IDEaS - Innovation Networks: Micro-nets — Call for proposals for micro-nets (CFPMN)

• Completed letter of intent form.
• Completed full proposal form.
• Letters of support from other funding contributors, if applicable.

Who is eligible?

• Canadian universities.
• Multidisciplinary teams made up of at least three institutions or organizations.
• A Canadian university must be designated as the principal applicant.

Who is not eligible

• Post-doctoral fellows as lead applicant or partner.
• Organizations without legal status to sign a funding agreement.
• Non-Canadian affiliated participants may be refused at DND's discretion.

Eligible expenses

• Student, research assistant, and technical staff salaries and benefits.
• Equipment purchases or rentals.
• Consulting, laboratory analysis, materials, travel, publication, outreach, and communication costs.
• Administrative overhead.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Salaries and benefits for university investigators receiving direct and continuous university pay.
• In-kind contributions.
• Land or building purchases, lab moves, lobbying, and direct marketing.
• Travel, equipment, or other costs outside the program rules or not specifically required for the project.

• Alignment with the defence and security quantum challenge.
• Innovation, novelty, and transformative potential.
• Scientific quality and feasibility of the work plan.
• Micro-net management and collaboration capabilities.
• Sustainability after DND funding ends.

• 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 the IDEaS mailbox with your CPC Connect email address at least three business days before the deadline.
• Step 3: Submit the letter of intent
  • Upload the required form through the Connect conversation before the closing date and time.
• Step 4: If invited, submit the full proposal
  • Use the DND full proposal form and submit it through Connect by the invitation deadline.
• Step 5: Sign the contribution agreement if selected
  • Work with DND to finalize and sign the funding agreement.

• Stage 1: Letter of intent review and notification.
• Stage 2: Full proposal review by subject matter experts.
• Stage 3: Final funding consideration and contribution agreement.
• Selected applicants may be asked for additional information or risk assessments before a final decision.
• No funding is committed until a written agreement is signed.

• The applicant university must act as the initial recipient.
• Funded projects must comply with DND reporting requirements.
• Funding agreements may include research security and conflict-of-interest provisions.
• Public project information may be disclosed by DND.