Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (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 and educational institutions.
• For-profit organizations.
• Non-profit organizations.
• Provincial, territorial, and municipal government organizations.
• International universities and educational institutions.

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.

Eligible geographic areas

• Canada

• 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.