Letter of intent deadline: November 9, 2015
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Letter of intent results announced: January 2016 (a list of institutions invited to submit a full proposal will be posted on the Fund website)
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Full proposal deadline: March 29, 2016
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Funding to be awarded: Up to $900 million
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Eligibility and selection criteria: Eligibility for the Fund and its selection criteria are the same for both inaugural competitions and are available under Application process.
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Adjudication process: Competition 2 will have a two-stage review process, starting with an adjudicated letter of intent (LOI) stage. This will minimize the burden on institutions with respect to preparing full proposals, and the burden on peer reviewers and adjudication committees. The eligibility and selection criteria remain the same as they were in inaugural Competition 1. Adjudication will involve peer review. The LOI will outline all of the information required to assess the institution’s existing scientific capacity (part of criterion 1) and the alignment of the proposed research thematic area with the federal science, technology and innovation priority research areas (part of criterion 2). The selection will focus on whether applicants meet the threshold and standard for consideration under the Fund, i.e., do LOIs appropriately respond to the Fund’s intended goals and ambition, based on these two key elements of the selection criteria? Additional information on the full proposal stage and the adjudication process is available under Application process.
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Results announced: Summer 2016
Payment of grant funds to successful institutions would begin during fiscal year 2016-17, following the Treasury Board’s approval and parliamentary appropriation of the funds. September 1, 2016, is the earliest start date that can be presented in applications for proposed initiatives. Consequently, expenses incurred as of September 1, 2016, will be eligible under the grant.
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