NRC IRAP Standard R&D Contribution
Provides Canadian innovators with hands-on guidance for technology-led projects and commercialization planning.
The National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) is Canada's largest and longest-running innovation assistance programme for SMEs, with an annual budget of approximately CA$414 million. The Standard R&D Contribution is the flagship stream, providing non-repayable contributions to technology-driven Canadian businesses undertaking applied R&D and commercialis…
Any technology-driven R&D project that develops or commercializes innovative products or services in Canada. Discipline-agnostic: AI, biotech, agritech, climate tech, advanced manufacturing, medtech, quantum, robotics, semiconductors, and more.
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