Sponsor
Department of National Defence
Program
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS)
For More Information
Please visit the challenge webpage.
Description
In response to the rapid development and deployment of maneuvering hypersonic weapons, the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF) are seeking to stimulate the application of hypersonic technologies, including propulsion, flight dynamics, detection, and materials, in the defence and security domain to understand these weapons.
The outcomes of this challenge concentrate on areas that align with immediate priorities in Canada’s NORAD Modernization Plan that develop expertise and advance DND/CAF understanding of hypersonic technologies in aerodynamics, propulsion, structures and materials, and flight control. Areas of research may include, but are not limited to:
- High-fidelity aerodynamic coefficients and flow physics;
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) predictions for hypersonic flight vehicles;
- Control surface optimization for hypersonic vehicles;
- Rocket and airbreathing propulsion systems for hypersonic vehicles;
- Air intake design for hypersonic vehicles;
- Conventional, novel, and endothermic fuels for hypersonic vehicles;
- Injection, mixing, ignition, and combustion of fuels in engines for hypersonic vehicles;
- Guidance, navigation and control (GNC) algorithms for hypersonic vehicles;
- Novel control actuators for flight vehicles;
- Heat transfer and heat management of hypersonic vehicles;
- Materials and structures for hypersonic vehicles;
- Hypersonic stores separation;
- Ground testing for hypersonic technologies;
- Flight testing for hypersonic technologies; or
- Detection, identification, and tracking of hypersonic vehicles.
Eligibility
The Call for Proposal (CFP) is open exclusively to multidisciplinary teams of researchers. The primary affiliation of the Micro-net partners must be from at least three separate institutions and/or organizations.
Eligible Lead Applicant organizations or institutions are:
- Canadian university institutions chartered in Canada.
Eligible Partner organizations or institutions are:
- Canadian universities and educational institutions chartered in Canada;
- Canadian incorporated for-profit organizations;
- Canadian incorporated not-for-profit organizations; or
- Canadian provincial, territorial and municipal government organizations.
All organizations/institutions must possess the legal status necessary to enter into a funding agreement.
Federal departments, agencies, or crown corporations, and any person that is employed under one of these, are not eligible for funding.
Funding Availability
Up to $1,000,000 over two years to develop a research micro-net to stimulate collaboration and build networks of expertise in support of Canada’s current and future defence and security needs.
Indirect Costs
15% of eligible costs
Deadlines
If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.
| Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Internal Deadline | A copy of the proposal and OR-5 form due to research.services@uoguelph.ca | |
External Deadline | Proposal to be submitted via CPC Connect. |
How to Apply
Read and ensure you understand the Applicant guide.
In order to submit your application, refer to instructions in the Applicant Guide: Proposal form and submission.
No submissions will be accepted that do not use a CPC Connect account provided by Canada Post Corporation (CPC).
Apply by submitting a completed proposal form available below. Innovators must submit a proposal before the closing deadline to be considered for participation in the challenge.
Full details of the challenge, including eligibility criteria and submission instructions, are available in:
- Speed Meets Strategy: Building Canada’s Hypersonic Innovation Network Applicant Guide [ PDF - 1.3 MB ] (PDF version)
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DND 4807 – Innovation Networks Proposal Form [ PDF - 1.3 MB ]
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