The Discovery Grants Program - Individual awarded 2,157 grants totaling $74,448,000. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada is the primary administering department for this program. Top recipients include Dennis Hall (University of Alberta), Mario Leclerc (Université Laval), and David Schriemer (University of Calgary).
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Discovery Grants Program - Individual
SaveTotal Grants
2,157
Total Amount
$74.4M
Provinces Served
0
Top Recipients by Funding Amount
| # | Recipient | Grants | Total Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hall, Dennis (University of Alberta) | 1 | $695.0K |
| 2 | Leclerc, Mario (Université Laval) | 1 | $620.0K |
| 3 | Schriemer, David (University of Calgary) | 1 | $620.0K |
| 4 | Wood, Christopher (The University of British Columbia) | 1 | $550.0K |
| 5 | Smol, John (Queen’s University) | 1 | $540.0K |
| 6 | Abraham, Roberto (University of Toronto) | 1 | $540.0K |
| 7 | Mansfield, Shawn (The University of British Columbia) | 1 | $450.0K |
| 8 | Schulte, Patricia (The University of British Columbia) | 1 | $450.0K |
| 9 | Adronov, Alex (McMaster University) | 1 | $450.0K |
| 10 | Cote, Isabelle (Simon Fraser University) | 1 | $440.0K |
| 11 | Loewen, Christopher (The University of British Columbia) | 1 | $381.0K |
| 12 | Gülder, Ömer (University of Toronto) | 1 | $380.0K |
| 13 | Love, Jennifer (The University of British Columbia) | 1 | $370.0K |
| 14 | Pante, Nelly (The University of British Columbia) | 1 | $355.0K |
| 15 | Precup, Doina (McGill University)|Precup, Doina (Université McGill) | 1 | $355.0K |
| 16 | Zamponi, Gerald (University of Calgary) | 1 | $355.0K |
| 17 | Gendron, Bernard (Université de Montréal) | 1 | $355.0K |
| 18 | Rowe, RKerry (Queen’s University) | 1 | $355.0K |
| 19 | Lesage, Frederic (École Polytechnique de Montréal) | 1 | $350.0K |
| 20 | Sheel, Andrew (The University of British Columbia) | 1 | $345.0K |
Geographic Distribution by Province
| Province / Territory | Grants | Total Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| No geographic data available. | |||
Departments Administering This Program
| # | Department | Grants | Total Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | 432 | $74.4M |
| 2 | Unknown | 1,725 | $0 |
Recent Grants
Recipient
Amount
Year
Purpose
Hall, Dennis (University of Alberta)
$695.0K
--
Leclerc, Mario (Université Laval)
$620.0K
--
Schriemer, David (University of Calgary)
$620.0K
--
Wood, Christopher (The University of British Columbia)
$550.0K
--
Abraham, Roberto (University of Toronto)
$540.0K
--
Smol, John (Queen’s University)
$540.0K
--
Schulte, Patricia (The University of British Columbia)
$450.0K
--
Adronov, Alex (McMaster University)
$450.0K
--
Mansfield, Shawn (The University of British Columbia)
$450.0K
--
Cote, Isabelle (Simon Fraser University)
$440.0K
--
Loewen, Christopher (The University of British Columbia)
$381.0K
--
Gülder, Ömer (University of Toronto)
$380.0K
--
Love, Jennifer (The University of British Columbia)
$370.0K
--
Gendron, Bernard (Université de Montréal)
$355.0K
--
Precup, Doina (McGill University)|Precup, Doina (Université McGill)
$355.0K
--
Rowe, RKerry (Queen’s University)
$355.0K
--
Pante, Nelly (The University of British Columbia)
$355.0K
--
Zamponi, Gerald (University of Calgary)
$355.0K
--
Lesage, Frederic (École Polytechnique de Montréal)
$350.0K
--
Sheel, Andrew (The University of British Columbia)
$345.0K
--
Rodriguez, Manuel (Université Laval)
$305.0K
--
Harkness, Troy (University of Saskatchewan)
$300.0K
--
Salesse, Christian (Université Laval)
$300.0K
--
Robert, Claude (Université Laval)
$300.0K
--
Hill, Janet (University of Saskatchewan)
$300.0K
--
Hall, Dennis (University of Alberta)
$695.0K--
With discoveries like pharmaceutical drugs, insecticides, polymers, and food additives, organic synthesis stands as a po...
Leclerc, Mario (Université Laval)
$620.0K--
Conjugated polymers combine the electrical and optical features of inorganic semi-conductors with the mechanical propert...
Schriemer, David (University of Calgary)
$620.0K--
We present a program of research designed to provide new tools for characterizing and modeling the structure of complex ...
Wood, Christopher (The University of British Columbia)
$550.0K--
In a country with the longest coastline in the world, with 1/7 of the world’s freshwater, & an economy where f...
Abraham, Roberto (University of Toronto)
$540.0K--
Over the past 40 years the cutting edge of astronomical imaging has transitioned from photographic plates on ground base...
Smol, John (Queen’s University)
$540.0K--
One of the greatest challenges faced by ecologists and environmental scientists is the lack of reliable long-term observ...
Schulte, Patricia (The University of British Columbia)
$450.0K--
The long-term goal of my research program is to understand the mechanisms that fish use to cope with environmental chang...
Adronov, Alex (McMaster University)
$450.0K--
This proposal aims to investigate the selective interactions between conjugated polymers and single-walled carbon nanotu...
Mansfield, Shawn (The University of British Columbia)
$450.0K--
Plants possess an inherent plasticity in their ability to allocate carbon, which is pivotal to the effective modulation ...
Cote, Isabelle (Simon Fraser University)
$440.0K--
Understanding the role of individual species in high-diversity ecosystems is challenging. To make biodiversity tractable...
Loewen, Christopher (The University of British Columbia)
$381.0K--
The general objective of this research proposal is to define roles for lipids in the regulation of cellular metabolism. ...
Gülder, Ömer (University of Toronto)
$380.0K--
To achieve higher thermal efficiencies and smaller engine volumes, combustion engines are designed to operate at pressur...
Love, Jennifer (The University of British Columbia)
$370.0K--
One of the grand challenges in chemistry involves the discovery of mild, economically-viable processes for the conversio...
Gendron, Bernard (Université de Montréal)
$355.0K--
This research program is dedicated to the development of novel methods for solving large-scale combinatorial optimizatio...
Precup, Doina (McGill University)|Precup, Doina (Université McGill)
$355.0K--
Artificial intelligence (AI) has made great progress in isolating different aspects of intelligence and proposing flexib...
Rowe, RKerry (Queen’s University)
$355.0K--
Geosynthetic barrier systems are used in most landfills (taking 68% of Canadian solid waste), contaminated fluid lagoons...
Pante, Nelly (The University of British Columbia)
$355.0K--
All eukaryotic cells have a distinct nucleus containing, among other things, the genetic blueprint of the organism. Carr...
Zamponi, Gerald (University of Calgary)
$355.0K--
Calcium ions are important for a variety of aspects of physiological function including memory, transmission of nerve si...
Lesage, Frederic (École Polytechnique de Montréal)
$350.0K--
This NSERC proposal aims to develop novel technology to measure and model oxygen delivery in complex and realistic envir...
Sheel, Andrew (The University of British Columbia)
$345.0K--
The heart, circulation, lungs, and chest wall act together in a highly coordinated fashion. While studying each system i...
Rodriguez, Manuel (Université Laval)
$305.0K--
The discovery of emerging contaminants, more stringent regulations for drinking water and greater public expectations co...
Harkness, Troy (University of Saskatchewan)
$300.0K--
Evidence is accumulating that cellular lifespan correlates to its damage repair capacity. Genetic screens in model organ...
Salesse, Christian (Université Laval)
$300.0K--
Les mécanismes de transduction cellulaire sont fortement accélérés à la surface des m...
Robert, Claude (Université Laval)
$300.0K--
We have recently observed a previously undescribed mechanism in bovine cumulus oocyte complexes where RNA granules trans...
Hill, Janet (University of Saskatchewan)
$300.0K--
Humans and animals are colonized by trillions of microorganisms that live on every surface of the body. The microbes tha...
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