engineering