Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's (NSERC) Industrial R&D Fellowships (IRDF) helps organizations hire a postdoctoral researcher for a two-year period to undertake a project (or projects) of importance to the organization and to evaluate the fellow for potential long-term employment.

Fellowships may be held within the Canadian-based research facilities of any Canadian private, not-for-profit and non-governmental sector organization that NSERC has approved for participation in this program. Awards may not be held outside Canada. To participate in the NSERC Industrial R&D Fellowships Program, an organization must:

• be either federally or provincially incorporated in Canada; or not incorporated, but wholly Canadian-owned;
• possess adequate and sound financial resources;
• be engaged in R&D activities based, to a significant extent, on technology derived from the natural sciences and engineering (excluding clinical and health research);
• have a demonstrable ability to apply the results obtained from your R&D in the natural sciences and engineering;
• not be receiving government subsidies or public funds to a significant extent;
• maintain appropriate research facilities (e.g., laboratories, computing equipment) within the organization's premises;
• ensure there is adequate support and supervision at a level suitable for the awardee;
• have an established R&D program.

Further details on organization eligibility can be found at http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/Eligibility-Admissibilite/org-org_eng.asp.

NSERC's contribution towards the fellow's salary is $30,000 per year for two years. The organization supplements NSERC's contribution – this supplement should amount to at least $10,000 per year. On average, a research fellow's salary was approximately $55,500 in 2008.

To help you find a qualified candidate quickly, NSERC has established an inventory of pre-approved IRDF candidates. Any candidates that you nominate from this inventory are automatically eligible for an IRDF, but the reviewers will still have to evaluate and approve your specific project.

For more detailed information, please refer to the Program Description.

Research and Development, Human Resources and Training

Industrial R & D Fellowships Officer
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
350 Albert Street
Ottawa ON K1A 1H5
Tel: 613-996-1900
Email: schol@nserc-crsng.gc.ca
Website: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PD-NP/Industrial-Industrielle_eng.asp

November 2009/AW