Updated: 2014-08-05
Electronic Submission of Applicationsa) eSubmission and Electronic SignaturesApplicants are encouraged to use the On-line System to prepare and submit their application to NSERC. In exceptional cases, NSERC may also accept a paper application by mail. (Access to PDF versions of the forms will also remain available.) User ID/password-based "signatures" allow applicants, supporting organizations and authorized institutional representatives such as Research Grants Officers, Scholarships Liaison Officers and Business Officers to "sign" and submit on-line applications and other documents to NSERC. The eSubmission process incorporates the following features:
Even if the eSubmission process includes appropriate controls and checkpoints to ensure validation of the information by the institutions' Research Grants Officers before it is submitted to NSERC, it is important to mention that applicants will have to follow the internal approval process in place at their institution, as specified by the relevant authorities. We expect one copy of the grant application, bearing the original signatures of the applicant and co-applicant(s), as well as of the department head and president of the institution (or their representatives) to be kept at the institution and made available to NSERC upon request. An institution may also require a signature from the faculty.* If the applicant is normally the signing authority for the department, faculty, or institution, another senior official must sign instead. For paper submission, the application bearing the original signatures must be sent to NSERC. *Some institutions require the dean's signature on grant applications. As the dean's signature is an institutional requirement, not an NSERC one, the institution's policy should prevail (e.g., the dean's signature should be obtained only if it is required by an institution). b) What do the electronic or original signatures on the application mean?For applicantsBefore you, as an applicant or co-applicant, submit your application to NSERC or link your Personal Data Form to an application, you must read and agree to the following terms and conditions. By submitting your application or linking your Personal Data Form, you are certifying that:
By submitting your application or linking your Personal Data Form, you are also confirming that, during tenure of the grant/award, you will comply with the terms and conditions of the grant/award. Consent to Disclosure of Personal Information: You understand that maintaining public trust in the integrity of researchers is fundamental to building a knowledge-based society. By submitting any application, by linking your Personal Data Form (Form 100 or 103CV) as a co-applicant to an application, or by accepting funding from CIHR, NSERC and/or SSHRC, you affirm that you have read and you agree to respect all the policies of these agencies that are relevant to your research, including the Tri-Agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research. In case of a serious breach of agency policy, the agency may publicly disclose your name, the nature of the breach, the institution where you were employed at the time of the breach and the institution where you are currently employed. You accept this as a condition of applying for, or receiving, agency funding, and you consent to such disclosure. If you do not agree to the disclosure of your personal information, you cannot participate in this application. Note: If you have any concerns about your ability to comply with the terms and conditions listed above, contact your institutional official or NSERC staff responsible for the program immediately. Do not agree to the terms and conditions and do not submit your application or Personal Data Form until you are certain that you can and will comply with all of the requirements. The signatures of the institutional authorities certify that:
The signatures of authorized officers of other supporting organizations certify that the organization:
If you are both the applicant or co-applicant and a principal of a collaborating organization, another senior official must sign on behalf of the organization. |