Notice Board

The NSERC 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.

These innovative programs must foster the acquisition and development of important professional skills among students and postdoctoral fellows that complement their qualifications and technical skills and improve their job-readiness for careers in industry, government, non-governmental organizations, and/or academia.

*NewQuantum Call:

The National Quantum Strategy (NQS) initiatives will develop diverse research trainees ready to transition to the Canadian workforce in areas including, but not limited to, quantum communications, quantum sensing, quantum materials, quantum computing and quantum algorithms/encryption. Applications will be evaluated through the normal CREATE peer review process, but applications should include “Quantum” in the title. Letters of intent submitted to the Quantum call are not included in each university’s quota. Each university can submit up to two letters of intent for this call.

Streams:

• Regular Stream
• International (collaboration with the German Research Foundation)
• Industrial Stream (up to 50% of CREATE grants will be dedicated to the industrial stream)

Duration: Up to six years

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 CREATE competition is held on an annual basis. Universities are provided with a quota for the number of CREATE LOIs that they can submit to NSERC. The CREATE quota for the University of Lethbridge this year is two.

University of Lethbridge researchers interested in applying to the 2022 NSERC CREATE competition must submit an Expression of Interest as part of the internal selection process. The deadline for Expressions of Interest is April 6, 2022.

For full details on how to apply for a CREATE grant and the internal selection process, please see the attached PDF or contact Sola Fasunwon in the Office of Research and Innovation Services (sola.fasunwon@uleth.ca; x2101).