Preparatory Webinar
Workshops 2015
December 11th, 2014
Cédric Prince
Director of Programs
Sylvain Cofsky
Executive Director
Agenda
Presentation of CARIC and of the upcoming
workshops
– Cédric Prince, Director of Programs, CARIC
Presentation of GARDN
– Sylvain Cofsky, Executive Director, GARDN
Presentation of CARIC
Cédric Prince,
Director of Program, CARIC
Funding partner:
Summary
 CARIC General Overview
– What is CARIC?
 CARIC Collaborative Projects
– How does it work?
 Specific Program of funding
– Canada-European Union Coordinated Call
 Workshops 2015
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– How to submit a project?
CARIC General Overview
What is CARIC?
Funding partner:
About CARIC
“Collaborative approaches to R&D yield better results for both participants and the
economy. This is particularly true for an industry like aerospace, in which R&D is a
costly, long-term undertaking.” – Emerson Report
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Officially launched in April 2014

$30M financial support from Industry Canada
Honourable James Moore, announcing his
endorsement of the creation of a new
national aerospace research and
technology network.
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CARIC’s Mission
1. To facilitate communications and collaboration
among aerospace companies, researchers and
academics…
…and provide financial support to collaborative
R&TD projects.
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CARIC’s Mission
2.
To launch initiatives whose primary purpose is to:
– serve as catalysts for collaboration that can help to overcome
the silo effects;
– promote faster, more relevant R&D.
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Our raison d’être
 Our core business: R&D projects that lead to
innovative solutions
– Industry focused
 Our vision: a key facilitator for the Canadian
aerospace research and technology development
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Outcomes - Metrics
1) CARIC accelerates aerospace research
 Research projects launched (TRL 1-6)
 Involvement: academia, research centers and
industry
 Funding provided and leveraging factor
 Technologies developed
2) CARIC supports student training
 Students trained
 Involvement of colleges
Outcomes - Metrics (cont’d)
3) CARIC facilitates aerospace network outreach
 Research Forum & Workshops on cutting edge research fields
 Web Community Portal usage
4) CARIC supports the innovation system
 Inventory of research infrastructures
 Technological road-mapping
 Mobilizing SMEs
Tackling Real-World Issues
 Fabrication costs (new materials, robotics, optimized processes)
 Cost of operations (optimized routes (IT), avionics, control
systems)
 Protection of the environment (fuels, optimized routes, noise
reduction)
 Airborne security (information systems, sensors, certification of
materials)
 Airfield security (sensors for traffic control, de-icing)
 Well-being of the crew and passengers (interior design, human
factors)
 Training (simulation)
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Coast-to-Coast Footprint
Head office
Regional office
Winnipeg
Montréal
Vancouver
Ottawa
Toronto
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Halifax
Canadian Aerospace Research Continuum
Product development,
manufacturing,
in-service, end of life
TRL
Demonstrations
Applied Research
Fundamental
Research
Technology Push
&
Requirements Pull
Product timeline
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CARIC Collaborative Projects
How does it work?
Funding partner:
1st Research Forum
Focus: generate project ideas

Jointly with CRIAQ’s 7th Forum

April 16-17, 2014

Official launch of CARIC

1,300 registered participants

89 submitted project ideas

10 represented countries
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Research Themes
Program management framework
Acoustics, noise control,
environment, security, icing
(ENV)
Composites
(COMP)
Modeling, simulation,
multidisciplinary optimization
(MDO)
Air operation and human
factors - organizational
innovation
(OPR)
Diagnostics, pronostics,
surveillance of components
(DPHM)
Product and system
development, productivity
(PLE-P)
Autonomous systems
(AUT)
Interior design
(INT)
Supply chain optimization and
LEAN
(LEAN)
Avionics and control
(AVIO)
Manufacturing and assembly
processes, quality assurance
(MANU)
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Collaborative Projects
CARIC funds 2 types of research programs
Low TRL –
Understanding
Technology
Partnership
2 industrial partners + 2 academic partners
75%
Stacking limit
CARIC funding
Funding recipients
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Mid TRL –
Maturing
Technology
max. 10% of eligible project
expenditures
max. 50% of eligible project
expenditures
Universities or colleges
delivered
Industries
delivered
Understanding-technology Projects
(LOW-TRLs)
Guidelines
Partnership
Funding
(including indirect costs)
Intellectual Property
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Industry-led projects
Universities, colleges and research centers delivered
A minimum of 2 industrial partners + 2 academic partners
Typical duration: 3-4 years
 Maximum public funding: 75% of eligible project
expenditures
 Maximum NSERC leverage applied on Industry cash and inkind contribution
 CARIC contribution (non-refundable): 10% of eligible
project expenditures
 Funding from other programs used when available
 Funding recipients: universities or colleges
 CARIC generic Project
Agreement (mandatory)
Funding Scenarios
Low TRL-Projects – Provincial Funding
Total Project Value: $125k
$100k cash
$25k in-kind
Max. 75% in public funding
NSERC
$50k
CARIC
$10k
Provincial
$15k
Industries
$25k
in-kind $25k
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Funding Scenarios
Low TRL-Projects – No Provincial Funding
Total Project Value: $130k
$100k cash
$30k in-kind
CARIC
$10k
Max. 75% in public funding
NSERC
$60k
Industries
$30k
in-kind $30k
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Understanding-technology Projects
(LOW-TRLs)
Typical approval process
Maximum 2 months
Approval
Completion of the NSERC
application (or other
application for funding)
3-4 months
Maximum 2 months
Submission of
NSERC proposal
NSERC
decision
Project Agreement circulating
Submission
of Project
Statement
Scientific
Committee
Decision
New submission
to Scientific
Committee
Refusal
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Comments provided by the
Committee. Invitation to
resubmit the project
p. 22
Project conducted
out of the CARIC
framework
Signature of
CARIC
Agreement
Maturing-technology Projects (MIDTRLs)
Guidelines
Partnership
Funding
(including indirect costs)
Intellectual Property
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Industry-led projects
Industry delivered
A minimum of 2 industrial partners + 2 academic partners
Strongly recommended to include an SME (evaluation
criteria)
 Typical duration: 2-3 years
 Industry contribution: 50% of eligible project expenditures
 CARIC contribution (non-refundable): 50% of eligible
project expenditures
 Funding from other programs used when available
 Funding recipients: industries
 High level IP guidelines provided
 A specific project Agreement (generic template
provided by CARIC)
Funding Scenarios
Mid TRL-Projects
Total Project Value: $100k (cash + in-kind)
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CARIC + others
Industries
$50k
$50k
Maturing-technology Projects (MIDTRLs)
Typical approval process
Maximum 4 months
Signature
of Project
Agreement
Approval
Submission
of Project
Statement
Scientific
Committee
Decision
New submission
to Scientific
Committee
Refusal
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Comments provided by the
Committee. Invitation to
resubmit the project
p. 25
Project conducted
out of the CARIC
framework
Specific Program of funding:
Canada-European Union Coordinated
Call
Funding partner:
Canada-EU Collaboration (2015)
Areas of common interest :
1. Reducing environmental impact through advanced design
of novel aircraft configurations
2. Reducing engine and airframe noise through improved design
or novel materials applications
3. Resource-efficient high-performance development
of materials and manufacturing processes
4. Reducing energy consumption through more electrical aircraft
and highly integrated systems
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Canada-European Union Collaborations
Canada-European Union
Coordinated Call
Partnership
(TRL 2-4)
Canada: minimum 2 industrial + 2 academic partners
EU:
minimum 3 independent organizations
from 3 different EU member states
Stacking limit
75%
CARIC funding
up to 50%
Funding destination
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of the Canadian side’s eligible expenditures
Academic and industrial
Canada-European Union Coordinated
Call
Guidelines
Partnership
 Industry-led projects
 Universities, colleges and industry delivered
 A minimum of 2 industrial partners + 2 academic partners
in Canada
 A minimum of 3 independent organizations from 3 different
EU member state
 Joint proposal among Canadian and European partners
 Typical duration: 3-4 years
Funding
(including indirect costs)
Separate budget for
Canadian side
 Industry contribution of 25% of eligible project
expenditures
 NSERC contribution of 25% of eligible project expenditures
 CARIC contribution of 50% (non-refundable) of eligible
project expenditures
 Funding recipients: universities ,colleges and industries
Intellectual Property
 A negotiated international
project Agreement
Canada-EU Collaboration
Guidelines
Formal submission of proposals by April 23rd, 2015 (coordinated
call deadline)
Approval Process
(CARIC manages the evaluation
process on the Canadian side.
Separate approval process;
coordinated decision)
 CARIC:
 Scientific Committee
 Approves relevance of project and budget
summary according to call topics, objectives and
partnership balance
 NSERC:
 Approves research proposal
 Approval based on scientific merit
 Evaluation by expert committees in Canada and in
Europe; ranking on both sides
 Coordination for final ranking and decision
Note: Project Agreement must be signed within 3 months
from NSERC’s approval
Funding Scenarios
Canada-EU Collaboration
Project Value:
(Canadian side)
$100k (cash + in-kind)
Max. 75% in public funding
NSERC
$25k
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CARIC
$50k
Industries
$25k
CARIC - GARDN
Workshops 2015
How to submit a project idea?
Funding partner:
CARIC-GARDN Workshops's objectives
4 Workshops will be organised early 2015 in
order to:
Foster collaboration between aerospace
stakeholders
Generatate projects ideas
Promote and present CARIC and GARDN
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CARIC-GARDN Workshops - Agenda
Montreal Workshop: January 20th, 2015
Toronto Workshop: January 22nd, 2015
Winnipeg Workshop: February 3rd, 2015
Vancouver Workshop: February 5th, 2015
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CARIC Project ideas submission
 Propose collaborative research project ideas based on
aerospace industry’s needs and stakes
 Presentation of projects currently being discussed within
your networks
 Do not restrict yourself:
 Open innovation context (LEAN, OPR, PLE-P out-of-the box)
 National network of potential collaborators
 Use the CARIC template
 2 pages/ project template
 Submit in English or in French
 Submit before deadline to project@caric.ca
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Organization Name
Speaker Name
Descriptions of the Need & Research Objectives
PROJECT
CONTINUATION
OF A PROJECT
(Please remove text
if not applicable.)
DURATION
TRL Level start
TRL Level end
OPEN TO INTL
(Please remove text
if not applicable.)
Expertise sought
PROJECT
CONTINUATION
OF A PROJECT
(Please remove text
if not applicable.)
DURATION
TRL Level start
Potential Partners
TRL Level end
OPEN TO INTL
(Please remove text
if not applicable.)
CARIC Project ideas submission
(cont’d)
 Who can submit a project idea?
– Large and Medium-sized companies
– SMEs (CARIC prior analysis)
– Universities, Colleges and research centres (CARIC
prior analysis)
• industrial endorsement (letter of support)
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CARIC-GARDN Workshops Agenda
8:15-8:45
Participant Registration
8:45-12:15
CARIC Projects

Presentation of CARIC

Project ideas presentation by participants
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Exchanges between participants in round tables
12:15-13:30
Networking Lunch
13:30-17:15
GARDN Projects

Presentation of GARDN

Project ideas presentation by participants

Exchanges between participants in round tables
17:15
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Cocktail
Important Dates – pre-Workshops
2 different dates to submit* your project ideas:
January
13th,
2015
For workshops in
Montreal
Toronto
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January 27th, 2015
For workshops in
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Fill out the template and send it at: project@caric.ca
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* Subject to funding availability
Important Dates – post-Workshops
3 dates to submit* your proposals for evaluation by
CARIC Scientific Committee:
February 10th, 2015
April
23rd,
2015
Submission of LOW and MID TRLs
proposals
Submission of CAN-UE Coordinated
Call proposals Possibility to evaluate LOW
and MID TRLs proposals
September,** 2015
Submission of LOW and MID TRLs
proposals
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Thank you!
To register to the Workshops: www.caric.ca
Funding partner:
For any questions on project ideas
submission, please contact:
For CARIC
project@caric.ca
For GARDN
sylvain.cofsky@gardn.org