Details
| Opportunity Name | Collaboration on Quantum Science and Artificial Intelligence |
| Agency | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the US National Science Foundation |
| Value | Variable |
| Indirect Costs | Ineligible |
| Duration | 1 – 5 years |
Deadlines
| Letter of Intent (LOI) and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review | 5 business days prior to submission to agency |
| LOI and fully signed ORS checklist due at ORS for mandatory review | 2 business days prior to submission to agency, by 9:00AM |
| LOI due to agency (NSERC) | At least eight weeks prior to the planned submission of the full proposal to the NSF |
| Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review | 10 business days prior to submission to agency |
| Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review | 5 business days prior to submission to agency |
| Final application and fully signed ORS checklist due at ORS for mandatory review | 2 business days prior to submission to agency, by 9:00AM |
| Application due at agency (NSF) | Anytime |
Objective
To focus specifically on discoveries and innovations in the areas of artificial intelligence and quantum science. Collaborative research proposals will be accepted to the NSF programs listed below:
- NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering Core Programs
- Small Projects and Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) Core Projects 1 only
- NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace Program (Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace)
- Core Small Projects only
- NSF Foundational Research in Robotics (FRR)
- NSF Engineering Directorate, Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems
- NSF Engineering Directorate, Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation
- NSF Engineering Directorate, Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems
Eligibility
For Canada, one Canadian university researcher, or a team of Canadian university researchers, who is eligible to receive NSERC funds can apply.
How to Apply
York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency. For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Checklist, which requires the Dean’s signature. Please send the complete application, with the finalized budget and a completed ORS checklist to sciapps@yorku.ca, five days prior to agency deadline.
ORS is accepting electronic applications – the process is outlined here.