NSERC Alliance Advantage grants (university–partner research)

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Funder

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

Deadline

Rolling / no fixed deadline

Add to calendar

No fixed upcoming deadline to add. Subscribe to every deadline on the site

Amount

Award: C$20,000 to C$1 million per year, for 1 to 5 years

Checked

12 Nov 2026 on the funder’s own page (listing facts confirmed; not every eligibility interpretation re-derived)

Region / eligibility

Canada

Career stage

established / PI

Fields

chemistry, materials, pharma process

Reference

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Official call

Funder page (curated calendar) listing

Eligibility in plain language

Only Canadian university researchers eligible to receive NSERC funds can apply (alone or with eligible co-applicants); college faculty can be co-applicants. You need at least one partner organization (private, public or not-for-profit) that shares costs. Early-career researchers can apply for a $10,000 voucher to replace some partner cash.

At a glance

Who submits

You (the researcher) apply, usually with a host or employer that supports the application.

Your role

Lead only if your organisation type is eligible to lead; some organisation types may join as partners only (see checker).

Funding figure

Stated as per-award / award-size wording: Award: C$20,000 to C$1 million per year, for 1 to 5 years.

Next required milestone

Rolling / no fixed deadline stated

Unresolved conditions

None flagged from structured rules; still confirm on the funder page.

Listing facts checked: 12 Nov 2026. Eligibility interpretation sourced: 30 Oct 2026

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Who should apply

Synthetic, physical and analytical chemists, materials scientists and engineers, medicinal chemists and pharma process / drug-development teams — best fit for PIs and research groups.

Summary from source

Partnered research projects between Canadian university researchers and companies, government or not-for-profit organizations.

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