CANADA FIRST RESEARCH EXCELLENCE FUND (the Fund)
NOTICE OF INTENT (NOI) FORM PART B (SCIENTIFIC STRATEGY)
Instructions for submission
This NOI form for Competition 1 of the Fund is made up of two parts:
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NOI Form Part A: Institutional Strategy and Proposal Summary; and
NOI Form Part B: Scientific Strategy.
A complete NOI will include one NOI Form Part A, and one or more NOI Form Part(s) B (i.e., one Part B for each
scientific area of focus). Each eligible institution can only submit one NOI.
The completed NOI (NOI Form Part A and NOI Form Part(s) B) must be uploaded to the Fund application portal by
12 a.m. (eastern) on February 2, 2015.
An email will be sent to each institution’s main contact by January 23, 2015, listing the portal’s URL and detailing
that institution’s portal username and password.
NOI Form Part B (Scientific Strategy Summary)
Identification
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Title of Scientific Strategy
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Research thematic area(s)
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Scientific Strategy Proposal Summary
Provide a 100-word summary describing the scientific strategy that will enable the institution to excel globally in
this research area and create long-term economic advantages for Canada. Outline the main elements of the
proposed research initiative(s) and the nature of high-level activities to be funded.
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Funding Requested and Proposed Use of Funds
Provide estimates on how the Fund grant, supplemented by institutional or other funds (if applicable), will be used
over the duration of the grant to support this Scientific Strategy.
Funding from the Fund
Strategies to foster the institution’s ability to attract
and retain top scientists/researchers
Strategies to foster the institution’s ability to attract
and retain top graduate students and postdoctoral
researchers
Strategies to foster the institution’s ability to attract
and retain top research technicians and other
research personnel
Research activities (direct costs of research)
Indirect costs of research (indirect costs at up to 25
per cent of grant amount)
Infrastructure and equipment upgrades
International partnership activities
Strategies to support knowledge mobilization and
commercialization efforts
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 excluding funds from triagency and CFI
 in-kind or cash
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Total over the duration of the grant (note that the
total funding from the Fund must correspond to the
total budget listed in the NOI Form Part A
(Institutional Strategy & Proposal Summary) for this
scientific strategy)
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Alignment with federal Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy (ST&I) priority
research areas
Check the box indicating the extent to which this scientific strategy aligns with each of the ST&I priority areas.
Refer to the ST&I Policy website for further information on these priority areas.
ST&I Strategy priority research areas
This scientific strategy …
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this priority area
this priority area
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Partners
Please list all presently secured and potential partners for this scientific strategy. This information is required by
the Fund Secretariat to ensure potential reviewers are not in a conflict of interest with the proposal.
Secured partners
Potential partners
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(indicate name and country)
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CFREF-eligible Canadian postsecondary
institutions
Universities and their affiliated institutions:
Colleges and polytechnics:
Other Canadian research organizations
Academic and research institutes abroad
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Private sector in Canada and abroad
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Public sector in Canada and abroad
Philanthropic organizations in Canada and
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Other (specify)
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Suggested reviewers
The institution is invited to suggest two or three potential reviewers for this Scientific Strategy. The Secretariat may
approach the reviewers to enquire about their willingness to provide a review in the context of the first CFREF
competition. The Secretariat would only divulge generic information related to the research thematic area. The
Secretariat will not divulge the name of the institution, or any other detail contained in this Notice of Intent (NOI)
application.
Reviewers cannot:
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be a faculty member at a Canadian institution (excluding adjunct professors);
be affiliated with the applicant institution (including hospitals and research institutes) or with an
organization receiving financial support from that institution;
have held a position at the institution applying to the program in the last five years;
be involved in the proposed program of research;
be a potential recruit for this Scientific Strategy; or
be in a position to directly benefit from the outcome.
Reviewers should be able to evaluate the full application (Part A and the relevant Part B), once submitted, in the
language in which it is written. The Secretariat reserves the right to make the final selection of reviewers for any
NOI Form Part B (Scientific Strategy), and may opt not to use any of the suggested reviewers.
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