Xecs – electronic components and systems Call 5 call for proposals

• Be an incorporated, profit-oriented Canadian SME (500 or fewer full-time equivalent employees).
• Have been in operation for at least 12 months before the project proposal deadline.
• Have at least 5 full-time equivalent employees in Canada on payroll (issued a T4), excluding contract employees.
• Propose an innovative, technology-driven R&D project with commercialization potential and protectable, differentiated technology for global markets.
• Be eligible to become an NRC IRAP client to be considered for Canadian funding under this call.

Who is eligible?

• Canadian incorporated, profit-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
• Micro/nano-electronics and photonics organizations (electronic components and systems)
• Organizations developing applications in agrifood
• Organizations developing applications in energy
• Organizations developing applications in health and well-being

Who is not eligible

• Canadian companies that are not incorporated, profit-oriented SMEs (for example, large corporations).
• Canadian businesses that have been operating for less than 12 months as of the project proposal deadline.
• Canadian companies with fewer than 5 full-time equivalent employees in Canada on payroll (T4), excluding contractors.
• Canadian organizations that are not eligible to be NRC IRAP clients (these cannot be considered for funding through this call).
• Other Canadian organization types (for example, research institutes) unless they secure alternative funding or self-fund their participation.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Project participation costs for non-eligible participants (for example, large corporations, research institutes, or participants from other countries) unless they self-fund or are subcontractors, as allowed by national rules.

Eligible geographic areas

• Canada (Canadian incorporated SMEs).

• This webpage is archived and will not be updated, so applicants should rely on the Xecs website for the latest call information.
• Xecs is part of the EUREKA Clusters Programme and builds on the Euripides² and Penta programmes.
• Xecs provides networking tools and organizes ECS community events to help participants generate project ideas and build consortia.
• Canadian SMEs must be NRC IRAP clients to be considered for NRC IRAP support under this call.