Research opportunities in HAWC suborbital, Science, and Application Development Activities (ROHSSA)
To be eligible, the applicant must be a recognized Canadian university or post-secondary institution. The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) maintains a directory of recognized schools in Canada.
The researcher leading these projects must:
- Hold a PhD obtained from a recognized institution.
- Hold a permanent, term, or contract position at the applicant institution for the duration of the funding agreement. The position may be paid or unpaid. This includes Adjunct Faculty that may be employed by industry. The signature of the Duly Authorized Representative on the Application Form is sufficient evidence that the Applicant believes that the Lead Researcher will hold a position at the applicant institution for the duration of the funding agreement.
Note: A Lead Researcher may lead only one (1) grant at a time per ROHSSA Stream.
These are the sole conditions that must be satisfied at the time of application.
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is pleased to announce an opportunity for the Canadian space science community to pursue research and development activities in priority areas of the High-altitude Aerosols, Water vapour and Clouds (HAWC) mission.
HAWC is a Canadian-led initiative that serves as a contribution to NASA's Atmosphere Observing System (AOS). Measurements made by HAWC and the rest of the AOS will target information gaps in near-term predictions of weather, air pollutants/aerosols and surface hydrology, and in long-term climate projections.
With this Announcement of Opportunity (AO), the CSA solicits proposals for projects that will contribute to the following objectives:
- Advance primary HAWC/AOS science objectives;
- Advance applications enabled by HAWC/AOS for a healthy and climate-resilient Canada.
The objective of this AO is to support science and applications development activities related to the HAWC/AOS initiative.
More specifically, through this AO, the CSA seeks to:
- Advance HAWC/AOS science and applications through research and development;
- Increase Canadian participation in the HAWC/AOS initiative;
- Increase Earth system model developments and/or the use of data acquired and processed with CSA support.
Projects selected from this CSA competition must have as their objective to increase scientific knowledge that will contribute to the objectives of the HAWC/AOS initiative and enable the development of applications.