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Presented by Isabelle Blain Vice-President Research Grants and Scholarships NSERC

Opportunities for International Collaboration. Presented by Isabelle Blain Vice-President Research Grants and Scholarships NSERC Forum on enhancing international cooperation Tainan September 28, 2005. 1. About NSERC. NSERC Key Facts.

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Presented by Isabelle Blain Vice-President Research Grants and Scholarships NSERC

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  1. Opportunities for International Collaboration Presented by Isabelle Blain Vice-President Research Grants and Scholarships NSERC Forum on enhancing international cooperation Tainan September 28, 2005 1

  2. About NSERC NSERC Key Facts • An arm’s length agency of the federal government that reports to Parliament through the Minister of Industry: • NSERC is a “granting agency”, it does not conduct research and has no research facilities • Governed by a Council with regional and cross-sectoral representation, 22 members appointed by government; • Complements two other agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC); • Supports research in 70 universities across Canada; • About 330 employees, with headquarters in Ottawa and two regional offices (3 more planned). 2

  3. innovation EXCELLENCE Productive use of new knowledge in all sectors of the economy and society people Highly skilled,well educatedand capable oflifelong learning Prosperity and high quality of life for Canadians Vision & Mission: Help make Canada a country of discoverers and innovators for the benefit of all Canadians. We invest in: discovery Competitive research in science and engineering, providing access to new knowledge from around the world Our goal is Canadianexcellence in: USING NEW KNOWLEDGE Partnerships of universities with industry and other sectors for project research CREATING KNOWLEDGE Research Grants for basic researchin the universities WORKING IN ALL AREAS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Scholarships and fellowships for undergraduate students, postgraduate students, postdoctoral fellows and some university faculty We do this throughpeer-reviewedcompetitionsin three programs 3 NSERC also works towards its goals by exerting INFLUENCE beyond our program reach

  4. How do we support R&D? NSERC budget 2005-2006: ($millions) Total budget: $862.2 million 4

  5. Total expenditure on R&D 2002 (or latest available), percent of GDP R&D in Canada Int’l benchmark How do we compare ? • Top 4 invests over 3% of their GDP in R&D. • In 2002, Canada was 15th, investing less than 2%. • The objective is to be amongst the top 5 by 2010. 5 Source: Science and Technology Statistical Compendium (2004) OECD.

  6. International Collaboration Top 40 Countries of Canadian Internationally Co-authored Papers in the Natural Sciences and Engineering, 2003 (% of Canadian International Papers) 6 Source: Observatoire des sciences et des technologies

  7. International Collaboration Mechanisms for collaboration… ... People • Outgoing: Postdoctoral fellowships and Graduate Scholarships available for tenure abroad; Summer Programs (in Taiwan and Japan) • Incoming: Visiting Fellowships in Canadian Government Laboratories; Canada Research Chairs & Industrial Research Chairs • On-line databases of Canadian experts • Peer Review Process • Going Global S&T Fund at Department of International Trade 7

  8. International Collaboration Mechanisms (cont’d)… … Discovery • Flexibility for use of funds in grant programs • Special Research Opportunity (SRO) program … Innovation • Non-university partners (e.g. industry) can be foreign, though they must bring their own funding to the collaboration AND there has to be a technology receptor in Canada (benefit to Canada) 8

  9. Special Research Opportunity (SRO) Grants Support new and emerging national or internationalresearch opportunities and accelerate time-sensitive research • Exploratory “pre-research” activities (e.g. workshop) • Collaborative research projects • Program budget is $10M per year • Individual researcher or teams of researchers may apply • No deadline date for application submission http://www.nserc.gc.ca/professors_e.asp?nav=profnav&lbi=a4 9

  10. Research Projects Deep Sub-micro CMOS technology for highly-integrated RF broadband system Study of QoS over IP network Sample sequencing of the Streptomyces clavuligerus genome Workshops Bridge Technology Natural Disaster Prevention Aeronautical research and technology HPQ Exchange Summer Program in Taiwan Examples of Collaborations

  11. International Collaboration Resources to facilitate collaboration… • NSERC Awards Search Engine: www.nserc.gc.ca/programs/result/database.htm contains the results of NSERC competitions and information on its funding since 1991.  • NSERC Chair Holder Database: www.nserc.gc.ca/partners/chairs_e.asp is designed to connect you with some of Canada’s leading scientists and engineers. • Canada Research Chairs: www.chairs.gc.ca/web/chairholders/index_e.asp. This database contains short profiles of each of the Canada Research Chairs to date. 11

  12. Denis Leclerc Manager Tel: (613) 992-3445 Denis.Leclerc@nserc.ca Jean-Pierre Rodrigue Int’l Relations Analyst Tel: (613) 996-9260 Jean-Pierre.Rodrigue@nserc.ca For Future Reference Policy & International Division: NSERC’s Website: www.nserc.ca International Cooperation: www.nserc.gc.ca/intnew.htm Bilateral Relations: www.nserc.gc.ca/intern/bilagre.htm 12

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