CSTIP Collaborative Grant & Contribution
Provides Canadian teams with NRC partnership support for mission-focused innovation projects.
The Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program (CSTIP) is the National Research Council of Canada's umbrella mechanism for non-repayable grant and contribution funding to external partners who collaborate with NRC researchers. The programme spans the full R&D continuum, from disruptive or foundational research through to prototype development, knowledge mobilisation, and pre-commerci…
Provides non-repayable grants and contributions covering up to 75% of eligible project costs for businesses, universities, and not-for-profits collaborating with NRC researchers on mission-aligned R&D across the full innovation spectrum.
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