| Date | Notes |
|---|---|
Wednesday December 3, 2025 10:00am to 11:30am |
Description
The Research Services Office (RSO) is pleased to present a virtual workshop covering the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Alliance Advantage program. The session will include a program overview presented by NSERC, as well as an outline of the joint funding opportunity available with the Mitacs Accelerate program. A synopsis of internal supports and application considerations will also be included. There will be opportunity to ask non-project specific questions relating to the program to any of the presenters.
Agenda:
- Welcome & Session Overview: Research Services Office
- NSERC Alliance Advantage Program Overview: Michelle Payne, Manager, Research Technology & Partnerships, NSERC
- Joint Funding Opportunity with Mitacs Accelerate: Fatemeh Bakhtiari, Business Development Advisor, Mitacs
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Internal Supports
- General Application & Timeline Considerations: Amy Bossaer & Rachel Lee, Research Services Office
- Research Security: Amy Allison, Research Security Specialist
- EDI in the Proposal: Joanne Garcia-Moores, Indigenization, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Advisor in Research
- Partner organization and proposal support: Maya Aaram, Industry Liaison Officer, Research Innovation Office
- Open Q&A
*This session will be recorded and the full slide deck, along with the session recording will be linked to this alert following the presentation.
The virtual session will be hosted via Microsoft Teams, and we request that you register in advance to receive a calendar invite.
Register for the NSERC Alliance Advantage workshop.
The session will begin promptly at 10:00 am.
For questions related to the NSERC Alliance Advantage program, please connect with the following internal supports:
Amy Bossaer, Sr. Grants & Contracts Specialist, Research Services Office; abossaer@uoguelph.ca
Rachel Lee, Sr. Grants & Contracts Specialist, Research Services Office; rachell@uoguelph.ca
Maya Aaram, Industry Liaison Officer, Research Innovation Office; aaramm@uoguelph.ca