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IDEaS - Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making - Canada
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IDEaS - Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making

Real-time trust calibration for autonomous systems
Offered by
Government of Canada
Official source: canada.ca
Funding available
Varies by project
Deadline
Open continuously
Location
Canada
Who can apply

Canadian universities

See full eligibility

Overview

IDEeS’s Cognition and trust: dynamic real-time calibration for human-autonomy teams challenge provides a non-repayable contribution of up to $1,000,000 to Canadian-university-led, multidisciplinary research teams. It supports work on independent trust evaluation and calibration methods for human-autonomy collaboration under the NORAD modernisation agenda.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.

At a glance

Funding available

Financing goals
  • Increase performance through digital transformation
  • Develop strategic partnerships
  • Develop a new product or service
Eligible Funding
  • Varies by project
Funds Providers

Eligible candidates

Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Location
  • Canada
Legal structures
  • All legal structures
Annual revenue
  • All revenue ranges
Organisation size
  • All organization sizes
Audience
  • Canadians

Next Steps

1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility

Activities funded

  • Research on methods for evaluating and calibrating trust between humans and autonomous systems.

Documents Needed

  • Proposal form
  • Applicant Guide

Official resources

Official page

Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making

Eligibility

Who is eligible?

  • Canadian universities
  • Multidisciplinary teams of partners from at least three eligible organizations or institutions

Who is not eligible

  • Federal government employees
  • Federal departments and agencies
  • Federal Crown corporations
  • Provincial Crown corporations

Ineligible Costs and Activities

  • Individual-level contact tracing proposals.
  • Unsolicited proposals outside the announced challenge.

Eligible geographic areas

  • Canada

Selection criteria

  • Merit and innovation of the solution.
  • Scientific and technological impact.
  • Ability to support actionable community-level decision-making.
  • Reliability and quality of the data used.
  • Creativity in estimating transmission rates, including in hard-to-reach locations.

How to apply

  • Step 1: Review the challenge and applicant guide
    • Read the challenge details and applicant guide.
    • Confirm the project fit with the program focus.
  • Step 2: Prepare the proposal
    • Complete the proposal form.
    • Build a multidisciplinary team with at least three eligible organizations, including a Canadian university.
  • Step 3: Submit the application
    • Submit the proposal according to the instructions in the applicant guide.

Processing and Agreement

  • Proposals are reviewed and ranked by a Canada evaluation committee.
  • Qualified proposals are placed in a pre-qualified pool for further review.
  • Applicants are notified by email, usually within two months.
  • Selected applicants must sign a contribution agreement before work begins.
  • Funding decisions do not guarantee an agreement or future funding.

Additional information

  • Proposals must be submitted in Canadian dollars.
  • Applicants may submit more than one independent proposal per challenge.
  • Private-sector, academic, non-profit, and public applicants may participate.
  • Selected applicants may be invited to a second phase, but it is not guaranteed.

Contacts

DND.IDEaS-IDEeS.MDN@forces.gc.ca
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Frequently Asked Questions about the IDEaS - Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making Program

What is the IDEaS - Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making?

IDEeS’s Cognition and trust: dynamic real-time calibration for human-autonomy teams challenge provides a non-repayable contribution of up to $1,000,000 to Canadian-university-led, multidisciplinary research teams. It supports work on independent trust evaluation and calibration methods for human-autonomy collaboration under the NORAD modernisation agenda.

Who is eligible for the IDEaS - Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making program?

To be eligible for the IDEaS - Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making program, you must: The team must be led by a Canadian university. The proposal must include partners from at least three eligible organizations or institutions. The initial beneficiary must be a Canadian university.

What expenses are eligible under IDEaS - Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making?

Research on methods for evaluating and calibrating trust between humans and autonomous systems.

Who can I contact for more information about the IDEaS - Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making?

You can contact Government of Canada by email at DND.IDEaS-IDEeS.MDN@forces.gc.ca or by phone at none.

Where is the IDEaS - Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making available?

The IDEaS - Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making program is available across Canada.

Is the IDEaS - Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making a grant, loan, or tax credit?

IDEaS - Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making is a Grant and Funding

Who are the financial supporters of the IDEaS - Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making?

IDEaS - Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making is funded by Government of Canada