NSERC is partnering with the National Science Foundation (NSF) on the Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) funding opportunity. The DMREF program offers a unique opportunity for Canadian academic researchers to team up with their US colleagues as interdisciplinary teams of researchers working synergistically to build the fundamental knowledge base needed to advance the design and development of materials in pursuit of the following goals:
- Unify the Materials Innovation Infrastructure (MII), a framework of integrating advanced modelling, computational and experimental tools, and quantitative data
- Harness the power of materials data
- Educate, train, and connect the materials research and development workforce
Canadian researchers must be working with an American principal investigator. Applications are due on February 4, 2025.
NSERC’s Alliance grants team has organized an information session on the DMREF opportunity. Researchers will learn about the program and how to submit Canadian applications. The session will be offered virtually on Tuesday, December 3rd; please register ahead of time by clicking on the desired link below and then clicking the “Register” button on the Event page.
You are welcome to submit your questions about this call for proposals ahead of the information session via the registration links (see below). When registering for a session, there will be an optional text box for advance questions. Submitting your question in advance will ensure that we get to your question during the presentation and that we are able to prepare a helpful answer for you.
Please bear in mind that any project-, partner-, student, or team-specific questions are better addressed privately; you can send these anytime by contacting us at DMREF@nserc-crsng.gc.ca.
Please share the invitation with other faculty members who may be interested in attending. We look forward to seeing you soon.
English Session: Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024; 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)
Registration link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1817f68e-9531-4ad8-a173-4b88f8b8ba34@fbef0798-20e3-4be7-bdc8-372032610f65