Grants for colleges

Colleges can receive funding for a variety of research activities. Follow the links below to learn more.

Institutional grants

The following grants are funded through the College and Community Innovation program.

• Applied Research and Development (ARD) grants
• Applied Research Tools and Instruments (ARTI) grants
• College and Community Social Innovation Fund (CCSIF)
• Mobilize grants
• Technology Access Centres (TAC) grants

For the grant opportunities above, the applicant must be a college administrator. College faculty members are involved as participants. These grants can fund applied research endeavours across a broad spectrum—health, natural sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities.

Grants for college researchers

College faculty members who meet the eligibility criteria can participate in a number of other NSERC opportunities, as either applicants or co-applicants, depending on the grant. Please check the various grant descriptions for more details.

Applicant

• Idea to Innovation (I2I) grants

Co-applicant

• Collaborative Health Research Projects (CHRP)
• Alliance grants