Proposed NSERC program changes cause concern

Oct 4, 2018

IAGLR voices its concern over a proposed initiative to condense several programs at Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada into a new Research Partnerships program. In a letter emailed to NSERC, IAGLR President Michael Twiss asks NSERC to consider the impact that eliminating the NSERC Strategic Grants program would have on Great Lakes research. "Doing so would adversely impact important environmental research partnerships with a burdensome cash requirement that makes it challenging to secure vital industry involvement. In addition, these research efforts face the loss of valuable in-kind contributions related to infrastructure (such as ships, aircraft, access to satellite data, expert technical staff) that most university researchers do not have." Please consider sending your comments to rpr@nserc-crsng.gc.ca.