NSERC to fund Canada-France collaboration
February 2nd, 2009
NSERC announced today a new funding program to increase collaboration between researchers in Canada and France. The agreement between NSERC and France’s Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) will fund 10-15 projects in the first year. Proposals will have to include the participation of an industrial partner, and should focus on four identified priority areas: advanced communication technologies and management of information, biomedical technologies, manufacturing, and healthy environment and ecosystems. Researchers will apply through their respective agencies, and NSERC will administer the funds through its Strategic Project Grants Program. No mention is made of travel allowances for trips to Paris or the Riviera.
