Support Program for Research and Innovation Organisations — Support for collaborative research projects with the community (PSO), Component 2e

• Project application form
• Annual work plan or project plan
• Financial planning or budget information
• Annual financial statements
• Reports required by the funding body

Who is eligible?

• Quebec-based non-profit organizations
• Social economy enterprises
• Quebec public research and innovation organizations
• Municipalities, cities, and regional county municipalities
• Higher education and health system institutions in Quebec

Who is not eligible

• Organizations listed in the public procurement ban register (RENA)
• Companies non-compliant with francization requirements
• State-owned or government-controlled companies, with limited exceptions
• Organizations in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings
• Businesses whose main activity is in restricted sectors such as gambling, fossil fuels, or controversial weapons

Eligible expenses

• Project staff salaries and benefits
• Student scholarships and research bursaries
• Materials, supplies, and consumables
• Equipment purchase or rental
• Professional fees, subcontracting, travel, and knowledge dissemination

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Land purchases
• Building purchase, construction, or expansion
• Expenses incurred before submission or authorization, where not permitted
• Refundable federal and provincial taxes
• Administrative software and internal operating costs where excluded by the program

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec
• All administrative regions of Quebec

• Program alignment and relevance
• Quality of the project
• Economic, social, environmental, or technological impacts
• Strategic importance of the partnership, where applicable

• Step 1: Check the current project call
  • Review whether a call for projects is open.
  • Follow the specific instructions published for that call.
• Step 2: Prepare the application
  • Prepare the required project and financial information.
  • Assemble the supporting documents requested by the program or call.
• Step 3: Submit the application
  • Submit the application through the designated project-call process.
  • Send the application within the timelines set for the call.
• Step 4: Follow up after submission
  • Wait for the eligibility review and assessment.
  • If approved, complete the required funding agreement before project funding is released.

• Applications are first reviewed for eligibility.
• Projects are then assessed by the Ministry or an evaluation committee.
• Decisions are based on program alignment, relevance, quality, and expected impacts.
• Approved projects require a funding agreement or protocol before payment.
• Recipients may have to provide reports, cost tracking, and financial follow-up after approval.

• Applications are mainly submitted through project calls.
• Applicants must be properly registered in Quebec.
• Selected projects require a funding agreement.
• Recipients may need to provide progress and final reports.