Grants and Contributions

Hire specialized expertise to support innovation of new product development

The Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) are meant to nurture the interest of the students and fully develop their potential for a research career in the natural sciences and engineering. They are also meant to encourage students to undertake graduate studies in these fields. Students who would like to gain research experience in an academic setting, these awards can provide financial support through the hosting university. NSERC encourages qualified Aboriginal students to apply to this program.

The Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) are meant to nurture the interest of the students and fully develop their potential for a research career in the natural sciences and engineering. They are also meant to encourage students to undertake graduate studies in these fields. Students who would like to gain research experience in an academic setting, these awards can provide financial support through the hosting university. NSERC encourages qualified Aboriginal students to apply to this program.

The Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) are meant to nurture the interest of the students and fully develop their potential for a research career in the natural sciences and engineering. They are also meant to encourage students to undertake graduate studies in these fields. Students who would like to gain research experience in an academic setting, these awards can provide financial support through the hosting university. NSERC encourages qualified Aboriginal students to apply to this program.

The purpose of this project is to provide funding to the association to support market development activities to expand export opportunities for the Canadian wood products industry.

Canada's Fisheries Fund will transform and drive innovation in the fish and seafood sector in Canada with a focus on developing the sector to better meet growing market demands for sustainably sourced, high-quality fish and seafood products.

March 2021 - The Grand Sud region of Madagascar faces a severe food security and nutrition crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the situation by driving up the price of essential products and restricting inter-regional travel negatively impacting livelihoods and reducing overall household income. An estimated 1.14 million people in the Grand Sud region and 203,453 people in the Southeast of the country require humanitarian assistance from January to April 2021.

With GAC’s support and other donors, the World Food Programme (WFP) provides additional food assistance to more than 891,000 crisis-affected people until June 2021, the end of the lean season. Project activities include: (1) distributing emergency food assistance through cash-based transfers; (2) treating moderate and acute malnutrition for children under the age of five, including pregnant and lactating women; (3) launching emergency school feeding programs in the country.

The objective of the WIL Initiatives is to drive systemic change in the skills development system at the PSE level, to effectively align technical, foundational and “work-ready” skills of PSE students with the skills required by Canadian employers – demonstrated by an increase in incremental and sustainable WIL opportunities in sectors targeted by the program; and the continuation of collaborative and innovative partnerships. .

Broadband project that will improve access to high-speed Internet to 94 households located in the community of Bradwell in the Province of Saskatchewan, using last mile and Fibre technology.

Broadband project that will improve access to high-speed Internet to 343 households located in the Resort Villages of Shields and Thode, in the Province of Saskatchewan, using Fibre technology.