Funding Resources for Québec Energy Researchers
This page is designed as a resource for researchers from Québec. Here you can find the different funding agencies pages where calls will be published. Also on this page are opportunities for mobility funding, both incoming and outgoing, funding for training young researchers, and fellowship and scholarship opportunities for PhD and graduate students from Québec who want to study in the other RLS regions.
Multilateral Funding
Horizon Europe | European Union
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Horizon Europe | European Union
Deadline: various, dependent on the specific call Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation with a budget of €95.5 billion. It tackles climate change, helps to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and boosts the EU’s competitiveness and growth. The programme facilitates collaboration and strengthens the impact of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing EU policies while tackling global challenges. It supports creating and better dispersing of excellent knowledge and technologies. It creates jobs, fully engages the EU’s talent pool, boosts economic growth, promotes industrial competitiveness and optimises investment impact within a strengthened European Research Area. In RLS-Sciences, researchers from Bavaria and Upper Austria are always eligible to receive funding. In Pillar II, researchers from Bavaria, Québec, Upper Austria, and Western Cape are eligible to receive funding. In Pillar II, São Paulo researchers can receive funding from FAPESP if they are a co-PI. Partners from Georgia or Shandong can participate in Horizon Europe either by providing a unique competence that cannot be found in the EU, or through bilateral agreements between their home countries and the European Union. Participation via own funding is always possible. Visit the Horizon Europe website here. Read about Canada and Horizon Europe here. Read about Canada and European science cooperation here. |
Collective Research Networking (CORNET) Call for Proposals | BMWK, MEI, FAPESP, FFG (Closed)
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Collective Research Networking (CORNET) Call for Proposals | Québec Ministry of Economy and Innovation
Deadline: Please note this call is currently closed, but is expected to reopen in March Value: depending on CORNET partner (funding organization) CORNET (Collective Research Networking) connects various national programs of pre-competitive joint industrial research worldwide for the benefit of small and medium-sized enterprises. Consortia of business associations and research institutions from at least two participating countries or regions and from all industries and technology fields can submit applications for joint research projects. Submitted proposals should address Collective Research (pre-competitive, serving the need of a wide grouping of companies and ensuring knowledge transfer/dissemination) and are not bound to a specific thematic focus. Funding is allocated according to the rules of the involved national/regional programs. Projects are funded by a grant to the project budget. They should have a maximum duration of 24 months. The following RLS regions would be eligible: Austria (FFG – Austrian Research Promotion Agency), Brazil (FAPESP), Canada-Québec (Ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation), and Germany (BMWK). Review the call here. |
ERA-MIN 3 Call 2023 | BMBF, PRIMA Québec and DSI South Africa (Closed)
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EU-Cofunded Joint ERA-MIN 3 Call 2023 | BMBF, PRIMA Québec and Department of Science and Innovation South Africa
(Please note this call is currently closed, but reopens regularly) Value: dependent on proposal and partner, please see call text for specific details ERA-MIN3 is a global, innovative and flexible pan-European network of 24 European and non-European research funding organisations, aiming to continue strengthening the mineral raw materials community through the coordination of research and innovation programmes on non-fuel and non-food raw materials (metallic, construction, and industrial minerals). The scope of the 2023 Call is needs-driven research addressing three segments of non-fuel, non-food raw materials: metallic materials, construction materials, and industrial minerals. There are five topics:
Proposals may address more than one main topic, subject to national/regional regulations. The inclusion of the cross-cutting topics in proposals is of added value. Please check in advance which are the topics and sub-topics eligible for funding in your country/region in Call Text. A consortium must consist of at least three project partners eligible and requesting funding from the participating Funding Organisations of at least three different countries whereof at least two are an EU Member State or an Associated Country participating in the Call. This call for proposals is aimed at all actors in the raw materials value chain, including universities, research institutes, companies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and public authorities that can contribute to the objectives of ERA-MIN3 and who meet the eligibility criteria, as well as national/regional regulations. Please note: Partners from other regions may participate in a consortium under their own funding, but must not make up more than half of the consortium. Program website. |
Eurogia 2030 Call │ ZIM, NRC-IRAP, FFG, and ESASTAP (closed)
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Eurogia 2030 Call for projects│ ZIM, NRC (IRAP), FFG, and ESASTAP
(Please note this call is currently closed, but reopens regularly) Value: dependent on national funding agency- please see website for further details Through Low Carbon Technologies R&D solutions Eurogia aims to contribute for a sustainable environment, for the reduction of climate change and for a sustainable growth. Some of the targeted challenges to achieve these goals are necessary, but not limited to:
This Eurogia2030 programme is designed to stimulate activity in this important area, through the creation of trans-national collaborative projects in applications that will support economic growth and benefit society as a whole. Participants are invited to submit applied research and innovation project proposals within the Eurogia scope: eurogia2030-technology-roadmap-annex-to-the-map-final Among the relevant enabling technologies, digitalization, IOT, AI, blockchains, cyber-security , communication, 5G/6G, drones, sensors, new materials, asset management, recycling, etc. are also expected to play an important role. The RLS regions eligible for this call include Bavaria, Québec, Upper Austria, and Western Cape. The consortium should include at least two companies from different EUREKA participating countries. The participation of research institutes/universities is welcome according to each country’s funding regulations. Please note that for Bavaria only RTOs and SMEs are eligible to receive funding. In Québec, only SMEs are eligible. In Upper Austria, only companies are eligible. In Western Cape, eligible recipients include working researchers residing in South Africa and affiliated with a recognised higher education or research institution such as a university, university of technology or science council, small, medium (SMEs) and large enterprises in the private sector and national system of innovation organisations involved in R&D. View the call website here. |
DFG Scientific Networks │ DFG
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DFG Scientific Networks │ German Research Foundation
Deadline: Open Value: up to three years, covering travel and maintenance costs for work meetings of network members and for thematically relevant guests, as well as coordination costs and publication costs The aim of the program is to promote multi-year scientific exchange and cooperation on a topic area of choice across locations. Scientific networks offer researchers at all career stages the opportunity to engage in multi-year scientific exchange and cooperation on a topic area of their choice across locations, with the aim of achieving a specific outcome. The network must aim for a specific outcome, e.g. the preparation of joint research papers, a joint publication, impetus for the further development of research methods. Scientific networks may be used: - To promote national and international networking between researchers at an early stage of their careers. Supporting early career researchers is especially important to the DFG. - To promote networking between researchers who want to work on new interdisciplinary or strategic research questions in a results-focused approach and require a flexible organisational framework in which to do so. - To promote networking between researchers who want to address topic areas of a strategic nature where the exchange of ideas at international level appear to be particularly productive. A scientific network consists of a set group of 10 to 20 people, which may also include researchers working abroad. Since the objective is to promote the development of networks across locations, within Germany as well as internationally, members must not all belong to the same research institution; no more than half of the members may be based in research systems outside Germany. Program website. |
Belmont Forum Collaborative Research Actions | FWF, FAPESP, NSERC, NSFC, EC, BMBF, NRF, NSF (CLosed)
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Belmont Forum Collaborative Research Actions | FWF, FAPESP, NSERC, NSFC, EC, BMBF, NRF, NSF
Deadline: Pre-proposal15 July, 2023, full proposal January 2024 (specific day to be defined) Established in 2009, the Belmont Forum is a partnership of funding organizations, international science councils, and regional consortia committed to the advancement of transdisciplinary science. This call for research proposals seeks to improve understanding among the climate, environment, and health pathways to protect and promote ecological, planetary, and human health in the face of climate challenges. Convergent research and/or transdisciplinary research projects will investigate issues that impede policy implementation; address complex climate, ecosystem, and health pathways to determine processes underlying causal links; capacity development and collaboration across relevant disciplines and institutions; and foster the use of international scientific databases with local knowledge to develop climate-related decision support tools to better inform planning, resilience, and adaptation to climate change. Research outputs should include solutions to improve healthcare preparedness, response to climate’s impacts on health, and support environmental preservation resources, adaptation strategies, or develop measures to mitigate health impacts on understudied groups. Capacity development efforts should focus on building the skills for conducting research, producing, and sharing relevant data and data platforms, and promoting collaboration across the disciplines and institutions responsible for data production, integration and use relevant to the nexus between climate, environment, and health. Global geographical, ecological, cultural, and national population diversity is encouraged to increase the scalability and applicability of the project outcomes, including working with low- and lower middle-income countries (LLMICs) where data, knowledge, services, and solutions are lacking. Consortia are strongly encouraged to foster and implement sustainable, innovative, inclusive community relationships that will develop novel, long-term equitable partnerships, and workforce development to address climate and environment-related health risks. Proposals must be eligible to receive funding from at least three participating Partner Organizations established in three different countries and should include researchers from the natural sciences (including climate), health/medical sciences, social and economic sciences or humanities, as well as societal partners (i.e. public health organizations, civil society organizations, and non-governmental organizations). Researchers and societal partners from countries not supported by any of the partner agencies can participate in the research project at their own expense. Current CRA here. Belmont Forum website. |
2023 International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation | NFRF, DFG, NSF, FAPESP, NRF (CLosed)
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2023 International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation | NFRF, DFG, NSF, FAPESP, NRF
Deadline: Notice of Intent (mandatory)- 2 May, 2023; full proposal 12 September, 2023 Value: projects to be designed for 3 years, value dependent upon the funding agency- for NFRF the maximum value per project is CAD$1,500,000 This international joint initiative represents a collaboration among research funders from Brazil, Canada, Germany, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States to leverage international expertise to tackle the global challenges caused by climate change. It aims to further the design and implementation of co-produced adaptation and mitigation strategies for vulnerable groups—those currently most impacted by the effects of climate change, owing to both physical vulnerability and socio-economic vulnerability. Project teams must be interdisciplinary, incorporating expertise from across disciplines as appropriate to develop mitigation and adaptation strategies, and including expertise in the social sciences and/or humanities to address enabling factors, such as effective governance, community capacity and geopolitical and economic security. To encourage research in comprehensive strategies, projects must directly address at least two of the representative key risks from the Sixth Assessment IPCC reports:
The RLS regions eligible for this call are Bavaria, Georgia, Québec, São Paulo, and Western Cape. Visit the call website here (NFRF) . |
DRIVING URBAN TRANSITIONS Call 2023 | EU, FFG, FZJ-PtJ, FRQ-NT and FRQ-SC (Closed)
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2023 International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation | EU, FFG, FZJ-PtJ, FRQ-NT and FRQ-SC
Deadline: Please note this call is now closed Value: dependent upon the funding agency- for FRQ-NT, the overall budget is 1.2 million EUR, and 6 projects are expected to be funded; see the funding table here Austria, Germany, and Québec are included in the funding agencies of this call. There are three topics, and nine sub-topics, of which 4 are funded by all three countries. Two of these subtopics, both in the Positive Energy Districts Transition Pathway (PED), are relevant for the RLS-Energy Network. The Positive Energy Districts (PED) Transition Pathway (TP) is aimed at supporting the planning, implementation and replication of PEDs throughout Europe. PEDs act as the backbone of future urban energy systems by both optimising energy efficiency and facilitating the generation of renewable energy on the scale of city districts, down to individual buildings. They also support the regional or national energy system through smoothing energy production peaks, management of demand and facilitation of the exchange and storage of energy. Beyond these technical characteristics, PEDs enable the combination of energy efficient buildings and their associated district grids with architectural and social innovation. Public involvement in its design plays a key role in the successful realisation of a PED, with public administrations, real estate developers, utilities and the public at large, functioning as supporting pillars. Subtopic 1: Energy Resilience and Energy Poverty This topic aims to address ensuring energy security and grid stability while ensuring affordability of energy for end users and empowering consumers to benefit from new way to engage in the energy transition. Social impact is of particular focus. Proposals need to conceptualise and assess their impact, show pathways towards local implementation and provide guidelines for large-scale implementation. Subtopic 3: Enabling Systems for Local Energy Transitions: Collaboration and Sustainable Investment The performance and speed of urban energy transition strategies strongly depends on an enabling system that features adequate stakeholder collaboration, regulatory framework, economic feasibility, and social aspects. There is still a strong need for conceptualising innovative collaboration modes between the central actors of the energy transition. Proposals should conceptualise concrete models and tangible pathways here to address this need. Find the call text here and review the call website here. |
2026 Transformation Competition │ NFRF (notice of intent deadline closed)
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2026 Transformation Competition │ New Frontiers in Research Fund
Deadlines: 15 April, 2025 (Mandatory Notice of Intent); 17 June, 2025 (Mandatory Letter of Intent); 3 March 2026 (Invited Proposal) Value: Between $2,000,000 and $4,000,000 per year (including indirect costs) for six years. The minimum budget for the direct costs of the research project is $1,600,000 per year, and the maximum budget is $3,200,000. Applicants must request a budget (value and duration) in line with the objectives of the project. Applicants may, in addition, request up to 25% of the value of the direct costs of research to cover indirect costs and include this in their total funding request. The objective of the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Transformation stream is to support large-scale, Canadian-led interdisciplinary research projects that address a major challenge with the potential to realize real and lasting change. The challenge may be fundamental, leading to a scientific breakthrough, or applied, with a social, economic, environmental or health impact. Projects are expected to be world-leading, drawing on global research expertise, when relevant. Transformation stream grants will support projects that:
The Nominated Principle Investigator’s (NPI) primary affiliation must be with a Canadian institution currently holding full institutional eligibility with one of the agencies (the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) or Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)). National, international and cross-sector (private, public or other) collaborations are encouraged, as needed, to ensure that the most appropriate individuals and/or organizations are involved and that team composition reflects best practices in equity, diversity and inclusion. To support collaborations, funds from Transformation grants can be transferred to any organization within Canada or internationally except for-profit companies or federal, provincial or municipal governments. The co-PIs’ and co-applicants’ affiliation may be a Canadian postsecondary institution, a Canadian institution or organization that does not have full institutional eligibility with one of the three granting agencies, or an international institution outside of Canada. Link to the call. |
M-ERA.NET JOINT CALL │ ERA.NET with PRIMA Québec, FAPESP, FFG, and DSI
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M-ERA.NET JOINT CALL │ ERA.NET with PRIMA Québec, FAPESP, FFG, and DSI
Deadlines: Pre-proposals due 13 May, 2025; Full invited proposals due 18 November, 2025 Value: dependent on national funding agency- please see website for further details M-ERA.NET is a network of public funding organisations supporting and increasing coordination and convergence of national and regional funding programmes on research and innovation related to materials and battery technologies to support the European Green Deal. The aim is to fund ambitious transnational RTD projects addressing materials research and innovation supporting the European Green Deal and the United Nations's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The Call 2025 includes the following thematic areas, among others:
The RLS regions eligible for this call include Québec, Sao Paulo, Upper Austria, and Western Cape. Programme website |
Bilateral Funding
Collaborative Research and Training Experience Program (CREATE)/International Graduate Research Training (IRTG) | DFG and NSERC
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Collaborative Research and Training Experience Program (CREATE)/International Graduate Research Training (IRTG) | National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and DFG
Applications open annually- Letters of intent must be submitted by May 1 Value: Up to $150,000 in the first year and up to $300,000 for up to five subsequent years, for a maximum of $1.65M over 6 years. The Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Program supports the training of teams of highly qualified students and postdoctoral fellows from Canada and abroad through the development of innovative training programs that: - encourage collaborative and integrative approaches, and address significant scientific challenges associated with Canada’s research priorities; and - facilitate the transition of new researchers from trainees to productive employees in the Canadian workforce. Successful applicants will consist of a group of accomplished researchers who will work collaboratively to offer a defined research training program to a group of trainees. This environment will provide trainees with experience relevant to both academic and non-academic careers. The research training experience should focus on providing an enriched training experience for graduate (master’s and doctoral) students. To build on Canada’s research strengths and priorities, and to enhance our success, at least 60 percent of the CREATE funding will be directed toward the following NSERC priority areas: - Environmental science and technologies; - Natural resources and energy; - Manufacturing; and - Information and communications technologies. An agreement between NSERC and the German Research Foundation, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), has been concluded to establish a formal mechanism for supporting a bilateral training program that involves an exchange of students between Germany and Canada. In order to be considered for this opportunity, Canadian candidates should follow these steps: - Canadian researchers should first establish a collaboration with German researchers. - Since the DFG International Research Training Groups (IRTG) process requires more time than the NSERC application process, the German researchers must start by submitting a pre-proposal to the DFG. - Applicants with a successful DFG IRTG pre-proposal can proceed directly to submitting a full application to NSERC. - Because of NSERC’s system requirements, applicants must provide the basic information in their LOI as it is used to generate a Form 102. Please contact NSERC for further details. - Proposals will be evaluated through the agencies’ (NSERC and DFG) respective peer review processes. The CREATE application should stand alone and contain all the necessary details about the Canadian side of the collaboration. - CREATE Grant applications involving a collaboration with researchers applying to the DFG’s IRTG program compete with the applications of the other applicants invited to submit a CREATE Grant application in the same competition. - DFG IRTG/NSERC CREATE proposals will be funded only if both are successful in their individual competitions. CREATE Website. DFG Website. |
Bilateral Hydrogen Call Canada-Germany │ BMBF and NRC (Closed)
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Bilateral Hydrogen Call Canada-Germany │ German Ministry for Education and Research and National Research Council of Canada
(Please note this call is now closed) Value: DE Funding 750 000 EUR; CA Research Institutions up to 100% of eligible costs for a maximum of 100 000 CAD per year; NRC Researchers may request up to 50 000 CAD per year with matching in-kind contributions expected from NRC research centres; CA SMEs 50% reimbursement for max total funding of 600 000 CAD; duration 36 month projects T the cooperation between German and Canadian partners from science and industry (2 + 3) is to be promoted in the form of international collaborative research projects in accordance with Module C of the framework announcement for the funding of grants for international projects on the subject of green hydrogen. The consortium must consist of at least (minimum requirement) two German partners (a university or non-university research institution and a commercial enterprise - in particular small or medium-sized companies - and, in deviation from the regulations in the RBK, at least three Canadian partners (a research centre of National Research Council, a university, and an eligible Canadian corporate partner) pass (2 + 3 announcement). Themes:
Call Website (BMBF) Call Website (NRC) |
Austria and Canada Call on AI and High Tech │ NRC and FFG (Registration deadline closed)
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Austria and Canada Call on AI and High Tech │ NRC and FFG
Deadline: Canadian participants must register with the NRC by 1 April, 2025, and submit their Expression of Interest to NRC by 15 April, 2025. Austrian participants must submit both the Eureka application as well as a national application to FFG by e-Call. The overall deadline is 30 May, 2025. Value: Dependent on the national entity and specific topic- please see Eureka page for details. Please note that in Canada, only SMEs are eligible to receive direct funding, but research institutes and universities can work as subcontractors. In Austria, research organisations, universities, SMEs, and large companies are all eligible, with different funding rates. This is a bottom-up call, with a special focus on AI. Projects within all thematic fields may be submitted for funding, but an additional dedicated budget is provided in Austria for AI technologies to emphasize the need for R&D collaboration in this field. The mission of this call for projects is therefore to:
Link to NRC page. Link to FFG page. Link to Eureka page. |
Unilateral Funding
Horizon Global Platforms Competition | NFRF (Closed)
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Horizon Global Platforms Competition | Canada New Frontiers in Research Fund
(Please note this call is currently closed) Value: Maximum of C$250,000 per year (including indirect costs) for up to two years The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) 2022 Horizon Global Platform competition provides funding for Canadian researchers who are partners on successful projects funded through eligible calls under Horizon Europe. Calls with deadlines before 31 December are eligible. The objective of NFRF 2022 Horizon Global Platform grants is to support Canadian researchers’ participation in international projects. Therefore, funds should be used primarily to support research activities and travel, and not for the acquisition of major infrastructure (more than $7,000) or maintenance of infrastructure. It is expected that Horizon Europe grant funds will also be used to support the involvement of Canadian participants, insomuch as the costs are eligible (e.g., to support travel costs for trainees). It is expected that the Canadian researcher (or research team) will be an integral part of the larger Horizon Europe research team that was awarded a grant. As such, and to demonstrate their importance to the project as a whole, the NPI and/or their primary affiliation, as defined below, must be a signing partner on the Consortium Agreement for the Horizon Europe project. An individual may only apply for funding from a single opportunity across the agencies for the same Horizon Europe project. An application may not be submitted to this funding opportunity if one has been submitted to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council’s (NSERC) Alliance International opportunity for the same project. Visit the program website here. (Please note that the deadline written at the top of the page has been updated). |
PSO International | MEIE (Closed)
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PSO-International | Ministère de l'Économie et de l'Innovation
(Please note this call is currently closed, but reopens regularly) Value: depending on project – please see below The Ministry of Economy and Innovation provides funding for institutions in Québec which conduct international research and innovation projects. The program aims at supporting the implementation of international research and innovation initiatives between the university, college, institutional and industrial sectors. The program aims to:
Eligible for funding are:
Eligible projects:
The Department's financial assistance will take the form of a non-repayable, non-recurring contribution up to 50% of the Quebec portion of eligible expenses. Projects must demonstrate a balanced participation of Québec and foreign parties throughout the project: a financial contribution in cash or in kind totaling at least 30% of the project's overall expenses will be required for all foreign project partners (aggregated amount). A letter of support signed by each foreign partner will set out the terms and conditions of participation. Program Website. |
Support for Horizon Global Platforms | FRQ-NT (Closed)
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FRQ-NT Support to Horizon Global Platforms Competition | Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT)
(Please note this call is currently closed) Value: $50,000 maximum per project (including indirect research costs) for 4 years maximum The Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) and the federal Tri-agency New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) are providing funding to support researchers based in Quebec, to join research teams funded under the European platform 2020 Horizon. The support aims to encourage the research community in Quebec to engage in international and interdisciplinary research collaborations through 34 targeted calls on a diversity of themes. Eligibility: To receive the FRQ contribution, the project team must receive a NFRF 2020 Horizon Global Platform grant AND count at least one member who meets the status of a Quebec university researcher, as defined by the Common General Rules (the member can be the principal investigator or a co-investigator). The FRQ will make one- to four-year awards valued at $25,000 (co-investigator) to $50,000 (principal investigator), available to researchers. The maximum duration of the project is four years. FRQ grants are subject to the availability of funds. Indirect research costs are included. NFRF – 2020 Horizon Global Platform grants are valued up to $125,000 per year (including indirect costs) for a maximum of four years. NFRF supports eligible Canadian researchers' participation in international projects on 2020 Horizon Global Platform (see program description of Horizon Global Platforms). Please note that only one submission is necessary to the NFRF. Therefore, the FRQ provisional grant should be entered to the budget of the team submitted to the NFRF. This FRQ support will be granted automatically, if the project is supported by the NFRF, within the limits of the funds available. Program Website. |
NSERC Alliance International | NSERC
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NSERC Alliance International | National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Deadline: applications accepted at any time Value: $25 000 (Catalyst Grants) to $100 000 per year (Collaboration) As a permanent funding opportunity of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Alliance International program will support researchers in the natural sciences and engineering at Canadian universities to collaborate internationally. The funding is intended to contribute to solving important research challenges in the natural and engineering sciences and to improve the conditions for training excellent young scientists. Visit the program website here. |
Transformation Competition | NFRF (Closed)
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Transformation Competition | Canada New Frontiers in Research Fund
Deadline: Notice of Intent (mandatory) 24 October, 2023; Letter of Intent (mandatory) 10 January, 2024; Full application (by invitation) 5 September 2024 Value: $2,000,000 - $4,000,000 per year (including indirect costs) The Transformation Competition provides funding for large-scale, Canadian-led interdisciplinary research projects that address a major challenge with the potential to realize real and lasting change. Projects may involve any discipline, thematic areas, approaches or subject areas eligible for funding across the three federal research funding agencies (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC). Projects should engage the full range of disciplines required to achieve the project goals. Proposals must be submitted by teams including a nominated principal investigator (NPI) who should be the most appropriate Canadian researcher to lead an interdisciplinary project of this scale. Other members of the team may include co-principal investigators, co-applicants and/or collaborators from any discipline(s). National, international and cross-sector (private, public or other) collaborations are encouraged, as needed, to ensure that the most appropriate individuals and/or organizations are involved and that team composition reflects best practices in equity, diversity and inclusion. Note: The research team (NPI, co-PIs and co-applicants) identified at the NOI stage should reflect the expertise required to deliver on the project and will be used to help the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) program team identify requirements for the composition of the review panel. While additional members may be added at the LOI and application stages, those identified at the NOI stage are expected to remain part of the project team. Visit the program website here. |
Call for Quebec-Western Cape Cooperation Projects 2023-2024 | MRIF (Closed)
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Call for Quebec-Western Cape Cooperation Projects 2023-2024 | Quebec Ministry of International Relations and La Francophonie
(Please note this call is now closed) Value: $12 500 CA per year, to be awarded only to the Québec partner The objectives pursued by this call for projects are as follows:
Find the link to the call here. |
FWF Principal Investigator Projects│FWF
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FWF Principal Investigator Projects│FWF
Deadline: open call Value: dependent on project proposal The Principal Investigator Project call for projects is a unilateral project funding program for researchers at all career levels and from all disciplines of basic research. The program aims at providing principal investigators and their research group with resources to focus on a clearly defined research question at an Austrian research institution. Grants will be provided by the Austrian Science Fund FWF for 48 months with funding for personnel and non-personnel costs depending on the proposed project. The Austrian host institution is eligible for application in the funding programme. The granted project will be carried out under the auspices of the Austrian research institution by the principal investigator who may come from Austria or abroad. Principal investigators may come from any RLS-Sciences region. Programme website |
FWF ESPRIT│FWF
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FWF ESPRIT│FWF
Deadline: open call Value: dependent on project proposal The ESPRIT program (Early-Stage Program: Research – Innovation – Training) is a unilateral project funding program for early-career postdoc-level researchers from all disciplines. The grant aims at enabling them to lead an independent research project and foster their academic profile at an Austrian research institution. Grants will be provided by the Austrian Science Fund FWF for 36 months with funding for the principal investigator’s salary and certain project specific costs. The Austrian host institution is eligible for application in the funding programme. The granted project will be carried out under the auspices of the Austrian research institution by the principal investigator who may come from Austria or abroad. Principal investigators may come from any RLS-Sciences region. Programme website |
Incoming Mobility: Researchers
Bringing RLS-Sciences researchers to Québec
Bavaria-Québec Program for Short-Term Research Missions | WKS Bavaria-Québec/Alberta/International
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Bavaria-Québec Program for Short-Term Research Missions | WKS Bavaria-Québec/Alberta/International
Deadline: ongoing Value: individual per programme and applicant; please note around fifteen awards are funded annually The objectives of this program for short-term missions are to promote international mobility between Quebec and Bavaria and to foster sustained cooperation between researchers from Bavaria and Quebec in specific research areas, including digital technologies. Applications are open to researchers (PostDoc or higher) at Bavarian universities or universities of applied sciences which are planning a research visit in Québec of between one and three months. The research partner must be employed by university or research institute in Québec. Apply here. |
São Paulo Researchers in International Cooperation (SPRINT) | FAPESP
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São Paulo Researchers in International Cooperation (SPRINT) | São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
Deadline: 30 June, 2025 (next: 27 October, 2025, and 23 February, 2026) Value: dependent on proposal, please see below The objective of the SPRINT programme is to promote the engagement of researchers affiliated to institutions of higher education and research in the State of São Paulo in partnership with researchers abroad in order to: 1) further develop qualitatively the ongoing research projects; and 2) work cooperatively aiming at the elaboration of joint research projects of medium and long term, for submission to FAPESP, by researchers from the State of São Paulo, and to the research funding agencies in the countries of corresponding partners, by their colleagues. SPRINT provides funding for the initial phase of international research collaborations with clear expectations that the next phase will be a presentation, by the researchers from the State of São Paulo, of research proposals in the regular funding lines of FAPESP aiming to continue the research started under SPRINT and the consequently consolidation of the partnership. Foreign partners must provide their own funding through the appropriate partner agencies. Selected projects must last between 12 and 24 months. Joint petitioners should submit their proposals in both countries, using the appropriate forms supplied by the respective agencies. Each proposal will initially be analyzed by the agency in the country of its origin. From now on, in the next calls, partner researchers from any foreign institution can evidence travel resources from their own university or grants awarded by a research funding agency. Thus, it is not necessary that teams neither institutions have an agreement with FAPESP to collaborate. Besides that, interested foreign research institutions might create conditions for receiving proposals in collaboration and funding their teams on scientific missions to research institutions in the state of São Paulo. As a result it is expected that simplifying the flexibility in establishment of collaborations, the qualitative advance in ongoing research projects is promoted and, also, that partner researchers work cooperatively aiming to develop medium and long-term joint research projects. SPRINT mobility grants fund travel and board of research teams over periods up to 2 years and are meant to promote the engagement of researchers linked to higher education and research institutions in the State of São Paulo with partner researchers abroad. FAPESP’s SPRINT calls aim to allow more convenient planning of the submission of proposals for mobility (seed funding) grants. Three calls will be opened annually, with submission deadlines on the last Monday of February, June and October. Review the SPRINT program webpage here. |
PPP Programme for Project Related Personal Exchange | DAAD (Closed)
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PPP Programme for Project Related Personal Exchange | German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
(Please note this call is currently closed, but reopens annually with a summer deadline) Value: Up to €15000 per year, no possibility for extension Through its PPP programmes DAAD supports joint bi-national research projects of a high academic standard in order to strengthen academic relations between a German institution and an institution abroad and to promote cooperative research activities. The provided project funding is intended to cover mobility costs for German participants arising from the research project, and in particular to enable young academics involved in the project to conduct a research stay at the partner institution abroad, thereby supporting them in their international training. An application must present a specific academic research project of high quality, on which the partners from Germany and the foreign partner country intend to work together in an ideally complementary manner. Basic financing of the project (personal and material expenses on both sides) must be ensured. The German funding application and the funding application from the foreign partner must be submitted simultaneously, if not otherwise agreed for the specific country. Applications submitted by only one party will result in exclusion from the selection procedure. The allowance covers all expenditures within the scope of mobility and the stay. Eligible for funding are short-term stays of academics (up to 30 days) and young academics (up to 50 days). On the German side, DAAD provides funding for members of the German research group for stays at the foreign partner institution if no other arrangement was made with the foreign partner institution. Young academics are defined as junior researchers currently completing their doctorate and academics who completed their doctorate no more than five years ago. DAAD's PPP programme is connected with the RLS regions of Georgia, Québec, and São Paulo. Programme website |
ERA Fellowships Green Hydrogen │ DAAD
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ERA Fellowships Green Hydrogen │ DAAD
Deadline: open Value: dependent per country - please see programme website for further details The ERA Fellowships on “Green Hydrogen” is a mobility funding programme for PhD students and PostDocs with a funding line for international incoming fellows to Germany and a funding line for outgoing fellows from Germany. The call for applications is launched by DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst and addresses all research fields in Green Hydrogen including production, transport, infrastructure, market simulation and cross-cutting issues. For outgoing fellows from Germany, the programme provides PhD students and PostDocs with funding for a research project at an institution outside of Germany for 1-12 months. PhD students may use the grant for a self-organised internship at a company or non-university institution abroad (shorter duration). Funding is provided in the form of a monthly fellowship instalment with additional financial support depending on the type of project or internship. The host institution may be located in any of the RLS-Sciences regions except Bavaria. Programme website |
Incoming Mobility: Students
Bringing RLS-Sciences students to Québec
Programme to Increase the Mobility of German Students | DAAD (Closed)
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Programme to Increase the Mobility of German Students | German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
(Please note this call is currently closed, but reopens annually with a summer deadline) Value: please see below This program provides stipends for visits abroad for a period of up to six months allowing for an increase in the mobility of German students, including doctoral candidates. This provides higher education institutes with the opportunity to prioritize international mobility of their students and to offer them a variety of mobility measures with fitting funding instruments. This program should also offer students the opportunity for a stay abroad which is outside of the framework of the structured DAAD funding programs. During the period from January 1 - December 31 of the year following the application activities worldwide may be funded in the form of partial stipends (for study abroad), support for travel costs (for study tours), course fees and subsidies towards tuition and costs of living for:
The institutes can apply for a one-time lump sum supervision grant of € 250 per supported scholar; the total of the supervision grants is not to exceed ten percent of the total funding. Programme Website. |
Mitacs Accelerate | Mitacs
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Mitacs Accelerate | Mitacs
Deadline: Applications accepted at any time. Applicants should submit their applications approximately 16 weeks prior to the start of the project to ensure enough time for adjudication, filing of appropriate documentation, and travel and accommodation arrangements. Value: $15,000 CAD for 16-24 weeks Mitacs Accelerate supports bilateral research collaborations between interns, universities, and industry partners. Interns from Mitacs's partner countries can undertake projects in Canada. Accelerate projects can be undertaken in the RLS partner region of Québec. Mitacs Accelerate offers the following benefits to participating universities and students: -Mitacs will award successful applicants $15,000 CAD in funding to cover the direct costs of research. Funding will be in the form of a research grant to the home university academic supervisor; -All academic disciplines are eligible; -Simple and quick application process with results typically announced in six weeks; -Funding is provided to support the student’s research; -Students and faculty gain real-world and international exposure: apply the latest tools and innovations to real issues; and -International research collaborations are strengthened. Mitacs Accelerate offers the following benefits to participating industry partners: -Applications are peer reviewed to ensure high-quality research -Increased innovation: participants gain novel solutions to research challenges -Mitacs matches the $7,500 CAD industry partner contribution Visit the program website here. |
International Internships Programme | FRQ-NT (Closed)
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International Internships Programme | Fonds de recherche du Québec- Nature et technologies
(Please note this call is now closed) Value: The scholarship is an allowance of $ 2,500 CAD per month. The maximum value of a scholarship or both of the scholarships is $ 15,000 CAD. Duration: 2 to 6 months The FRQNT's (Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies) international internship aims to foster international mobility of students whose research activities are part of the scientific program of a strategic cluster funded by the FRQNT. The internship is a supplementary tool available to a strategic cluster to strengthen its position at the international level through research projects and partnerships that have already been established or which are under development. Applicants The international internship is intended for Master's or doctoral students enrolled full-time in a Quebec university or in an university outside Québec who meets the requirements of their program. The proposed research outlined in the application as part of the internship must be part of the scientific program of the strategic cluster. In a first step, the strategic cluster recommends a candidate and then the candidate can apply for the scholarship. Find the list of Strategic Clusters here. Eligibility conditions All of the strategic clusters supported by the FRQNT may submit an application to this program. The applicant proposed by the strategic cluster must meet all of the eligibility requirements listed here after. For full-time students enrolled in a Québec university: The applicant must have Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status in Canada, or foreign student status with a valid study permit to study in Quebec. For foreign students enrolled in an university outside Québec: The applicant must have valid study permits or visas for the entire duration of the internship. The applicant can't be enrolled in a co-degree from more than one institution including a Québec university. For the students enrolled in a co-degree see the rules of the Frontenac program. Location of the internship: The internship must take place outside Quebec for students enrolled in a Quebec university. The internship must occur in Quebec for students from abroad. Start date of the internship: The internship must start no later than September 30th, 2020. Restrictions: Students who are jointly supervised by a researcher in a foreign university (co-degree) are not eligible to apply for an international internship scholarship to visit one of their home universities Application process Candidates interested within this program must file their application within their strategic cluster (see list on FRQNT's Web Site) Validate the list of documents required for this application with the specific strategic cluster. The strategic clusters which recommend a candidate must fill the specific form available on FRQNT's Web site as well as transmit it electronically. The form includes the complete addresses of the student, the academic supervisor, and the internship supervisor. A brief description of the nature of the internship is also required. The strategic clusters must also submit the selection committee report that states the results for each of the three criteria in effect, the assessment process and the names of the committee members. This report should briefly explain the efforts taken to ensure a fair and inclusive selection process, thus fostering the support of diversified interns.The strategic clusters must also send in the electronic form, a letter signed by the supervisor of the student specifying the start and end dates of the internship. Any internship application must be filed by the strategic cluster and approved by the FRQNT before the leaving of the trainee. Limited number of applications Each strategic cluster may generally submit up to two applications until the contest deadline. In no case should the total financial assistance of the two candidates exceed the total amount of $ 15,000. This limit can be re-examined and increased at all time until the contest deadline. Each strategic cluster can propose the application one foreign students enrolled outside Québec maximum, so they can pursue their internship within the strategic cluster in Québec The rules are the same for evaluating the candidate, the duration of his or hers internships and the value of the scholarship apply. The application of a foreign student enrolled outside Québec doesn't modify the total limit of two candidates and the total amount of 15 000$ per cluster. Learn more here. |
Merit scholarship program for foreign students (PBEEE) | FRQ-NT (Closed)
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Merit scholarship program for foreign students (PBEEE) | Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT)
(Please note this call is now closed) Value: dependent on program stream- please see below. The objective of the Merit Scholarship Programs for Foreign Students (PBEEE) is to support the internationalization of research activities in Québec's institutions of higher education, to attract the best foreign researchers and students, and to promote Québec universities and College Centers for the Transfer of Technologies (CCTT), abroad. Candidates must be preselected by a university, the Réseau Trans-Tech (a CCTT), TERI University, the SER or CONACYT. There are three streams within the program: Doctoral research, post-doctoral research, or Short-term research or professional development. Universities can recommend four candidates per year for each of these three components. There are no quotas per country. The Réseau Trans-tech can recommend four candidates for Postdoctoral scholarships and Short-term research or professional development scholarships. Doctoral research component Candidates are eligible for doctoral merit program scholarships from MEESR in the first nine sessions of their doctoral studies. All doctoral sessions, funded or unfunded, completed before the scholarship takes effect, are used in calculating the eligibility period. The maximum duration of the scholarship is three years (nine sessions), with a possible extension of up to 12 months, for up to $25,000 (Canadian) per year Postdoctoral component Postdoctoral scholarships are intended for researchers who have obtained their degree no more than two years before the deadline of the competition or who submitted their dissertation by the deadline for the beginning of scholarship use. Postdoctoral research must be conducted in an institution other than the one that granted the Doctorate. The applicant's doctoral supervisors and co-supervisors may not act as his/her postdoctoral supervisor, even if they have changed institutions. The duration of this scholarship is for up to one year, for $35,000 (Canadian). This scholarship is not renewable. Short-term research or professional development component Short-term research or professional development scholarships are intended for technical and university students (option A) or researchers who have completed a doctorate no more than five years before the deadline for the competition (option B). The research or professional development must be conducted in an institution other than the one at which the student was enrolled when he or she applied. The duration of this scholarship is for up to four months, for $3,000 (Canadian) per month. The scholarship is not renewable. Visit the programme website here. |
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program | Government of Canada Tri-Agency Program (Closed)
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Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program | Government of Canada Tri-Agency Program
Deadline: Please note this call is currently closed, but reopens annualyl with an autumn deadline Value: $70,000 per year The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program provides funding to postdoctoral national and international applicants who will positively contribute to the country’s economic, social and research-based growth. Eligible for application are both Canadian and foreign citizens in three areas of research (Health research, Natural sciences and/or engineering, Social sciences and/or humanities). Eligibility criteria apply to both candidates and host institutions and can be found on the program website. Important:
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Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program | Government of Canada Tri-Agency Program
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Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program | Government of Canada Tri-Agency Program
Deadline: depending on nominating institution Value: $50,000 per year for three years during doctoral studies The Vanier CGS program aims to attract and retain world-class doctoral students from Canada and foreign countries by supporting students who demonstrate both leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and/or engineering and health. Candidates must be nominated by a Canadian institution with a quota to host Vanier scholars. They should only seek a nomination from the institution at which they want to study. Eligibility criteria apply to both candidates and nominating institutions and can be found on the program website. Visit the website here. |
Internationalization Program for Students (IPS) | Government of Upper Austria
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Internationalization Program for Students (IPS) | Government of Upper Austria
Deadline: applications must be submitted before the start of the stay abroad Value: dependent upon destination (upper funding limit per applicant is 1480 EUR incl. travel allowance) The Government of Upper Austria has created the Internationalization Program for Students as a successor programme to the Kepler Internationalization Program. Funding is provided for students and graduates of Upper Austria to complete study visits, courses or internships abroad in non-German speaking countries for a maximum of ten months. Students who have had their main place of resident in Upper Austria for at least one year prior to submitting their application, and who have been admitted to regular studies at Johannes-Kepler-Universität, Fachhochschulen Oberösterreich, Pädagogischen Hochschule Oberösterreich, and Privaten Pädagogischen Hochschule der Diözese Linz or at other universities and colleges in Upper Austria or with a successfully completed diploma or master's degree at the above-mentioned institutions can apply. Program website. |
Outgoing Mobility: Researchers
Support for Québec researchers to go abroad
Gastdozentenprogramm | DAAD (Closed)
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Gastdozentenprogramm | German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
(Please note this call is currently closed, but reopens annually with a summer deadline) Value: dependent on salary and length of stay- please see below The Foreign Guest Lecturer Program ("Förderung ausländischer Gastdozenten zu Lehrtätigkeiten an deutschen Hochschulen") serves to enhance the internationalization of the German higher education institutes and improve the international dimension of teaching. The two models of this program differentiate between an agreement with an individual guest lecturer or with a Visiting Chair which contributes guest lectures on a consecutive basis. The cooperation should result in the internationalization of courses and, in the case of a Visiting Chair, more structural measures for sustainable internationalization, which could be embedded in the development of a study program. The teaching commitment should approach but is not required to be the equivalent of a standard lecturer position at a German university. A financial contribution by the higher education institution to the salary of the guest lecturer is preconditioned. Additional financial support will be considered positively during the selection process. The remaining will be funded by DAAD. In addition, mobility support and funding towards conference participation is available. The salary for professors in Bavaria can be found in category W of the standardized tables for the public service. Find further information or apply here. |
Bavaria-Québec Program for Short-Term Research Missions | BayFOR and FRQ-S (Closed)
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Bavaria-Québec Program for Short-Term Research Missions | Bavarian Research Alliance and Fonds de recherche du Québec Santé
(Please note this call is currently closed) Value: Up to $2 500 for transportation plus daily living allowance, for 1-3 months The objectives of this program for short-term missions are to promote international mobility between Quebec and Bavaria and to foster sustained cooperation between researchers from Bavaria and Quebec in specific research areas, including digital technologies. The bilateral aspect of this program funds research visits from universities and research institutions in Québec for a period of one to three months at a university or research institution in Bavaria. This program is open to: - FRQNT researchers: university researchers (CHU and CHUN) or institutional researchers (CE) - FRQS researchers: independent investigators and independent clinical investigators. For a definition of each status, consult the FRQ Common General Rules. The researchers must: - Be affiliated with a Quebec university - Be Canadian citizens or permanent residents as defined in section 2.1 of the FRQ Common General Rules - Be domiciled in Québec - Have received an invitation letter from a researcher from Bavaria affiliated with a university or a university of applied sciences that receives funding from the Bavarian government, or a researcher from KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, ESFH, or KSFH. Visit the program website here. |
São Paulo Researchers in International Cooperation (SPRINT) | FAPESP
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São Paulo Researchers in International Cooperation (SPRINT) | São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
Deadline: 30 June, 2025 (next: 27 October, 2025, and 23 February, 2026) Value: dependent on proposal, please see below The objective of the SPRINT programme is to promote the engagement of researchers affiliated to institutions of higher education and research in the State of São Paulo in partnership with researchers abroad in order to: 1) further develop qualitatively the ongoing research projects; and 2) work cooperatively aiming at the elaboration of joint research projects of medium and long term, for submission to FAPESP, by researchers from the State of São Paulo, and to the research funding agencies in the countries of corresponding partners, by their colleagues. SPRINT provides funding for the initial phase of international research collaborations with clear expectations that the next phase will be a presentation, by the researchers from the State of São Paulo, of research proposals in the regular funding lines of FAPESP aiming to continue the research started under SPRINT and the consequently consolidation of the partnership. Foreign partners must provide their own funding through the appropriate partner agencies. Selected projects must last between 12 and 24 months. Joint petitioners should submit their proposals in both countries, using the appropriate forms supplied by the respective agencies. Each proposal will initially be analyzed by the agency in the country of its origin. From now on, in the next calls, partner researchers from any foreign institution can evidence travel resources from their own university or grants awarded by a research funding agency. Thus, it is not necessary that teams neither institutions have an agreement with FAPESP to collaborate. Besides that, interested foreign research institutions might create conditions for receiving proposals in collaboration and funding their teams on scientific missions to research institutions in the state of São Paulo. As a result it is expected that simplifying the flexibility in establishment of collaborations, the qualitative advance in ongoing research projects is promoted and, also, that partner researchers work cooperatively aiming to develop medium and long-term joint research projects. SPRINT mobility grants fund travel and board of research teams over periods up to 2 years and are meant to promote the engagement of researchers linked to higher education and research institutions in the State of São Paulo with partner researchers abroad. FAPESP’s SPRINT calls aim to allow more convenient planning of the submission of proposals for mobility (seed funding) grants. Three calls will be opened annually, with submission deadlines on the last Monday of February, June and October. Review the SPRINT program webpage here. |
Visiting Researcher Program | FAPESP
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Visiting Researcher Program | São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
Ongoing Call Value: for visits less than 30 days, please see this table; for visits longer than 30 days, please see this table The Visiting Researcher Program offers full or partial support for the hosting of experienced investigators, associated with foreign research institutions, who will work in a research institution in the State of São Paulo for a period from 2 weeks to a maximum (non-extendable) period of 12 months. The visiting researcher must hold PhD degree and have an outstanding record of scientific accomplishments. This program aims to promote collaboration between investigators in the State of São Paulo and their colleagues abroad for the development of ongoing research projects or for assisting the launching of new collaborations. Funds cannot be used for the development of a research project, but joint research efforts conducted by the Visiting Researcher and their host may enhance a proposal. When the duration of the visit is less than 1 month, the maintenance will be supported in the form of per diem payments for the visitor to the threshold value of the monthly maintenance defined by FAPESP based on the visitor's curriculum. The aid does not include the payment of management fees. When the duration of the visit is more than 30 days, the monthly maintenance for the visitor will be supported in the form of aid Visiting Researcher with value defined by FAPESP based on the visitor's curriculum and other characteristics of the submitted proposal. Visit the webpage here. (Português) |
Mitacs Entrepreneur International | Mitacs
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Mitacs Entrepreneur International | Mitacs
Deadline: open call Value: up to 5 000 CAD travel grant to support eligible business travel costs to connect with a host incubator in an eligible new target market Mitacs Entrepreneur International offers a travel grant to Canadian start-ups that are housed in an incubator or accelerator linked to an academic institution to connect them with host incubators abroad and explore new business development opportunities in international markets. The Mitacs Entrepreneur International program invites application submissions on a year-round basis. Canadian start-ups receive a travel grant to support eligible business travel costs, of up to $5,000 to connect with a host incubator in an eligible new target market. Through the program, start-ups:
Participants submit their application and budget detailing a travel plan that supports growth goals in at least one of the following categories:
Successful applicants receive a travel grant to support eligible business travel costs for up to two (2) full-time equivalent employees, founders, or owners:
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Québec-Shandong 2024-2026 Cooperation Call | MRIF (Closed)
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Québec-Shandong 2024-2026 Cooperation Call | Québec Ministry of Foreign Relations and the Francophonie
Deadline: Please note this call is closed. Value: The grant requested for a selected project may not exceed CAD 6,000 per year for a maximum total of 12,000 over two years. The objectives of this call for projects are:
The targeted sectors include culture, education and training, environment and climate change, energy, health, economics, tourism, and the maritime sector. Eligible expenses are as follows:
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ERA Fellowships Green Hydrogen │ DAAD
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ERA Fellowships Green Hydrogen │ DAAD
Deadline: open Value: dependent per country - please see programme website for further details The ERA Fellowships on “Green Hydrogen” is a mobility funding programme for PhD students and PostDocs with a funding line for international incoming fellows to Germany and a funding line for outgoing fellows from Germany. The call for applications is launched by DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst and addresses all research fields in Green Hydrogen including production, transport, infrastructure, market simulation and cross-cutting issues. For international incoming fellows to Germany, the programme provides PhD students and PostDocs with funding for a research project or continuing academic training at an institution in Germany for 1-18 months. PhD students may use the grant for a self-organised internship at a company or non-university institution in Germany (shorter duration). Funding is provided in the form of a monthly fellowship instalment with additional financial support depending on the type of project, continuing academic training or internship. The host institution has to be located in Germany. Fellows may come from the RLS-Sciences regions of Georgia, Québec, São Paulo, Upper Austria or Western Cape. Programme website |
Outgoing Mobility: Students
Support for Québec students to go abroad
RISE Professional: Research Internships in Science and Engineering | DAAD (Closed)
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RISE Professional: Research Internships in Science and Engineering | German Federal Foreign Office and German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Deadline: Please note this call is currently closed, but reopens annually with an autumn deadline Value: dependent on education level (bachelor, master, PhD and whether you are enrolled as a student during the internship or not- please see program page for specific details) RISE Professional offers summer research internships in Germany to Master’s and Ph.D. students from North America at companies and non-university research institutions with strong relations to industry. The program is open for students in the field of biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences, engineering or a closely related field. Participants receive a scholarship from DAAD and an additional stipend from their host company/institution to help cover living expenses if they are enrolled in a post-secondary institution. Recent graduates will receive minimum wage from their host company/institution. Funding is possible for a period of six months in summer and/or fall (May-December). Geman language requirements vary according to the internship placement. Recent graduates are eligible to apply in certain cases. Programme Website. |
Stipend and Support Program for International PhD Candidates and PostDocs | DAAD (CLosed)
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Stipend and Support Program for International PhD Candidates and PostDocs | German Federal Foreign Office and German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
(Please note this call is currently closed) Value: Up to € 25,000 per university per year, for a maximum of three years The Stipend and Support Program for International Doctoral Candidates and PostDocs / "Stipendien- und Betreuungsprogramm für ausländische Doktoranden und Postdoktoranden" (STIBET Doktoranden), which is funded by the Federal Foreign Office, aims to support the development of tailored measures which are to be integrated within a supervision concept. The funding for teaching and research assistants aims to integrate the international doctoral candidates and young researchers in the German institute of higher education and to gain teaching and research experience. The funding for support and supervision for STIBET Scholars aims to provide general and subject-related support for doctoral candidates and postdoctoral fellows. This funding is to be used to contribute to the orientation of the foreigners within their studies, at the university and at the location; to the subject-related supervision of their studies or research stay; to inform them about Germany; to bring them in contact with the members of the university and German residents; to exchange ideas about their home countries; and to prepare them to return to their home countries. Additionally, there are multiple scholarships available to the international doctoral candidates attending the German university. The scholarship funding is to be used towards the following goals:
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Study Visits / Seminars for Groups of Foreign Students to Germany | DAAD
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Study Visits / Seminars for Groups of Foreign Students to Germany | German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Call open three times annually: 1 February for travel from 1 June; 1 May for travel from 1 September; and 1 November for travel from 1 March Value: 50€ per day per participant, plus other costs (please see below); funding available for a maximum of 12 days The DAAD funds Study Visits and Study Seminars and Practicals in the Federal Republic of Germany, financed by the Federal Foreign Office, for groups of foreign students under the direction of university teachers. The main goals of the programme are: • to establish and cultivate contacts between German and foreign universities, • to impart subject-related knowledge by arranging corresponding visits at not less than two German universities, subject-related tours and information meetings (Study Visits) respectively by organising subject-related seminars and practicals in the field of higher education (e.g. specialist courses, block seminars, workshops) at the invitation of a German university which is then also responsible for arranging seminars and practicals in academia, business and industry and, possibly, in public institutions (Study Seminars and Practicals), • to encourage subject-specific contact with German students and researchers, • to enable foreign students to gain a better understanding of economic, political and cultural life in Germany. Preferable are subject-related activities. This part of the visit must not make up more than one third of the stay. Applications are open to university teachers from public and state-recognised German universities (Study Seminars and Practicals) or from foreign universities (Study Visits). Annual funding for applicants, departments or institutes is not possible. A maximum of one application every second calendar year can be considered per department, institute and applicant. Funding can be provided for Study Visits and Study Seminars and Practicals of students who are enrolled in their second semester or higher in a degree programme at a foreign university and who travel under the guidance and direction of a university teacher. 1. Study Visits A) Lump sum-financed for groups from EU countries, Canada, and the United States: The trip must be independently organised and carried out by the group respectively by the university teacher who submitted the application. The DAAD pays a lump sum of 50 euros per person and day. B) Organised by the DAAD for groups from other countries: The DAAD plans the programme design. Wishes and preferences stated in the programme description and in the schedule will, as far as possible, be taken into consideration. However, it is likely that cuts or changes will be made to the programme due to decisions reached by the selection committee. The DAAD provides a travel guide fluent in the agreed group language who is responsible for the smooth running of and compliance with the programme drawn up by DAAD Head Office. The DAAD pays the subsistence costs (meals and accommodation) for the group (including for the group leader) during the funded period. 2. Study Seminars and Practicals (applies to groups from worldwide) The DAAD grant is provided in the form of project funding through payment of a flat-rate sum of 50 euros per participant and day in order to subsidise the group’s travel and subsistence costs. Groups must be made up of at least 10 participants and must not, as a rule exceed 15 persons. One university teacher has to accompany the group and may additionally be funded. Study Visits and Study Seminars and Practicals should last no less than 7 days. Funding is available for a maximum of 12 days (including travel days), although the stays may last longer. The DAAD does not pay any international travel costs, but does take out health, accident and public/private liability insurance for each funded group. Programme Website. |
Mitacs Accelerate International | Mitacs (Closed)
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Mitacs Accelerate International | Mitacs
Deadline: Please note this call is closed. Value: $15,000 CAD for 16-24 weeks Mitacs Accelerate International supports bilateral research collaborations between interns, universities, and industry partners, both in Canada and abroad. Interns at Canadian universities can undertake projects in Mitacs’s partner countries. Interns from Mitacs's partner countries can undertake projects in Canada. Accelerate International projects can be undertaken in many Mitacs partner countries and regions, among others in the US, Brazil, China and Germany. Mitacs Accelerate offers the following benefits to participating universities and students: -Mitacs will award successful applicants $15,000 CAD in funding to cover the direct costs of research. Funding will be in the form of a research grant to the home university academic supervisor; -All academic disciplines are eligible; -Simple and quick application process with results typically announced in six weeks; -Funding is provided to support the student’s research; -Students and faculty gain real-world and international exposure: apply the latest tools and innovations to real issues; -International research collaborations are strengthened. Mitacs Accelerate offers the following benefits to participating industry partners: -Applications are peer reviewed to ensure high-quality research -Increased innovation: participants gain novel solutions to research challenges -Mitacs matches the $7,500 CAD industry partner contribution Industry Partner Eligibility The international industry partner for the Partnership Award must be a for-profit company in any country where the student can undertake the research project. Accelerate International projects can be undertaken in Brazil, China, Germany and the US (among others). Visit the program website here. |
Globalink Research Award | Mitacs (Closed)
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Globalink Research Award | Mitacs
(Please note this programme is currently restricted to only specific partner institutions, as so can only be applied in a case-by-case situation) Value: $6,000 CAD for 12-24 weeks The Globalink Research Award provides an opportunity for faculty at Canadian universities to strengthen existing international research collaborations and connect with colleagues around the world through the mobility of senior undergraduate and graduate students. The Mitacs Globalink Research Award provides funding to support senior undergraduate and graduate student research projects abroad. Student recipients of the Globalink Research Award will develop research skills, cultural fluency, and professional networks, becoming part of Canada’s generation of global innovators. The benefits include: - A $6,000 research award to the Canadian supervisor to support student travel and accommodation expenses, research related expenses, and student stipend. - Open to all disciplines - For joint research projects with academic collaborators for a minimum of 12 weeks to a maximum of 24 weeks abroad Student Eligibility (please see program website for full eligibility conditions): - Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or international student. Students cannot undertake a research project at an institution where they have previously completed a degree or been employed. - Effective September 30, 2015, students in Canada on a study permit cannot undertake a research project in a country where they hold citizenship. Students with Canadian citizenship and permanent residents can undertake research in any partner country, regardless of additional citizenship status. - Be registered for full-time studies at a Canadian university as a senior undergraduate student or graduate student. Program website. |
International Internships Programme | FRQ-NT (Closed)
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International Internships Programme | Fonds de recherche du Québec- Nature et technologies
(Please note this call is currently closed) Value: The scholarship is an allowance of $ 2,500 CAD per month. The maximum value of a scholarship or both of the scholarships is $ 15,000 CAD. Duration: 2 to 6 months The FRQNT's (Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies) international internship aims to foster international mobility of students whose research activities are part of the scientific program of a strategic cluster funded by the FRQNT. The internship is a supplementary tool available to a strategic cluster to strengthen its position at the international level through research projects and partnerships that have already been established or which are under development. Applicants The international internship is intended for Master's or doctoral students enrolled full-time in a Quebec university or in an university outside Québec who meets the requirements of their program. The proposed research outlined in the application as part of the internship must be part of the scientific program of the strategic cluster. In a first step, the strategic cluster recommends a candidate and then the candidate can apply for the scholarship. Find the list of Strategic Clusters here. Eligibility conditions All of the strategic clusters supported by the FRQNT may submit an application to this program. The applicant proposed by the strategic cluster must meet all of the eligibility requirements listed here after. For full-time students enrolled in a Québec university: The applicant must have Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status in Canada, or foreign student status with a valid study permit to study in Quebec. For foreign students enrolled in an university outside Québec: The applicant must have valid study permits or visas for the entire duration of the internship. The applicant can't be enrolled in a co-degree from more than one institution including a Québec university. For the students enrolled in a co-degree see the rules of the Frontenac program. Location of the internship: The internship must take place outside Quebec for students enrolled in a Quebec university. The internship must occur in Quebec for students from abroad. Start date of the internship: The internship must start no later than September 30th, 2020. Restrictions: Students who are jointly supervised by a researcher in a foreign university (co-degree) are not eligible to apply for an international internship scholarship to visit one of their home universities Application process Candidates interested within this program must file their application within their strategic cluster (see list on FRQNT's Web Site) Validate the list of documents required for this application with the specific strategic cluster. The strategic clusters which recommend a candidate must fill the specific form available on FRQNT's Web site as well as transmit it electronically. The form includes the complete addresses of the student, the academic supervisor, and the internship supervisor. A brief description of the nature of the internship is also required. The strategic clusters must also submit the selection committee report that states the results for each of the three criteria in effect, the assessment process and the names of the committee members. This report should briefly explain the efforts taken to ensure a fair and inclusive selection process, thus fostering the support of diversified interns.The strategic clusters must also send in the electronic form, a letter signed by the supervisor of the student specifying the start and end dates of the internship. Any internship application must be filed by the strategic cluster and approved by the FRQNT before the leaving of the trainee. Limited number of applications Each strategic cluster may generally submit up to two applications until the contest deadline. In no case should the total financial assistance of the two candidates exceed the total amount of $ 15,000. This limit can be re-examined and increased at all time until the contest deadline. Each strategic cluster can propose the application one foreign students enrolled outside Québec maximum, so they can pursue their internship within the strategic cluster in Québec The rules are the same for evaluating the candidate, the duration of his or hers internships and the value of the scholarship apply. The application of a foreign student enrolled outside Québec doesn't modify the total limit of two candidates and the total amount of 15 000$ per cluster. Learn more here. |
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program | Government of Canada Tri-Agency Program (Closed)
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Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program | Government of Canada Tri-Agency Program
Deadline: Please note this call is currently closed, but reopens annually with an autumn deadline Value: $70,000 per year The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program provides funding to postdoctoral national and international applicants who will positively contribute to the country’s economic, social and research-based growth. Eligible for application are both Canadian and foreign citizens in three areas of research (Health research, Natural sciences and/or engineering, Social sciences and/or humanities). Eligibility criteria apply to both candidates and host institutions and can be found on the program website. Important:
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Applied teleworking research internship in energy management | LOJIQ, MEI and IEI (Closed)
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Applied Teleworking Research Internship in Energy Management | International Youth Offices of Québec, Québec Ministry of Economy and Innovation and the International Energy Initiative
(Please note this call is now closed) Value: A lump sum of $ 350 per week (for a total of $ 4,200 in two installments) and liability insurance coverage Please note only Québec young researchers may apply for this internship. LOJIQ - The International Youth Offices of Quebec, in partnership with the Ministry of Economy and Innovation (MEI), wishes to support a university student for a teleworking internship with the Brazilian organization International Energy Initiative (IEI). This full-time internship will last 12 weeks, from March 14 to June 5, 2022. IEI has regional offices in Latin America and Asia. It is a small non-governmental organization with an independent and international public vocation which is led by experts in the field of energy, recognized at the international level. IEI Brazil considers energy as an essential development tool in several spheres of society such as health, education, housing, environment, quality of life, empowerment of girls and women, and women and employment. Profile sought: – University student in environment, social sciences, energy engineering or sustainable development – Strong interest in the social and environmental aspects of the production and end use of energy – Good knowledge of efficiency energy, production and end use of energy – Fluent in English and French both orally and in writing and have a strong desire to learn Brazilian Portuguese – Demonstrate flexibility, proactivity and independence to make decisions about the proposed activities - Be a responsible and autonomous person, with a good sense of organization Eligibility criteria: - Be between 18 and 35 years old - Be a Canadian citizen or hold permanent resident status - Hold a valid Quebec health insurance card (RAMQ) - If your application is accepted, you must be a member of the LOJIQ Foundation in order to benefit from LOJIQ's support. Learn more here (French). |