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Continued partnership between NSERC and CSE to support joint Research Community projects focused on Exploratory analysis for unstructured data
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August 16, 2024
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSE) are pleased to announce a second new funding opportunity to support Research Communities to conduct unclassified research on cutting-edge technologies in areas of strategic importance to CSE and the Government of Canada. This call focuses on exploratory analysis for unstructured data.
This is the second of four joint funding opportunities that will be offered by NSERC and CSE over the next five years, stemming from a Memorandum of Understanding that was concluded in 2023 between the two organizations to award Research Communities grants to Canadian university researchers. Each funding opportunity focuses on a different topic. The grants are awarded through NSERC’s Alliance grants program.
Individual projects can request either $700,000 (small project) or $1,400,000 (large project) per year over four years from NSERC. Grant funding is provided in equal parts by NSERC and CSE. CSE is the sole partner organization; no additional partner organizations will be accepted. The awarded projects will facilitate research aimed to:
- Advance research in fundamental algorithms and tools for exploratory analysis of large unstructured datasets.
- Develop a sustainable, open-source software ecosystem for exploratory analysis of large unstructured datasets.
- Grow and expand an inter-disciplinary community that includes, for example, mathematicians, computer scientists, visualization, and computer interaction experts to work together on exploratory analysis of unstructured datasets.
- Establish Canada and Canadian Universities as leaders in unstructured data analysis.
- Support the development of highly qualified personnel working in the field of exploratory data analysis.
You must submit your Letter of Intent to NSERC before 8 pm (ET) on October 16, 2024 and your Alliance full proposal (by invitation only) before 8 pm (ET) on February 26, 2025.
Please read the program description for more information. If you have any questions, please contact: Alliance_CSE-CST@nserc-crsng.gc.ca.
