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Alliance International Collaboration grants

Engineering, Biology, Chemistry and research grant from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Apply by Thursday, Nov 26 at 01:00 UTC

CA$20,000 – CA$100,000
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Support for jointly designed natural-sciences and engineering projects linking Canadian and overseas university teams. Apply by November 25, 2026, before 8 p.m. Eastern Time, normally within 120 days of the foreign award. Teams affected by the 2025 closure must ask NSERC about the stated exception. The overseas proposal must identify the Canadian team and its role; submit it and the award letter with the Canadian application. Each team must account for at least 25% of the combined budget. One application is permitted per twelve months. Non-academic partners are ineligible.

Eligibility

Career stage: Not stated

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Covers: CAD 20,000–100,000 annually for up to three years, covering eligible Canadian research costs only; equipment is capped at 30% of the Canadian budget.

Host location: Canada

Canadian research component; international university collaborators finance their own activities.

Eligibility source

Reviewed Sep 25, 2026. Check the funder’s full conditions before applying.

Canadian university applicants and co-applicants must hold an active NSERC peer-reviewed grant as primary applicant; overseas collaborators must be university faculty with their own funding.

Topics

engineering projectsoverseas university teamsforeign awardNSERC2025 closurecombined budgetnon-academic partners

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Source: nserc-crsng.canada.ca