Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Competition

• Supporting documents requested in the Convergence Portal, including quality of nominee, quality of the institutional support, Impact+ recruitment process, publicly advertised job posting, proposed research program, potential contribution to the excellence of the Canadian and international research ecosystem, potential for knowledge translation and mobilization, confirmation of partner commitments, letters of support, budget justification, budget projections, citations, Distinguished Chairs awards justification, Canada Impact+ Emerging Leaders justification, and the National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships Risk Assessment Form Module, if applicable.
• Impact Assessment Form (Appendix A), if applicable.
• STRAC attestation attachment, if applicable.
• Tri-agency CV (TCV) for the nominee.

Who is eligible?

• Eligible Canadian institutions

Who is not eligible

• Researchers applying directly without a Canadian institution

Eligible expenses

• Compensation, including the chairholder’s salary
• Research activities for the chairholder and the chairholder’s team
• Eligible recruitment and relocation costs
• Indirect costs of research, up to 25% of the direct costs of research

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Alcoholic beverages
• Personal profit for team members
• Consulting fees to the chairholder or independent researchers
• Expenses that are not directly tied to the funded research

• Research record and leadership of the nominee
• Quality of institutional support
• Quality and originality of the research program
• Potential contribution to Canadian and international research ecosystems
• Potential for knowledge transfer, mobilization, and application

• Senior officials create registrations in the Research Administrator dashboard in the Convergence Portal.
• The nominating institution must invite the nominee so they can access the registration and complete their profile.
• The nominating institution must create and submit separate registrations and separate applications for each nomination.
• Submit the registration and full application using the Convergence Portal by the specific deadline for each intake.
• No changes can be made after the application deadlines, no applications will be accepted after each intake deadline, and no extensions will be provided.

• TIPS will undertake an administrative review of all materials to ensure submissions meet the program’s eligibility requirements and application guidelines.
• Failure to meet the requirements and guidelines may result in the application being withdrawn from the competition.
• The Multidisciplinary Selection Committee will carry out a rigorous, competitive, single-phase review process.
• The committee will make funding recommendations to the Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat Steering Committee based on the selection criteria and the available budget.
• TIPS may request documentation within 48 months of submission to demonstrate that the recruitment requirements were followed, and may withdraw a nomination, suspend future payments, or terminate an already active Impact+ Research Chair or Emerging Leaders award if the requirements were not followed.

• Nominating institutions and nominees may submit documents and information in English or French.
• Where possible, accompanying documents should be in the same language as the application.
• An additional 20% of space has been allocated to page limits for documents submitted in French.
• All individuals taking part in preparing the registration or application must have a Convergence Portal account, and the portal is supported only on the latest versions of Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Apple Safari and Mozilla Firefox.