PromoScience

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) invites applications for initiatives that promote the natural sciences and engineering (NSE) to Canada’s young people, particularly to groups that are underrepresented in NSE careers.

PromoScience encourages a wide variety of organizations to apply for funding to help young Canadians in elementary school and high school (including the equivalent first year of college in Quebec) develop skills and an interest in science and engineering, as well as to support their teachers or educators in delivering the programming. Activities that will encourage Indigenous undergraduate students to pursue graduate studies in the NSE are also supported through this funding opportunity.

Applications must be submitted to NSERC by September 15, 2026, before 8:00 p.m. (ET).

The maximum grant amount is $200,000 per year for 3 years. Only one application may be submitted per organization or department within a post-secondary institution in a given competition year.

For more information, visit NSERC’s website or join us for a Microsoft Teams information session:

2026 PromoScience information session

English webinar – July 23, 2026, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. (ET)