Sponsor
Canadian Poultry Research Council (CPRC)
Program
Poultry Science Cluster 3
For More Information
For more information on the Canadian Poultry Research Council's Call for LOI's, please consult the CPRC website.
To Access a copy of the following documents with detailed information, click on the links below:
- Details of the Cluster Call, application instructions, and description of review process.
- Cluster LOI application.
Description
The Science Cluster Program was introduced in Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) Growing Forward Agricultural Policy Framework and continued in Growing Forward II. AAFC has not confirmed that the Science Cluster Program will be renewed for the Agricultural Policy Framework presently being discussed between AAFC and its provincial government counterparts; however, CPRC expects that there will be a program similar to the Science Clusters in the next agreement due to take effect April 1, 2018.
The Cluster 3 call for LOIs encompasses the three categories and their priorities that are identified below:
1) Food Safety
Research Priorities Included in Category
- Food Safety
- Economic Viability
- Animal Health Products
- Genetics/Genomics
- Smart Agriculture (Not in 2012 Strategy)
2) Poultry Health and Welfare
Research Priorities Included in Category
- Poultry Health
- Poultry Welfare
- Economic Viability
- Genetics/Genomics
- Animal Health Products
- Smart Agriculture (Not in 2012 Strategy)
3) Productivity and Sustainability
Research Priorities Included in Category
- Food Security and Affordability
- Economic Viability
- Environment
- Functional and Innovative Poultry Products
- Poultry Feedstuffs
- Genetics/Genomics
- Animal Health Products
- Smart Agriculture (Not in 2012 Strategy)
- Precision Agriculture (Not in 2012 Strategy)
- Climate Change (Not in 2012 Strategy)
Indirect Costs
15%
Deadlines
If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.
| Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
External Deadline | Please note that letters of intent must be submitted to the sponsor no later than July 7, 2017 @ 5:00pm EST |
How to Apply
The submission of a Letter of Intent (LOI) is the first step of the application process. If your LOI is approved, you will be invited to submit a full application.
- Letter of interest
- LOIs must be submitted in Word format to info@cp-rc.ca by July 7, 2017 @ 5:00pm EST
- Researchers are not required to submit their LOI to the Office of Research for approval before submission to the sponsor. Researchers are asked to send a copy of their proposal to the Office of Research for information purposes only (no OR-5 required at the LOI stage).
- Researchers will be notified by the sponsor if they have been invited to submit a full application.
- Full application
Only successful applicants will be invited to submit a full funding application for consideration. Those invited to submit a full funding application must submit their full proposal to the Office of Research two weeks in advance of the sponsor's deadline, along with a signed OR-5.
Information For Co-applicants
If you are part of an application or team that has been invited to submit a full proposal but are not the lead, please contact the Office of Research as soon as possible.