OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, RESEARCH
NSERC Researchers & Deans
August 11, 2015
Norbert H. Haunerland
Associate Vice-President, Research
NSERC RTI: Internal Application and Selection Process
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As in the past year, NSERC has placed a limit on the number of applications universities can submit in
2015 for the Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) Grants Program. In 2014, we had a quota of 18
applications that were pre-allocated to the Faculties, based on the allocation criteria used by NSERC;
namely, past success in RTI competitions and number of NSERC-funded researchers. This year, SFU’s
RTI quota remains 18. Based on NSERC’s allocation criteria, the following allotment for SFU Faculties
has been determined.
Faculty
Science
Applied Sciences
Arts and Social Science
Communication, Art, and Technology
Environment
TOTAL:
RTI Allocation
10
7
1 (one application will be selected from these three
Faculties)
18
INTERNAL APPLICATION PROCESS:
The Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Applied Sciences will each have their own selection process.
For more information on the process, please contact your Dean.
For the remaining Faculties, expressions of interest should be submitted to the Office of the Vice-President
Research (vprsec@sfu.ca) by September 8, 2015. Each expression of interest should contain the names of
the researchers, title of the proposal, 100-word abstract, requested infrastructure, and a tentative budget, all
in one document. In consultation with the Deans, the VPR will select one application from the submitted
expressions of interest, and notify the successful PI to further develop the application for submission to
NSERC.
An SFU Signature Sheet will be required for selected applications only. See timeline below.
Date
September 8
September 14
October 16
October 20
October 25
Deadline
Faculty members from FASS, FCAT, and FENV submit their
expressions of interest to the VPR (vprsec@sfu.ca). (SCI and FAS to
communicate their internal deadlines to their faculty separately.)
VPR communicates selection result to successful applicant to develop
RTI application
Deans forward all selected RTI applications to ors@sfu.ca
ORS requires selected applicants to email receipt of fully signed SFU
SIG Sheet prior to University’s electronic submission to NSERC.
NSERC RTI Application Deadline
For more information on NSERC RTI, please contact your Grants Facilitator and visit NSERC’s website
(http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/RTII-OIRI/RTI-OIR_eng.asp).