Call for Projects: NRC Funding for Organisations in Technological Fields (Canada)

Scope

• This project call is for R&D projects in all technological fields and application domains.
• Your project should:
  • demonstrate the potential to research or develop a product, process or service for commercialisation.

Funding Information

• NRC IRAP funds R&D costs for Canadian SMEs participating in the Eureka Network projects programme.
• Eligible Canadian SMEs may receive up to 50% reimbursement of eligible project costs up to a maximum total funding amount of $500,000 Canadian dollars over 12 to 36 months.
• The funding is a non-repayable contribution against approved work completed and invoiced.

Eligibility Criteria

• Eureka has limited eligibility criteria for organisations participating in a Network project consortium:
  • Your project idea must represent international cooperation in the form of a specific project.
  • The project must be directed at researching or developing an innovative product, process or service with the goal of commercialisation.
  • The project must have a civilian purpose.
  • Your consortium must include at least two mutually independent legal entities from a minimum of two Eureka countries.
  • No single organisation or country can be responsible for more than 70% of the project budget.
• NRC IRAP has additional criteria for Canadian organisations to be eligible to receive funding which include:
  • Your organisation must be a small and medium-sized enterprise in Canada, incorporated and profit-oriented.
  • Your organisation must have 500 or less full-time equivalent employees.
  • You must have the objective to grow and generate profits through development and commercialisation of innovative, technology-driven new or improved products, services, or processes in Canada.
• Canadian SMEs must be eligible for funding as NRC IRAP clients before they can be considered for funding through this call for proposals.

Evaluation Criteria

Your project application will be reviewed according to the Network projects evaluation methodology.

• Impact
  • Is the market properly addressed (i.e. size, access and risks)?
  • Is the value creation properly addressed (i.e. employment opportunities and environmental and societal benefits)?
  • What are the competitive advantages of your project (i.e. strategic importance, enhanced capabilities and visibility)?
  • Are your commercialisation plans clear and realistic (i.e. return on investment, geographical and sectoral impact)?
• Excellence
  • What is the degree of innovation? (i.e. is the proposed product, process or service state-of-the-art? Is there sufficient technological maturity and risk)?
  • How is the new knowledge going to be used?
  • Is your project scientifically and technically challenging for consortium partners?
  • Is the technical achievability and risk properly addressed?
• Quality and efficiency of implementation
  • What is the quality of your consortium (i.e. balance of the partnership and technological, managerial and financial capabilities of each partner)?
  • Is there added value through international cooperation?
  • Is your project management and planning realistic and clearly defined (i.e. methodology, planning approach, milestones and deliverables)?
  • Is your cost structure reasonable (i.e. costs and financial commitment for each consortium partner)?
• Overall perception
  • Experts will list three positive and negative points to your application and finally state whether they recommend your project for public investment.
  • Your national funding body may carry out a further evaluation (performed by the national project coordinator and technical experts) according to national rules before allocating funds to successful applicants.

For more information, visit Eureka.