NSERC-NRCan Partnership on Small Modular Reactors Research

NSERC and Natural Resources Canada are pleased to announce a new partnership to fund research on small modular reastors through NSERC's Alliance grants program. NRCan has set aside $1M per year, over 4 years, to co-fund research projects through NSERC's Alliance grants program.

This partnership will support the goals of the 2022 Federal Budget to position Canada as a clean energy leader, and of Canada’s Small Modular Reactor Action Plan released by NRCan in December of 2020. Funding will support applicants in their efforts to address waste generated from SMRs and research related to minimizing SMR waste, as well as the development of supply chains for SMR manufacturing and SMR fuel supply.

Through these grants, NRCan will provide support up to $100,000 per year, for up to four years. NSERC’s contribution will be calculated using the Alliance program’s cost-sharing formula. 

The partnership between NSERC and NRCan is intended to support activities that will:

  • generate new knowledge to support policy and decision-making related to SMRs in Canada’s nuclear industry, as well as to support the objectives of the Canada's SMR Action Plan;
  • enhance the capabilities of Canadian universities to undertake research related to SMRs;
  • increase training and help produce a new generation of nuclear scientists, engineers and policy-makers.

University researchers must first contact NRCan to discuss their proposed project and obtain approval before submitting an application to NSERC. To engage NRCan in supporting their research project, they must request an expression of interest (EOI) form via email to smr-prm@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca and submit the completed form to NRCan by 11:59 pm on April 11, 2023. A limited number of applicants will be invited by NRCan to submit an application for NSERC funding. Funding decisions will then be made based on based on NSERC's Alliance grant review process. Applications must be submitted to NSERC by August 1, 2023. 

Deadlines: 

NRCan Deadline: before April 11, 2023 submit an Expression of Interest. 

NSERC Application Deadline: August 1, 2023

Upcoming Deadlines

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April 11, 2024April 11, 2024 *
April 05, 2024 Apr. 05, 2024 April 05, 2024 16:00:00 April 05, 2024 16:00:00 America/Vancouver Application Deadline: NSERC-NRCan Partnership on Small Modular Reactors Research NSERC and Natural Resources Canada are pleased to announce a new partnership to fund research on small modular reactors through NSERC's Alliance grants program. Through these grants, NRCan will provide up to $100K, for up to 4 years, to co-fund research projects through NSERC's Alliance grants program. University researchers must contact NRCan to discuss their proposed project and obtain approval before submitting an application to NSERC. Deadline to submit an Expression of Interest to NRCan is April 11, 2023. Full applications to NSERC are due August 1, 2023. Kindly click on the link for further information. .
* NOTE: This deadline is an estimate based on previous years, but a confirmed deadline has not yet been published. We will update the deadline when it has been confirmed.

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