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Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) · Competitive · Research & Development

At a glance

Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships is a federal competitive grant from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada for the research & development sector. Funding is c$90K–C$250K. Eligible applicants: See the official NSERC opportunity page; most programmes require researchers or companies partnering with an eligible Canadian post-secondary institution. The application deadline is December 14, 2026. Apply via the official listing at nserc-crsng.canada.ca.

Amount
C$90K–C$250K
Deadline
Dec 14, 2026
Type
Competitive
Status
Open

About this program

Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Funding opportunity Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships As part of the granting councils’ commitment to gradually transition to a new narrative-style CV, for the 2027 McDonald Fellowships competition (deadline December 14, 2026), all McDonald Fellowship nominees will be required to submit a tri-agency CV (see the tri-agency CV instructions ). As a result, the following changes will be applied to the structure of the nomination package: Form 100 and the three-page description of the nomination (first section of the nomination letter) will be removed. One page will be added to the Future directions section of the nomination letter for nominees to describe their proposed outreach, mentorship and leadership activities (past achievements must be included in the tri-agency CV). Nominees will be required to...

Who can apply

See the official NSERC opportunity page; most programmes require researchers or companies partnering with an eligible Canadian post-secondary institution.

How to apply

Apply through NSERC's online system as directed on the official opportunity page linked below.

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