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.
• 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.

Streams:

• Regular Stream
• International (collaboration with the German Research Foundation)
• Industrial Stream (up to 50 per cent 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 $1.65 million over six 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 2021 NSERC CREATE competition must submit an Expression of Interest as part of the internal selection process. The deadline for Expressions of Interest is March 8, 2021.

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)