The Government of Canada is helping businesses and academia work together with NRC researchers, to foster new technology and research ideas leading to breakthroughs in areas that matter to Canadians. Up to $27 million in grant and contribution funding is available each year for collaborators working with the NRC.
What is collaborative R&D?
Collaborative research and development (R&D) at the NRC helps bring together our national network of researchers and facilities with collaborators from industry, academia, and governments to work on game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs to advance specific objectives in a variety of scientific disciplines. Grant and contribution (G&C) funding is provided through the NRC's National Program Office (NPO) to collaborators who offer complementary expertise. Learn more about grant and contribution funding.
Collaborative R&D programs
Challenge programs focussed on disruptive technologies to address economic, social, and environmental challenges facing Canada.
Large-scale collaborative programs that support each of the 5 Innovation Superclusters.
Funding breakthrough ideas
Our Ideation Fund supports exploratory research by NRC researchers collaborating with external partners, including academic institutions and small and medium-sized enterprises.
Snapshot of collaborative R&D investments
207
Projects funded
$45.3M
G&C agreements signed
List of funded collaborative R&D projects
Contact us
For information about grants and contributions, contact the National Program Office.
Challenge programs
| Program | Organization | Project | Funding Type | Funding Amount | Date Announced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI for Design | University of Ottawa | Artificial intelligence protein design for drugs and gene therapies | Grant | $199,920 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Design | Queen's University at Kingston | AI for simulations of biological systems - machine learning implementation for cell behavior prediction and knowledge discovery | Grant | $64,900 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Design | Carleton University | AI for simulation of biological systems - probabilistic generative model and Bayesian Inference for automatic quantification of metabolic data | Grant | $158,400 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Design | University of Ottawa | AI for simulation of biological systems - metabolic modelling of quantitative lipidomics data to infer enzymatic disruptions in the lipidome | Grant | $75,900 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Design | The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University | Digital-twin of bioreactor for accelerated design and optimal operations in production of complex biologics - mechanistic models to describe biological processes more realistically | Grant | $160,050 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Design | University of Ottawa | Digital-twin of bioreactor for accelerated design and optimal operations in production of complex biologics - AI and machine learning for development of insilico digital twin | Grant | $158,400 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Design | The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University | AI-assisted miniaturization of integrated photonic components | Grant | $140,800 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Design | Université de Montréal | Fast spectroscopic signatures accelerated by deep learning | Grant | $160,600 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Design | Corporation de l'École Polytechnique de Montréal | Use of artificial intelligence to speed up numerical simulations: application to the design of superconducting tapes for energy and medicine domains | Grant | $158,400 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Design | BC Cancer, part of the Provincial Health Services Authority | AI for drug design search for CAIX inhibitors | Grant | $160,500 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Design | Brock University | AI for drug design - development and testing of AI methods and molecule parameterization | Grant | $126,500 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Design | The Governing Council of the University of Toronto | AI for precision discovery on associations in biological systems | Grant | $158,400 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Design | HEC Montreal | Intelligent design through graph generation with deep generative models and reinforcement learning | Grant | $200,200 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Design | The Governors of the University of Calgary | AI for simulation and design of nanocatalytic materials | Grant | $158,400 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Design | The University of British Columbia | AI-based shape optimization | Grant | $160,600 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Design | Université Laval | MULTIACT: Robotic inspection of composite aircraft structures using active thermography | Contribution | $57,299 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Design | University of Saskatchewan | SPL-MIX: Enhancing industrial liquid processing through intelligent pipeline mixing | Contribution | $178,175 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Design | The Governors of the University of Alberta | SPL-MIX: Enhancing industrial liquid processing through intelligent pipeline mixing | Contribution | $52,755 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Design | The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University | AI-enabled design of aptamers | Grant | $96,800 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Design | University of Guelph | Reducing foodborne disease by salmonella control via artificial intelligence networks (FooDSCAN) | Contribution | $197,500 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Design | The Governors of the University of Alberta | Enhancing the performance of an electrical tomography based multi-phase flow meter using machine learning algorithms. | Contribution | $261,571 | 11-2020 |
| Disruptive Technology Solutions for Cell and Gene Therapy | The University of British Columbia | AAV gene therapy for the treatment of lipoprotein lipase deficiency | Contribution | $1,127,311 | 11-2020 |
| Disruptive Technology Solutions for Cell and Gene Therapy | The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute | Building on success: a multi-institutional approach for the production of GMP AAV vectors | Contribution | $2,529,380 | 11-2020 |
| Disruptive Technology Solutions for Cell and Gene Therapy | BC Cancer, part of the Provincial Health Services Authority | Transduced T cells for pre-clinical development of novel CD22 CAR-T'S | Grant | $100,000 | 11-2020 |
| Disruptive Technology Solutions for Cell and Gene Therapy | University of Ottawa | Development and optimization of novel Chimeric Antigen Receptor NK-cell therapeutics for B-cell malignancy | Grant | $100,000 | 11-2020 |
| Disruptive Technology Solutions for Cell and Gene Therapy | BC Cancer, part of the Provincial Health Services Authority | Clinical grade genome engineering of CAR-T cells | Grant | $110,220 | 11-2020 |
| Disruptive Technology Solutions for Cell and Gene Therapy | Université Laval | Development of a producer cell line for making Adeno-associated virus for gene therapy purposes | Grant | $200,000 | 11-2020 |
| Disruptive Technology Solutions for Cell and Gene Therapy | The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University | Genome-wide CRISPR screen to identify genes that increase the yield and functionality of AAV vectors. | Grant | $200,000 | 11-2020 |
| Disruptive Technology Solutions for Cell and Gene Therapy | Le Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine | Equipment to support an automation platform for genomic manipulation of mammalian cells | Contribution | $958,889 | 11-2020 |
| Disruptive Technology Solutions for Cell and Gene Therapy | The Governing Council of the University of Toronto | Equipment to increase microfluidic device design/production capacity | Contribution | $1,942,475 | 11-2020 |
| Disruptive Technology Solutions for Cell and Gene Therapy | Concordia University | Equipment to enhance analytic capabilities of immune, cancer and stem cells | Contribution | $2,398,562 | 11-2020 |
| Disruptive Technology Solutions for Cell and Gene Therapy | Concordia University | Development of an automated high-throughput platform for genome engineering of mammalian cells | Contribution | $771,006 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | University of Ottawa | Equipment for next generation materials deposition and characterization for electronic and photonic devices | Contribution | $3,600,000 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | Concordia University | Quantum dot multi-wavelength lasers for millimeter wave generation and transmission | Grant | $299,970 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | University of Ottawa | Quantum dot multi-wavelength lasers for millimeter wave generation and transmission | Grant | $294,030 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Development and integration of InGaAs APD imaging arrays for Geiger-mode operation | Grant | $297,000 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University | Terabit optical networks based on quantum dot lasers and photonic integration | Grant | $300,000 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | Carleton University | Printable metamaterial RF lenses for broadband satellite antenna applications | Grant | $132,000 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | Universidad de Malaga | High-performance metamaterial off-chip couplers for telecom and free-space optical communications | Grant | $264,000 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | University of Ottawa | Terabit optical networks based on quantum dot lasers and photonic integration (TERAQD) | Grant | $299,970 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | Queen's University at Kingston | Printed high-gain low-profile circularly polarized beam-steerable antennas for satellite links enabling broadband internet connectivity in rural/sub-urban areas | Grant | $194,700 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University | Silicon photonics multiplexer design with machine learning methods | Grant | $264,000 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | Corporation de l'École Polytechnique de Montréal | Quantum dot multi-wavelength lasers for millimeter wave generation and transmission | Grant | $198,000 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | University of Ottawa | Free-space high-dimensional quantum communication equipment investment | Contribution | $1,977,000 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | evolutionQ Inc. | Preparing Canada sponsored quantum-safe innovations for real-world deployment - QKD networks & key management | Contribution | $562,807 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | University of Waterloo | AI-assisted solutions to network operations automation for remote communities | Grant | $298,650 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | McMaster University | Next generation sources for optical SatCom | Grant | $82,999 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | McMaster University | Approaches to mitigate atmospheric fluctuations - measurement | Grant | $65,000 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | McMaster University | Next generation detectors for optical SatCom | Grant | $62,500 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | Carleton University | Two-dimensional optical phase arrays for satellite communication | Grant | $66,000 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | McMaster University | Approaches to mitigate atmospheric fluctuations - signal processing | Grant | $60,000 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | McMaster University | Large scale true time delay optical beamforming for RF phased arrays - design and simulation | Grant | $60,940 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | Carleton University | Distributed satellite handover management | Grant | $82,500 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | Carleton University | Data packets routing in satellite networks | Grant | $82,500 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | McMaster University | Design of highly sensitive SPAD-based detection system and Kramer-Kronig based optical receiver for free space optical systems | Grant | $62,500 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | McMaster University | Large scale true time delay optical beamforming for RF phased arrays - prototype | Grant | $63,800 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | McMaster University | Next generation light sources for optical SatCom-2 | Grant | $41,998 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | Satellite Canada Innovation Network | Coordinating the development of the Optical Satellite Consortium (OSC) technology roadmap and assessing the impact of the OSC | Grant | $217,283 | 11-2020 |
| High Throughput and Secure Networks | Nuvujaq | TimeLink for the North | Contribution | $163,157 | 11-2020 |
| Materials for Clean Fuels | The Governing Council of the University of Toronto | CC-GEM (Collaboration Centre-Green Energy Materials), equipment for computational design, synthesis and characterization of novel and emerging clean energy materials (GEM) | Contribution | $3,000,000 | 11-2020 |
| Materials for Clean Fuels | Ekona Power Inc. | Development and testing of a pulse methane pyrolysis (PMP) reactor and brass-board system for clean hydrogen production | Contribution | $468,000 | 11-2020 |
| Materials for Clean Fuels | The University of British Columbia | Advanced electrolysis for chemical production and clean fuels | Contribution | $548,090 | 11-2020 |
| Materials for Clean Fuels | Simon Fraser University | Anion exchange solid polymer electrolytes and membranes for CO2 electrolyzers | Contribution | $252,035 | 11-2020 |
| Materials for Clean Fuels | Ionomr Innovations Inc. | Anion exchange solid polymer electrolytes and membranes for CO2 electrolyzers | Contribution | $240,692 | 11-2020 |
| Materials for Clean Fuels | McMaster University | In situ and operando characterization of catalyst and electrode structures for electrochemical CO2 reduction | Contribution | $480,579 | 11-2020 |
| Materials for Clean Fuels | The Governing Council of the University of Toronto | OpenMAP: a software for self-driving laboratories | Contribution | $457,246 | 11-2020 |
| Materials for Clean Fuels | The University of British Columbia | Converting carbon solutions into value-added chemicals using a bicarbonate electrolyzer | Contribution | $486,778 | 11-2020 |
| Materials for Clean Fuels | The Governors of the University of Calgary | The environmental and techno-economic assessments of carbon conversion technologies | Grant | $541,200 | 11-2020 |
| Materials for Clean Fuels | Solistra Corporation | Renewable hydrogen through photocatalytic CO2 reduction | Contribution | $265,837 | 11-2020 |
| Materials for Clean Fuels | The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University | Functionalized boron-nitride nanotubes for energy applications | Grant | $200,000 | 11-2020 |
| Materials for Clean Fuels | Corporation de l'École Polytechnique de Montréal | CO2 to jet fuel | Grant | $197,889 | 11-2020 |
| Materials for Clean Fuels | University of Ottawa | Scalable plasmonic catalysts for CO2 reduction | Grant | $200,000 | 11-2020 |
| Materials for Clean Fuels | The University of British Columbia | A materials acceleration platform for the development of membrane electrode assemblies | Contribution | $1,203,433 | 11-2020 |
| Materials for Clean Fuels | University of Waterloo | Solar fuels for carbon neutral transportation | Grant | $160,600 | 11-2020 |
| Materials for Clean Fuels | The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University | Development of new composite/functionalized cathodes for bio-electrochemical conversion of CO2 to CH4 | Grant | $33,000 | 11-2020 |
| Materials for Clean Fuels | Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH | Alkelect – High performance membrane electrode assemblies for alkaline solid electrolyte water electrolysers | Contribution | $534,050 | 11-2020 |
| Pandemic Response Program | The University of British Columbia | Clinical adoption of contactless sensors for COVID-19 patients | Grant | $147,000 | 11-2020 |
| Pandemic Response Program | Ontario College of Art and Design University | Intelligent user interfaces and guidelines for vulnerable populations | Grant | $150,000 | 11-2020 |
| Pandemic Response Program | The Governing Council of the University of Toronto | Latex agglutination tests for rapid, instrument-free COVID-19 diagnostics in saliva | Grant | $100,000 | 11-2020 |
| Pandemic Response Program | LFAnt Medical | Molecular Assay for Instrumentless SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Diagnostic from Saliva | Grant | $100,000 | 11-2020 |
| Pandemic Response Program | The Governing Council of the University of Toronto | Developing of reagent combinations for the visual detection of SARS-CoV-2 | Grant | $100,000 | 11-2020 |
Supercluster support programs
| Program | Organization | Project Title | Funding Type | Funding Amount | Date announced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Manufacturing | CTT Group | Performance evaluation for polymer glazings for transportation | Grant | $285,970 | 11-2020 |
| Advanced Manufacturing | The University of Western Ontario | Development of a generalized semi-supervised predictive framework for cobotic finishing applications | Grant | $283,855 | 11-2020 |
| Advanced Manufacturing | University of Guelph | Advanced mobile manipulation for flexible manufacturing | Grant | $285,000 | 11-2020 |
| Advanced Manufacturing | University of Waterloo | Equipment for the development and characterization of metal additive manufacturing powders and parts | Contribution | $2,600,074 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Logistics | Université du Québec en Outaouais | Augmented reality system with artificial intelligence (AI) modules for efficient remote guidance of drones | Grant | $283,140 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Logistics | The Governors of the University of Calgary | Smart route recommendation system for transporting goods in extreme weather | Grant | $251,163 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Logistics | Memorial University of Newfoundland | Multi-sensor odometry with deep learning based map building and mode adaptation for vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicle | Grant | $198,000 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Logistics | University of Victoria | Crowdsourcing framework for last mile delivery by leveraging artificial intelligence and blockchain | Grant | $145,200 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Logistics | University of Waterloo | Medium range sea ice presence forecasting using AI approach | Grant | $213,840 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Logistics | University of Windsor | Crowdsourcing framework for last mile delivery by leveraging artificial intelligence and blockchain | Grant | $144,650 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Logistics | Queen's University at Kingston | AI for rail infrastructure thermal stress condition assessment | Grant | $285,449 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Logistics | The Governors of the University of Alberta | Building a multimodal transportation network database and exploring data collection technologies to support transportation operations in the Canadian North | Grant | $299,970 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Logistics | The University of New Brunswick | Secure and resilient fog computing framework for Intelligent Transportation Systems | Grant | $192,000 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Logistics | The University of New Brunswick | Security of data provenance and machine learning for the Internet of Things | Grant | $295,347 | 11-2020 |
| AI for Logistics | The University of New Brunswick | Internet of Things device profiling in smart transportation pathways | Grant | $299,791 | 11-2020 |
| CDTS Collaboration Program | University of Victoria | Smart agri-food supply chain digital twinning | Grant | $200,000 | 11-2020 |
| CDTS Collaboration Program | University of Victoria | A new framework for safeguarding the security & privacy of precision healthcare data using big data analysis and homomorphic encryption | Grant | $82,500 | 11-2020 |
| CDTS Collaboration Program | The University of British Columbia | A virtual reality intervention to improve workplace functioning in British Columbians with depression: the BWELL-D Cognitive Care Platform | Grant | $84,770 | 11-2020 |
| CDTS Collaboration Program | The University of British Columbia | Development of digital twin technologies for aircraft structural life-cycle management | Grant | $63,800 | 11-2020 |
| CDTS Collaboration Program | University of Victoria | Secure in-home patient healthcare framework for body-area network based scheme | Grant | $247,500 | 11-2020 |
| CDTS Collaboration Program | Simon Fraser University | Simulating interaction with IoT-enabled devices through virtual and augmented reality | Grant | $99,990 | 11-2020 |
| Ocean | University of Ottawa | The behaviour and performance of cobble berms and dynamic revetments for coastal erosion and flood risk management in Canada | Grant | $93,280 | 11-2020 |
| Ocean | The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University | Microcosm studies for improved detection, physicochemical process characterization and modelling of the transport, degradation and fate of micro plastics in Canadian waters | Grant | $50,000 | 11-2020 |
| Ocean | Glas Ocean Electric | Emissions profile of Canada's fishing and tour boats | Contribution | $208,038 | 11-2020 |
| Ocean | PEGASUS SIMULATION SERVICES INC. | Maritime transport requirements for the Canadian ITS reference architecture | Contribution | $70,639 | 11-2020 |
| Sustainable Protein Production | Canadian Light Source Inc | High throughput determination of protein characteristics and proximate analysis of seeds | Contribution | $44,783 | 11-2020 |
| Sustainable Protein Production | Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre Inc. | Development of a platform for innovative and functional pulse proteins and starches | Contribution | $405,807 | 11-2020 |
| Sustainable Protein Production | The University of British Columbia | Industrial IoT empowered data analytics for precision agriculture | Grant | $305,800 | 11-2020 |
| Sustainable Protein Production | Food Development Centre | Improvement of pulse protein flavour and quality through plant breeding and processing | Contribution | $368,814 | 11-2020 |
| Sustainable Protein Production | Dalhousie University | Improvement of pulse protein flavour and quality through breeding and processing | Grant | $112,200 | 11-2020 |
| Sustainable Protein Production | University of Saskatchewan | Processing of plant proteins for improved functionality and nutrition | Grant | $198,000 | 11-2020 |
| Sustainable Protein Production | Queen's University at Kingston | Development of new plant-based and insect-based reference materials for food and feed applications | Grant | $132,158 | 11-2020 |
Ideation Fund initiatives
| Initiative | Organization | Project Title | Funding Type | Funding Amount | Date announced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Beginnings | Carleton University | Lifetime learning-based predictive modeling technologies for prognostic and health management | Grant | $22,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | University of Ottawa | Exploring new trends of deep networks: deep generative models with capsules | Grant | $12,500 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Queen's University at Kingston | Exploring new trends of deep networks: deep generative models with capsules | Grant | $12,500 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Carleton University | Obese people's flight experience: an exploratory study in-situ | Grant | $20,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | The Governors of the University of Alberta | Obese people's flight experience: an exploratory study in-situ | Grant | $5,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute Inc. | Improved treatment options for children with Dravet Syndrome | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | University of Ottawa | Leveraging the power of yeast genetics for accelerated mammalian cell engineering | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | University of Saskatchewan | Opening a can of opportunities: Identification of metabolic processes leading to mycotoxin detoxification in mealworms | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | The Governing Council of the University of Toronto | Dual-channel photothermal interferometry: constraining the climate impacts of black carbon | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | University of Manitoba | Hybrid laser-arc welding of cobalt-based superalloys | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | École de technologie supérieure | Autonomous biosensor for real-time toxicity monitoring in remote environments | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Carleton University | Uncertainty quantification of shock wave location variation for transonic flutter prediction | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique | Development of a new tool for modeling fate of micro plastics in the aquatic environment | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Carleton University | Investigation of a novel configuration of a two-bladed troposkien shape vertical axis wind turbine | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Memorial University of Newfoundland | Quantification / control of flow field around a partially submerged body | Grant | $15,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | The University of British Columbia | Development and characterization of catalysts for ammonia electrochemical synthesis | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Quaternion Aerospace Inc | Development of novel maneuverability capability for small satellites using aerodynamic forces | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique | The role of plant miRNAs in shaping its microbiome | Grant | $18,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Université Laval | Proteomic investigation of desiccation tolerance in the intertidal seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Queen's University at Kingston | Rail stress monitoring using BOTDA fibre optics sensing | Grant | $12,500 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | University of Ottawa | Rail stress monitoring using BOTDA fibre optics sensing | Grant | $12,500 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Carleton University | Development of dosimetry standards for synchrotron x-ray beams | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University | Tracking the mechanism of antibody trafficking across the blood brain barrier with advanced 3D-structure | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Carleton University | 3D printed addressable cost antennas for high-frequency 5G applications | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Université de Montréal | Quantification of brain-specific exosomes in biofluids of patients with Alzheimer's (AD) and other brain diseases. | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University | Developing a scalable solvent-free process for functionalization of boron nitride nanotubes | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | University of Ottawa | Using exosomes to deliver siRNA across the blood-brain-barrier to treat Parkinson's disease | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | The Governors of the University of Alberta | Boronic acid technologies for harmful algal toxin measurement | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University | Functionalized chitosan nanocrystals as catalysts for organic transformation reactions | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | University of Ottawa | Identification, structure elucidation and quantification of polymorphs in pharmaceutical formulations | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | ZYUS Life Sciences Inc. | Examining peak potency and harvest timing in cannabis sativa using synchrotron 3D chemical imaging | Grant | $5,600 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Anandia Laboratories Inc. | Examining peak potency and harvest timing in cannabis sativa using synchrotron 3D chemical imaging | Grant | $7,500 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | University of Saskatchewan | Targeted engineering of gene network controlling seed coat development for meal quality improvement in pulse crops | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Carleton University | Metamaterial photonic nanoantennas for optical phased arrays | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | École de technologie supérieure | AI-driven interactive finite element simulation running on mobile platforms | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | St. Boniface General Hospital | In search of blood cellular optical barcodes signifying otherwise silent cardiovascular risk | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | University of Victoria | CCAT-p first light in 2021: 860 GHz camera optical design and commissioning/early science plan | Grant | $12,500 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | The University of British Columbia | CCAT-p first light in 2021: 860 GHz camera optical design and commissioning/early science plan | Grant | $12,500 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | University of Ottawa | Study of cold spray adhesion mechanisms for the development of high performance protective coatings | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | École de technologie supérieure | Full body medical image segmentation for simulation-ready finite element models | Grant | $15,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University | Full body medical image segmentation for simulation-ready finite element models | Grant | $10,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University | Bio-inspired architectured ceramics for high temperature applications | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University | A time-domain digital signal processing backend for fast radio burst follow up | Grant | $14,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Lakehead University | High-throughput screening of microorganisms for novel ligninolytic enzymes and their applications in biomass valorization | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Corporation de l'École Polytechnique de Montréal | Physics-based lattice Boltzmann modelling and simulation of icing process on icephobic coatings | Grant | $20,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | University of Saskatchewan | Discovery of gene variants of a signaling factor with performance functions | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | University of Ottawa | Hybrid P3HT/BNNT crystalline films for polymer electronics applications | Grant | $21,900 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | SprayWerx Technologies Inc. | Feasibility for additive manufacturing of near-net-shape ti-6Al-4V components using miniaturized HVOF, warm-spray and HVAF thermal spraying | Grant | $10,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Concordia University | Feasibility for additive manufacturing of near-net-shape ti-6Al-4V components using miniaturized HVOF, warm-spray and HVAF thermal spraying | Grant | $15,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | University of Ottawa | Development of a detailed computational kinetic model of glutathione metabolism | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | University of Ottawa | Discerning mechanisms of light harvesting via quantum dynamics and X-ray spectroscopy | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | The Governors of the University of Alberta | Interfacial properties and electronic applications of surface-modified cellulose nanocrystals | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | University of Victoria | Cosmological distance with machine learning | Grant | $11,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Canada France Hawaii Telescope Corporation | Cosmological distance with machine learning | Grant | $7,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Ecole des Ponts Paris Tech | Cosmological distance with machine learning | Grant | $7,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | University of Ottawa | VUV frequency combs | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University | One step multiplex aptamer selection and validation using magnetic nanoparticle aptamer library (aptaMAG) coupled to microfluidic surface plasmon resonance imaging biosensor | Grant | $24,972 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Corporation de l'École Polytechnique de Montréal | Magnetization strategies for 3D permanent magnets | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Corporation de l'École Polytechnique de Montréal | Emerging p-type group IV heterostructures for scalable quantum technologies | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Memorial University of Newfoundland | Room temperature, ambient pressure synthesis of urea by co-electrolysis of CO2 and N2 using advances in fuel cell technology | Grant | $21,767 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Université Laval | Couplers for free-space interrogation of silicon nano-photonic sensors | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | The Governing Council of the University of Toronto | InfraRed on-detector guide windows for adaptive optics in the era of extremely large telescopes | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | California State University | A novel class of holocephalin heavy chain-only antibodies | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | The Governing Council of the University of Toronto | Eating cancer cells: nanocarrier mediated anti-CD47 siRNA delivery | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Simon Fraser University | Improving the performance of dynamic colour-changing materials using new heat dissipating materials – towards building smarter cities | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | University of Ottawa | 3D bio-printing of a human based blood brain barrier model | Grant | $15,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | The Governing Council of the University of Toronto | 3D bio-printing of a human based blood brain barrier model | Grant | $10,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | The Governors of the University of Alberta | Intense terahertz pulses modulate ras signaling in human skin cells | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | The Governors of the University of Alberta | Advanced self-healing asphalt for roads of the future | Grant | $18,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Carleton University | A new approach towards stability analysis of laminar-turbulent transition flow | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | The University of British Columbia | Machine learning for prediction of water pollution from mine wastes | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Université de Montréal | Optically gated artificial synapses for printable electronics | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Carleton University | Exploiting collateral sensitivity to win the war against antimicrobial resistance | Grant | $12,500 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Simon Fraser University | Exploiting collateral sensitivity to win the war against antimicrobial resistance | Grant | $12,500 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Université de Montréal | Improving stretchable electronics through in situ photo polymerization of elastomers | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | BC Cancer, part of the Provincial Health Services Authority | Towards a new integral (physiological / metabolic / biochemical / molecular) paradigm for the generation of anti-cancer therapeutics: breaking through a cancer cell's defense by targeting hypoxia and acidosis. | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | University of Ottawa | Applications of genetic code expansion for development of biocatalysts for value-added pulse meal processing | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | University of New Brunswick | Conditional high utility pattern mining for cyber attack detection | Grant | $20,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | The Governors of the University of Alberta | Temperature measurement using single electron transistors | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | McMaster University | Subwavelength integrated nanophotonics in silicon nitride for on-chip light amplification, quantum communications and sensing | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University | An improved bio-inorganic system to couple solar energy to microbial carbon dioxide fixation | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | University of Ottawa | Integrated photonic remote spectroscopic mapping on autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle swarms for rapid wide-area terrestrial surveying | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Memorial University of Newfoundland | Real-time landing zone identification and object detection using a hardware accelerated deep learning module | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | University of Manitoba | Implementation of single cell dielectrophoresis as a tool for bioprocess optimization | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | Corporation de l'École Polytechnique de Montréal | Fabrication of achromatic 90° and 120° optical fiber coupler hybrids | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University | Core microbes for field pea farming | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | The University of British Columbia | Exploratory study of cost-effective wire-arc additive manufacturing for mining applications | Grant | $24,800 | 11-2020 |
| New Beginnings | The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University | Optimized configuration of metal energy carrier for renewable energy sources | Grant | $25,000 | 11-2020 |
| Small Teams | University of Ottawa | Clinical strains of p. aeruginosa from cystic fibrosis patients as target for therapy | Grant | $179,850 | 11-2020 |
| Small Teams | Brock University | Engineering immunobiotics delivery systems for combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis: pathogen-binding aptamer-decorated nanoparticles | Grant | $179,850 | 11-2020 |
| Small Teams | McMaster University | Antibiotic-antibody conjugates to address the AMR crisis | Grant | $280,500 | 11-2020 |