The Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund has awarded 413 federal grants, totaling $27,727,166.49. Top recipients include The Governors of the University of Calgary, The Governing Council of the University of Toronto, and the University of Ottawa. National Research Council Canada is the primary disbursing department, alongside an unknown department.
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Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund
SaveTotal Grants
413
Total Amount
$27.7M
Provinces Served
12
Top Recipients by Funding Amount
| # | Recipient | Grants | Total Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Governors of the University of Calgary | 5 | $3.1M |
| 2 | The Governing Council of the University of Toronto | 27 | $2.4M |
| 3 | University of Ottawa | 50 | $2.3M |
| 4 | University of Waterloo | 14 | $2.1M |
| 5 | University of Victoria | 13 | $1.2M |
| 6 | The Governors of the University of Alberta | 21 | $1.1M |
| 7 | The University of British Columbia | 13 | $1.0M |
| 8 | Carleton University | 35 | $927.0K |
| 9 | McMaster University | 6 | $922.5K |
| 10 | The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University | 24 | $591.5K |
| 11 | Simon Fraser University | 9 | $478.9K |
| 12 | Earthrise Building Services Inc. | 1 | $450.0K |
| 13 | The Hamlet of Pangnirtung | 1 | $415.8K |
| 14 | Corporation de l'École Polytechnique de Montréal | 16 | $386.0K |
| 15 | Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt E.V. German Aerospace Center | 1 | $385.3K |
| 16 | Deutsches zentrum für luft- und raumfahrt e.v. german aerospace center | 1 | $385.3K |
| 17 | Cornell University | 2 | $377.1K |
| 18 | Brilliant Matters Organic Electronics inc. | 1 | $374.7K |
| 19 | Lund University | 2 | $360.0K |
| 20 | École Polytechnique de Montréal | 1 | $360.0K |
Geographic Distribution by Province
| Province / Territory | Grants | Total Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| ON | 162 | $10.8M | 39% |
| AB | 31 | $4.6M | 16% |
| QC | 92 | $3.5M | 13% |
| BC | 53 | $3.0M | 11% |
| YT | 1 | $450.0K | 2% |
| NU | 1 | $415.8K | 1% |
| SK | 13 | $266.5K | 1% |
| MB | 9 | $231.5K | 1% |
| NS | 8 | $198.7K | 1% |
| NL | 6 | $143.4K | 1% |
| NB | 2 | $45.0K | 0% |
| N/A | 3 | $39.0K | 0% |
Departments Administering This Program
| # | Department | Grants | Total Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Research Council Canada | 329 | $22.3M |
| 2 | Unknown | 84 | $5.4M |
Recent Grants
Recipient
Amount
Year
Purpose
The Governors of the University of Calgary
$856.8K
--
The Governors of the University of Calgary
$856.8K
--
The Governors of the University of Calgary
$856.8K
--
The Governing Council of the University of Toronto
$753.0K
--
The University of British Columbia
$580.0K
--
University of Ottawa
$540.0K
--
The Governing Council of the University of Toronto
$484.0K
--
Earthrise Building Services Inc.
$450.0K
--
The Hamlet of Pangnirtung
$415.8K
--
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt E.V. German Aerospace Center
$385.3K
--
Deutsches zentrum für luft- und raumfahrt e.v. german aerospace center
$385.3K
--
Brilliant Matters Organic Electronics inc.
$374.7K
--
University of Waterloo
$373.4K
--
École Polytechnique de Montréal
$360.0K
--
Centre national de la recherche scientifique
$356.4K
--
Unity Health Toronto
$352.2K
--
The Governors of the University of Alberta
$333.0K
--
The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge
$330.0K
--
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
$330.0K
--
The Governors of the University of Calgary
$312.3K
--
McMaster University
$280.5K
--
McMaster University
$280.5K
--
The Governors of the University of Calgary
$856.8K--
The Project is a part of an effort to experimentally demonstrate incoherent clocking. The Project will focus on providin...
The Governors of the University of Calgary
$856.8K--
The Project is a part of an effort to experimentally demonstrate incoherent clocking. The Project will focus on providin...
The Governors of the University of Calgary
$856.8K--
The Project is a part of an effort to experimentally demonstrate incoherent clocking. The Project will focus on providin...
The Governing Council of the University of Toronto
$753.0K--
The Project applies quantum sensing to photonic measurements of a ring resonator containing a phase-shifted fibre Bragg ...
University of Waterloo
$730.0K--
All Additive Manufacturing of Hybrid Metamaterial Devices
University of Waterloo
$730.0K--
All Additive Manufacturing of Hybrid Metamaterial Devices
The University of British Columbia
$580.0K--
The Project will investigate the conversion of solar energy into hydrogen fuel by utilizing a tandem photoelectrochemica...
University of Ottawa
$540.0K--
The aviation industry is committed to decarbonisation. Among the options, hydrogen (H2) holds great promise for long-hau...
The Governing Council of the University of Toronto
$484.0K--
The Small teams Big Ideas project aims to address critical gaps in sepsis management by developing ARIADNE, a rapid, int...
Earthrise Building Services Inc.
$450.0K--
A community focused and data driven approach to implementing residential deep energy retrofits at scale while ensuring a...
The Hamlet of Pangnirtung
$415.8K--
Municipal infrastructure including water supply, wastewater collection and treatment, underpin modern living and support...
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt E.V. German Aerospace Center
$385.3K--
There is a clear trend in industry to move towards integrated, intelligent cyber physical manufacturing systems. Digital...
Deutsches zentrum für luft- und raumfahrt e.v. german aerospace center
$385.3K--
There is a clear trend in industry to move towards integrated, intelligent cyber physical manufacturing systems. Digital...
Brilliant Matters Organic Electronics inc.
$374.7K--
This project aims to develop new materials to enable low-cost, flexible and visibly transparent detection of near-infrar...
University of Waterloo
$373.4K--
This project aims to develop new materials to enable low-cost, flexible and visibly transparent detection of near-infrar...
École Polytechnique de Montréal
$360.0K--
The aviation industry is committed to decarbonization. Among the options, hydrogen (H2) holds great promise for long-hau...
Centre national de la recherche scientifique
$356.4K--
The objective of this project is to advance the design, the manufacturing and the testing of the convex grating to meet ...
Unity Health Toronto
$352.2K--
The overall goal is to develop “ARIADNE” (platform for Accelerated and pRecisIon pAndemic Diagnostics and iNfection hEal...
Bachalo Technology Incorporated
$333.1K--
The project aims to develop a reference instrument based on
The Governors of the University of Alberta
$333.0K--
This collaboration will develop carbonaceous particle generators that are representative of particles in real-world appl...
The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge
$330.0K--
The objective of this collaboration is the robust calibration of the PTIS (Photothermal Interferometry and Scattering) i...
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
$330.0K--
The objective of this collaboration is the robust calibration of the PTIS (Photothermal Interferometry and Scattering) i...
The Governors of the University of Calgary
$312.3K--
The goal of the collaboration is to use an existing vacuum ultra-violet testing facility at the University of Calgary to...
McMaster University
$280.5K--
Antibiotic resistance (AMR) is among the most pressing health care concerns of the 21st Century. The indiscriminate use ...
McMaster University
$280.5K--
Antibiotic resistance (AMR) is among the most pressing health care concerns of the 21st Century. The indiscriminate use ...
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