DND/NSERC supplemental funding award

The DND/NSERC supplemental funding award encourages highly advanced training and research in the natural sciences and engineering in research fields relevant to national defence for the benefit of Canada. Funding from the Department of National Defence (DND) will be used to supplement up to 40 successful existing NSERC award holders at the doctoral or postdoctoral level who are funded by a Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral (CGRS D) award or a Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) and who are pursuing research in areas of interest to Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC), the science and technology organization of DND. The supplement provides additional funding support for existing NSERC award holders at the doctoral and postdoctoral training levels at Canadian institutions. To apply for this supplement, applicants must hold an active CGRS D or CPRA at a Canadian institution and their research project must fall within the research areas of relevance to DND. Award holders may hold more than one supplement over the course of their award and will remain eligible for this supplement so long as their award is active. Research areas of relevance to DND include, but are not limited to: 5G, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, biomedical engineering, cognitive psychology, electromagnetics, machine learning, microscopy, deep neural networks, neuroscience, quantum sensing, radar, renewable energy, sensor fusion, signal processing, un-crewed vehicles, and virtual reality. Eligible applications will be reviewed by NSERC staff and DND's defence research network personnel, and supplements will be offered to those most closely aligned with the objectives of this initiative.