NSERC Discovery Grant
The cornerstone NSERC grant for natural sciences and engineering. Provides long-term, stable funding for a researcher's entire programme rather than a single project.
Scheme details
- Funding range
- $20,000–$150,000/year (typical range) · 5 years · supplements available for early-career researchers (DGECR). Note: tri_agency_cv required.
- Career stage
- All career stages
- Scheme type
- Individual
- Eligibility
- Faculty holding an eligible position at a Canadian university. Natural sciences and engineering disciplines only. Requires Tri-Agency Common CV.
- Format & limits
- Research Proposal: 5 pages · HQP Training Plan: 1 page · Contributions to Research (structured fields; no page limit)
- Deadline
- Upcoming Annual · typically due November 1 · check NSERC website
View official scheme page
https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/Grants-Subs/DGIGP-PSIGP_eng.asp
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Last updated: 2026-05-28
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