Canada – UK 2022-23 collaborative industrial research and development call for proposals on quantum technologies

Eligibility: 

To be considered for funding, applicants must form a project consortium and develop a collaborative research and development (R&D) project that meets the following criteria:

Canadian applicant

  • The Canadian small or medium‑sized enterprise (SME) applicant must:
    • be an incorporated, profit oriented small or medium sized business in Canada
    • have 500 or fewer full time equivalent employees
    • pursue growth and profit by developing and commercializing innovative, technology driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada
    • have a differentiated and protectable technology with commercial potential in global markets
    • have sufficient working capital (e.g. revenue, investment etc.) and resources to undertake a multi-year R&D collaboration and commercialize the results
    • be committed to significant growth through international market expansion
  • The SME applicant may also be considered if they are:
    • Early stage/pre-commercial with 5 or more full-time equivalent employees
    • Affiliated with a post-secondary institution and/or research technology organization

4.2 Consortium

  • The project consortium must include at least:
    • 1 incorporated Canadian small or medium‑sized enterprise (SME), defined as a for‑profit company with 500 or fewer full‑time equivalent employees*
    • 1 incorporated UK business of any size defined as a for‑profit company
    • The parties listed above must be unrelated parties (i.e. no direct, indirect, beneficial or constructive ownership interest between these parties)
  • The project partners that form the consortium must agree on a plan addressing intellectual property rights and intent to commercialize.

*In addition to the Canadian SME, other Canadian organizations (research institutes, universities, government laboratories, research and technology organizations, large enterprises and other companies) may participate on a self‑funded basis or as subcontractors to a grant-receiving entity from the UK or Canada. Such organizations may also be eligible to receive funding through the NRC Quantum Sensors Challenge Program (QSP) if the consortium includes a QSP-affiliated NRC researcher. Please contact Roscoe.Klinck@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca for full details.

How to Apply: 
Working together, the governments of Canada and the United Kingdom (UK) aim to foster and support collaborative industrial research and development (R&D) projects with a high potential for commercialization. This call for proposals is open to organizations from Canada and the UK who wish to form project consortia to perform collaborative projects focused on developing innovative products, processes, or technology-based services in the area of quantum technologies.
 
For more information, please contact Jill Sherman at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca.
External Deadline: 
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Funding Source: 
External
Funding Level: 
Research