IDEaS - Innovation Networks: Micro-nets

• Completed Letter of Intent form
• Completed full proposal form
• Letters of support from other funders, if applicable

Who is eligible?

• Canadian universities and educational institutions chartered in Canada
• Incorporated for-profit organizations
• Incorporated not-for-profit organizations
• Provincial, territorial, and municipal government organizations
• International universities and educational institutions

Who is not eligible

• Post-doctoral fellows
• University investigators receiving direct and continuous salary through their university
• Non-Canadian affiliated participants may be rejected at DND's discretion

Eligible expenses

• Salaries and benefits for students, research assistants, and technical staff
• Equipment purchases or rentals
• Consulting, lab analysis, materials, travel, and communication costs
• Administrative overhead

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Salaries for university investigators already paid directly by the university
• In-kind contributions
• Land, buildings, and lab relocation
• Lobbying, direct marketing, and regular business costs
• Patent fees and other non-essential costs

Eligible geographic areas

• Canada
• Québec applicants may be subject to additional provincial authorization requirements

• Alignment with the S&T challenge
• Innovation and novelty
• Scientific quality and feasibility
• Management capacity and collaboration
• GBA+ considerations and sustainability

• Step 1: Create a CPC Connect account
  • Register with Canada Post Connect if you do not already have an account.
• Step 2: Request a Connect conversation
  • Email IDEaS and provide the CPC Connect email address.
  • Make the request at least three business days before the closing date and time.
• Step 3: Submit the Letter of Intent or proposal
  • Upload the required form through the Connect conversation.
  • Wait for the confirmation message from DND.

• Applications are reviewed in two stages: Letter of Intent and full proposal.
• Only eligible LOIs are invited to submit a full proposal.
• Full proposals are assessed by subject-matter experts and then reviewed for funding consideration.
• Selected applicants are invited to sign a contribution agreement with DND.
• No funding commitment exists until the agreement is signed.

• Applicants must use the CPC Connect service for submission.
• Questions about the call must be sent to IDEaS by email before the deadline window.
• Funded projects will be announced on the IDEaS website.
• The initial recipient must manage funding and reporting for ultimate recipients.