The Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has paired up with the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) to provide government funding for businesses who are interested in a research internship program involving hiring a PhD graduate. The Industrial Research and Development Fellowship (IRDF) program requires a two year internship program for a…
The Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) provides government funding for research and development through the promotion of their NSERC Engage Program.The Canadian government provides funds up to $25,000 for 6 months of research and development that is to be carried out by a Canadian University. NSERC Engage grants are intended to…
The approaches to learning are quite simple, we may ignore the problem, seek outside help in collaboration or try to put our head down and find our own solution usually with poor results (i.e. due to the gap in our knowledge with respect to some of the technical challenges). However, if you are of mindset…
Ontario Life Science Entrepreneurs & Researchers To transfer the speed of products from the lab to the market, Ontario Genomics Institute (OGI) management provides early-stage investment funds up to $100k per project as an investment fund. The project must involve genomics, proteomics or associated technologies that are or have been key enabling components and be…
Large R&D projects carry many demanding requirements with them. Large budget, human resources, and capital resources can all become barriers to any large-scale research project. This not only hurts the company’s growth potential, but also holds back the advancement of the industry and cripples innovation. NSERC has developed the Strategic Network Grants to help fund…
If you are a technology company and looking for connections with 10,000 leaders and influencers in this cluster in Central Ontario, then this dynamic member community may just be what you have been looking for. The programs offered through memberships provide knowledge transfer about trends and issues facing our sector and region, with solutions to…
The Government of Canada and Ontario Provincial Government are realizing the potential that exists when businesses collaborate with local colleges and universities. This can be seen in the increasing number of collaboration programs that are being supported by the Government, such as CONII, NSERC Engage, and Connect Canada. The Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) is…
The Co-operators and the University of Guelph have formed a partnership to create the Centre for Business and Social Entrepreneurship (CBaSE). Through this Centre, the University aims to aid the collaboration of University of Guelph students and professors with local businesses. Typical Research Projects CBaSE supports a number of projects that can be outsourced to…
Connect Canada is encouraging the amount of research and development in Canada to increase. The program places graduate students and post-doctoral fellows with private-sector host companies together for research placements. The interns work on projects created by their academic supervisor and the industry partner. This opportunity is funded by Industrial Research-Development Intership (IRDI) through Networks…
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada has developed a foundation for helping colleges increase their capacity to work with local businesses through the College and Community Innovation (CCI) Program. Through the CCI, Canadian companies can rely on the wealth of talent and resources in local colleges to carry out applied research…