Important information
- NSERC's Memo to Potential Applicants (April 2023)
- NSERC's webinars on Discovery Grants
- FAQ on Highly Qualified Personnel (PDF 120 KB) (last updated July 2020)
- FAQ on Discovery Grants 1-year extension with funds due to COVID-19 (last updated August 31, 2022)
Timeline for Queen's Applicants
| Date and/or Time | Description |
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| Wednesday, July 12, 2023 |
Queen’s Discovery Grants (DG) Notification of Intent (NOI) Boot Camp for early career researchers, first-time applicants and any other researchers interested in refamiliarizing themselves with the DG application process. View the video and slides from the Discovery Grants Notification of Intent Boot Camp |
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Tuesday, August 1, 2023 |
NSERC Discovery Grants NOI deadline. Applicants have to submit their NOI including a Canadian Common CV (CCV) on the NSERC portal. The NOI is mandatory for you to submit a full application. |
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Wednesday, August 2, 2023 |
Queen’s Summer DG Info Session 1: Budget, Relationship to Other Funding, Summary and Sample Paper View the video and slides from Discovery Grants Summer Info Session 1 |
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Wednesday, August 9, 2023 |
Queen’s Summer DG Info Session 2: Proposal View the video and slides from Discovery Grants Summer Info Session 2 |
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Wednesday, August 16, 2023 |
Queen’s Summer DG Info Session 3: Contributions to Research & HQP View the video and slides from Discovery Grants Summer Info Session 3 |
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Wednesday, August 23, 2023 |
Queen’s Summer DG Info Session 4: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) View the video and slides from Discovery Grants Summer Info Session 4 |
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Before Monday, October 2, 2023 |
The submission period for in-depth review by a Research Projects Advisor (RPA): please send a draft of your CCV, proposal and application sections to the following: Applicants from Faculty of Health Sciences and Smith School of Business: send the draft to Dora Baczyk at d.baczyk@queensu.ca. Applicants from Smith Engineering: send the draft to Bei Cai at beicai@queensu.ca Applicants from Faculty of Arts & Science: send the draft to Adam Jeziorski at adam.jeziorski@queensu.ca Applicants are also highly encouraged to send their draft to several peers for review of the technical aspects of their proposal. |
| Friday, October 13, 2023 |
TRAQ DSS file submission deadline. Applicants must create a TRAQ file for their Discovery Grant application. Instructions for submitting a TRAQ DSS for a Discovery Grant Proposal |
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Before 9am on |
Mandatory Submission Deadline: all applicants must submit their application on the NSERC Portal by that date, the earlier the better. Research Services has to do extensive checks on all proposals, and we need enough time so that applicants can still fix any issues that our checks uncover. |
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Wednesday, November 1, 2023 |
NSERC deadline for Discovery Grants applications. |
- Queen's 2020 Step-by-Step Guide to Completing a CCV (PDF 1006 KB) (with screenshots and detailed instructions for importing publications, updated July 12, 2020, to include import from ORCID, PubMed, Web of Science)
- NSERC Instructions for the CCV
- NSERC FAQs for the Portal and the CCV
- Queen's URS FAQ for the NSERC Portal
- New: 2023 NSERC videos for the NOI stage
- Guidelines to determine which research areas are eligible for NSERC vs. CIHR, SSHRC: Selecting the Appropriate Federal Granting Agency very carefully so that you understand what part of your research would be a good fit for NSERC.
- NSERC Instructions for the Discovery NOI form
Content will be updated regularly, as new information from NSERC becomes available.
Queen's Research Services Resources:
- NSERC DG Best Practices document. (Queen's NetID is required. Contact adam.jeziorski@queensu.ca if you do not have a Queen's ID)
- Word document with a list of application form sections and their character/page limits
- Excel spreadsheet template for the Proposed Expenditures table (EXCEL 15 KB) (file downloads to computer when clicked)
- Sample template for a Gantt Chart for a Discovery Grant to plan your HQP (WORD 34 KB) (file downloads to computer when clicked)
- Instructions for submitting a TRAQ DSS for your Discovery application
- How to make your publications from NSERC grants open access in accordance with NSERC policy (PDF 81 KB)
- Queen's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion document for Discovery Grant applications (PDF 304 KB)
NSERC Guidelines and Information:
- NSERC guide on EDI in research
- NSERC instructions for Discovery applications
- NSERC's formatting guidelines
- Evaluation Group Members
- Statistics Dashboard
NSERC Grant Review Materials:
- Merit Indicator Table (PDF 207 KB) NSERC's scoring rubric for Discovery Grants
- Peer review manual (PDF 540 KB)
NSERC Support:
For Discovery Grants inquiries: Email: resgrant@nserc-crsng.gc.ca
For NSERC Research Portal inquiries: Email: webapp@nserc-crsng.gc.ca | Telephone: 1-855-275-2861
For CCV: Email: support-soutien@cihr-irsc.gc.ca | Telephone: 613-954-1968 | Toll Free Telephone: 1-888-603-4178
Queen's Contact Information for Discovery Grant applicants:
Bei Cai
Research Projects Advisor
for researchers in Smith Engineering
beicai@queensu.ca
Adam Jeziorski
Research Projects Advisor
for researchers in the Faculty of Arts and Science
adam.jeziorski@queensu.ca