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Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) Grant Information for Queen’s Applicants

As of 2024 competition (i.e., deadline of October 2023) Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) grants applicants and co-applicants who were successful in the previous year’s RTI competition are ineligible to apply for one year. Eligibility will be reinstated the following competition year. This change is being implemented to increase access to the RTI program to the largest number of eligible researchers. This decision, as well as the changes to the selection criteria for this year, are informed by the recent evaluation of the Discovery research program and the results of the gender-based analysis plus (GBA+) of the RTI program

Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) grants foster and enhance the discovery, innovation and training capability of university researchers in the natural sciences and engineering by supporting the purchase of research equipment.

The RTI grants program provides the primary avenue for university researchers in the natural sciences and engineering to obtain up to $150,000 in support for research tools and instruments with a net cost between $7,001 and $250,000.

To be eligible to apply for and to hold RTI funds, applicants and co-applicants must each

  • meet NSERC’s eligibility criteria for faculty 
  • hold at least one of the following NSERC research grants (either as an applicant or co-applicant): *
    • Discovery Grant 
    • Discovery Development grant
    • Alliance grant 
    • Strategic Partnership grant
    • Collaborative Research and Development grant 
    • Industrial Research Chairs grant 
    • Canada Research Chairs 
    • Canada Excellence Research Chairs 
    • Canada 150 Research Chairs 

*Applicants and co-applicants may apply for any of the above grants while concurrently applying to the RTI program. However, if any applicant or co-applicant does not hold one of the above grants by the RTI award start date, or is not successful in obtaining one of these grants while concurrently applying to the RTI program, the applicant and/or co-applicant will be deemed ineligible and removed from the application. 

Please contact Dora Baczyk to indicate your intent to apply.

Timeline for Queen's Applicants:

Monday, October 7, 2024

Optional Research Services Review Deadline: If you would like a full administrative review (clarity, flow, “grantsmanship”, fit to call, etc.), please email a draft of your complete application, including CCV on or before October 7, 2024, to Dora Baczyk.

Applicants are also highly encouraged to seek scientific/technical review from their peers. 
Friday, October 18, 2024

TRAQ DSS file submission deadline: Applicants must create a TRAQ file for their Research Tools and Instruments application.

Instructions for submitting a TRAQ DSS for a Research Tools and Instruments Grant Proposal

Monday, October 21, 2024

at 12:00 PM ET

 Mandatory Portal Submission Deadline: All applicants must submit their application on the NSERC Portal by this date. Queen’s Research Services will submit your application to NSERC before the agency deadline.

Friday, October 25, 2024

8:00 PM ET

RTI applications are officially due at NSERC. 

Please note: applications not submitted to the portal by noon October 21 will not be reviewed or returned to the applicant for corrections.

Successful RTI Applications

( Queen's NET ID required to access files.)

2024:

2022:

2021:

2020

Contact Information

NSERC Technical Support (for NSERC portal)

 613-995-4273

 webapp@nserc-crsng.gc.ca 

CCV Technical support

 613-954-1968

 (Toll Free) 1-888-603-4178 

 support-soutien@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

Queen's contact for Research Tools and Instruments applicants

Dora Baczyk

Dora Baczyk

Research Projects Advisor - Life and Health Sciences

d.baczyk@queensu.ca

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