NSERC Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE)

Western University Letter of Intent

Submit this form and required attachments to

Deadline: Tuesday March 20, 2018 by 5pm

APPLICANT
Family name / Given name / Telephone
Faculty / Department / Email
APPLICATION INFORMATION
Title of proposal
Doesthe program fall withinone of NSERC’spriorityareas? Yes NoIf yes, select the priority area which best describesthe program:
Environmentalscience and technologies Manufacturing
Naturalresourcesandenergy Informationandcommunicationstechnologies
KEY WORDS that best describe the proposed research
CO-APPLICANTS (MINIMUMOF 1, MAXIMUM OF 10)
Applicantsandco-applicantsareonlyeligibletobeinvolvedinoneactiveCREATEgrantandcannotapplywhileparticipatinginanactivegrant.ResearcherscurrentlyreceivingCREATEfundingmustwaituntilthefiscalyearfollowingtheendoftheawardtoparticipateinanewLOI.
Family name / Given name / Research/activity time(hours/month) / Organizationanddepartment
COLLABORATORS (Mandatoryif applying as part of industrial stream)
Family name / Given name / Research/activity time(hours/month) / Organizationanddepartment

Ifneeded,one(1)additionalpageofcollaboratorsmaybeappendedtotheLOI.

Attachments

1. Outline of Training Program (Maximum 2 pages)

Statetheobjectivesoftheproposedresearchtrainingprogramandsummarizetheapproach,theoriginalityandnoveltyoftheproposedresearchtrainingprogram,aswellastheexpectedsignificanceoftheprogram.Brieflyindicatethetypeofresearchthatthetraineeswillbeinvolvedinduringthetrainingprogram.Yourproposalmustdescribehowtheproposedapproachwouldbetterpreparestudentsand/orpostdoctoralfellowsfortheirfuturecareersinindustry,governmentor,toalesserextent,inacademia.Inaddition,theproposalshouldindicatehowthesestakeholders,asfutureemployers,willbeinvolvedinguidingthetrainingprogram.Adescriptionofthepotentialemployersandaqualitativeassessmentofthejobprospectsforthetraineesshouldbeincluded.

Includeinformationontheapproximatenumberofstudentsandpostdoctoralfellowsthatyouareplanningtohaveparticipateintheprogramonanannualbasisinatable,similartotheexamplebelow.

Brieflyindicatehowthetrainingofeachgroupoftraineeswillbehandled.Provideanexplanationifaparticularcategoryofstudentswillnotbereceivingfundingfromtheprogram(i.e.,ifnoMScstudentssupported,explainwhy).

ExampletableofexpectedHQPtrainees

Year1 / Year2 / Year3 / Year4 / Year5 / Year6 / Total
NaturalScienceandEngineering(NSE)
Undergraduates
Graduates
Post-doctoral
Non-NSE
Undergraduates
Graduates
Post-doctoral
Total

2.Excellence of the ProposedTeam of Researchers (Maximum 2 pages)

Provideinformationonthecoreteaminvolved.Explaintherationalefortheteamcompositionandhowithasthenecessaryexpertiseforthesuccessfulexecutionofthetrainingprogram.Indicateifthemembersoftheteamwillworktogether(i.e.,collaborativeresearch)andhowtheywilldoso.Theapplicant,co-applicantsandcollaborators’rolesandresponsibilitieswithinthetrainingprogramanditsmanagementmustbeexplained.

Ifapplicable,theroleofcurrentholdersof,orparticipantsin,anongoingCREATEGrantrelativetotheirroleintheproposedCREATEinitiativemustbewellexplained.Inaddition,describehowthetwoinitiativesdifferfromoneanother.TheonusisontheapplicanttoprovidesufficientinformationtoenabletheselectioncommitteetoevaluatetherelationshipofresearcherswithotherCREATEinitiativesandothersourcesofsupport.ResearcherscanparticipateinamaximumoftwoCREATEtrainingprogramsatthesametime–aseitheranapplicantorco-applicant.

3.Applicant’s Form 100

TheapplicantmustattachacompletedNSERCForm100.

Further guidance for completing this form can be found on NSERC’s website: