The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is a Canadian federal government research funding agency based in Ottawa, Ontario. It is part of the Government of Canada's Science Portfolio overseen by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED).
NSERC was among the primary agencies responsible for Canada's response to the declared COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
History
On May 15, 2020, the Government of Canada announced the Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund (CRCEF), "a temporary program" which was "established to help sustain the research enterprise at Canadian universities and affiliated health research institutions affected by the COVID-19 pandemic." CRCEF was administered by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) on behalf of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), SSHRC and NSERC.[2]
In March 2021, CIHR announced a grant funding opportunity called "Encouraging vaccine confidence in Canada" to be co-administered with NSERC and SSHRC. The grant was intended to fund projects to promote COVID-19 vaccines to target populations, such as pregnant women, children, racial minorities and religious groups.[3] In July 2021, the program announced a total of $2.26 million in awards to 48 recipients.[4]
Activities
NSERC has provided notable funding to:
- Canada Research Chairs Program[5]
- Canadian Network for Modelling Infectious Diseases (CANMOD)[6]
- Linda Mah[7]
- Mathematics for Public Health (MfPH)[6:1]
- Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM)[8]
- One Health Modelling Network for Emerging Infections (OMNI)[6:2]
- One Society Network[6:3]
- Patrick Brown[6:4]
- Samira Mubareka[9]
- University of Toronto[4:1]
External links
Bhatia, D., Allin, S., & Di Ruggiero, E. (2023). Mobilization of science advice by the Canadian federal government to support the COVID-19 pandemic response. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-01501-8 ↩︎
Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund. (2021, May 6). Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20221106223244/https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/crcef-fucrc/index-eng.aspx ↩︎
Encouraging vaccine confidence in Canada. (2021, July 26). Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Retrieved March 4, 2021, from https://web.archive.org/web/20210304174004/https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Promoter-Promotion/VaccineConfidence_eng.asp ↩︎
Encouraging vaccine confidence in Canada - Competition Results. (2021, July 26). Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Retrieved November 3, 2021, from http://archive.today/2022.01.15-100237/https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/FundingDecisions-DecisionsFinancement/2021/Vaccine_eng.asp%23tphp ↩︎ ↩︎
Canada Research Chairs. (2022, January 14). Government of Canada. http://archive.today/2022.01.27-073725/https://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/home-accueil-eng.aspx ↩︎
Emerging Infectious Diseases Modelling Initiative. (2021, June 25). Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. http://archive.today/2022.01.24-020259/https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/FundingDecisions-DecisionsFinancement/2021/EIDM-MMIE_eng.asp ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Mah, L. (2019). Curriculum Vitae. Rotman Research Institute. https://web.archive.org/web/20240612205039/https://www.rotman-baycrest.on.ca/files/employeeprofilemodule/@random49e4b2c2c6443/MAH_WebCV_July_31_2019_RRI.pdf ↩︎
Duplessis, P. (2022). 2021/2022 Annual Report. Montreal Clinical Research Institute. https://web.archive.org/web/20240208035912/https://cdn.ca.yapla.com/company/CPY7p4CO2sE1afW3ImwiLyBND/asset/files/_Rapports-annuels/2022_RA_EN(1).pdf ↩︎
Dr. Samira Mubareka. Centre for Research Expertise in Occupational Diseases. Retrieved September 10, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220910194545/https://creod.on.ca/aboutcreod/dr-samira-mubareka/ ↩︎
