National Science Foundation Global Centres
Award
If your application is approved for funding, you will receive an award letter from NSERC or SSHRC. You must adhere to the terms and conditions set out in it. NSF will inform your US Principal Investigator.
Transfer of funds and start date
Your award letter will indicate the start date of your project. NSERC or SSHRC will normally transfer your grant funds to your university within 30 days of that start date. Please note that the partner funding agencies (NSF, CSIRO and UKRI) intend to coordinate award timing as much as possible. However, because each agency may have different funding cycles, it is possible that some projects have different start and end dates.
Research agreements and intellectual property
NSERC and SSHRC recommend that you and your university follow best practices by signing a research agreement that defines the intellectual property rights and obligations of all organizations involved in your research project. The agreement must be aligned with NSERC’s policy on intellectual property, which promotes the use and/or exploitation of knowledge and open access to results of research funded by NSERC.
Notes:
- NSERC and SSHRC claim no rights of ownership to any intellectual property generated from projects funded by the NSF Global Centres initiative.
- NSERC’s policy on intellectual property stipulates that each of your students must maintain their right to defend their thesis without delays or impediments.
- All participants, including any trainees, should consult this policy to ensure that they are aware of their rights and obligations.
Contact
RP-Initiatives-PR@nserc-crsng.gc.ca
Application deadlines
For Track 1: May 10, 2023, 8:00 p.m. (ET)
For Track 2: May 10, 2023, 8:00 p.m. (ET)
