NICDS denied funding in the MRS Program
Sadly we learned on April 1 that the NICDS proposal was not funded in the 09 competition.
The three reports provided to the MRS committee rated the proposal A+, and are provided below. The Message to Applicants mentions the substantial budget constraints faced by the MRS Program this year.
More information about cuts to NERC's budget and the direct effects this is having on scientific research can be found at http://dontleavecanadabehind.wordpress.com
NSERC Reviews of the Fall 08 proposal
Posted April 15, 2009
nicds-reports-09.pdf
NICDS Proposal to NSERC
The final version of the proposal to NSERC's Major Resource Support (MRS) program was submitted on September 30, 2008.
Good news re sponsorships!!
As part of the re-application, we have been confirming sponsorship agreements with several universities. We have confirmed committments totalling $200,000 per year from: U Toronto (130), UBC (25), UWO (20), UMan (10), UWat (10), SFU (5+). Sponsors logos and links are being added to the NICDS web page www.fields.utoronto.ca/programs/scientific/NICDS/ In addition, the Communications Security Establishment Canada is writing up an agreement for a contribution of 7500 in 08-09, to rise in future years, connected with the Data Mining Project.
July, 2008
Our letter of intent has been approved, and our appeal was successful in obtaining some funds for 2008-09.
The writing team for the NICDS application is working on the re-application, due at NSERC on October 1, 2008.
We welcome your comments and suggestions for the application document, and for the evolution of NICDS.
Relevant documents are posted below as they become available.
Documents for the re-application
| Document | Notes | |
Original application final-submission.pdf |
October, 2007 | This will form the template for the re-submission. |
| Appeal of funding decision Appealweb.pdf |
May, 2008 |
Appeal decision awards NICDS $77,900 |
| Letter of Intent LOI08.pdf |
June, 2008 | Accepted, July 2008 |