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• Thursday October 10, 2024 at 10 a.m.:  Internal submission of:
  • ROLA proposal for e-approvals, and
  • Submission in the of a complete draft application, including CCV(s) (applications can be returned for editing, as needed)
• Friday October 25, 2024 at 10 a.m.:  Final application submission in the (there is no Notice of Intent stage for the RTI program)

• Eligibility: Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) grant applicants and co-applicants who were successful in the previous year’s RTI competition will be ineligible to apply for one year. Eligibility will be reinstated the following competition year. This change is being implemented to increase access to the RTI program to the largest number of eligible researchers.
• Sensitive Technology Research Areas (STRA) policy: This funding opportunity is in the scope of the STRA policy. If your research aims to advance a , you must contact Research Security to complete the attestation forms for all Applicants, Co-Applicants, and Collaborators. For more information about this policy, check the .
• Budget Justification: Changes to the budget justification instructions to clarify and emphasize that an application will be rejected if the necessary quotations or the budget justification are not submitted with the application.
• EDI: Equitable access, time sharing and accessibility of the equipment for co-applicants and other users should be discussed, as well as the consideration of EDI in the training of HQP. 
• The application assessment criteria are weighted (see page for the detailed sub-criteria):
  • Need, urgency and suitability (40%)
  • Feasibility and impact (40%)
  • Training of highly qualified personnel [HQP] (20%)
• Researchers can submit one RTI application per competition, either as an applicant or a co-applicant, but not as both.
• Each applicant and co-applicant must complete a Canadian Common CV and link it to the application.
• Co-applicants:  Include only major users (who frequently use the equipment) as co-applicants. Note that co-applicants have action items that must be completed before an application can be submitted.
  
• Considering equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the research process promotes research excellence by making research outcomes more ethically sound, rigorous, reproducible, and useful. It is important to consider EDI through each stage of the research process including, but not limited to, the research questions, design, methodology, analysis, interpretation and dissemination of results, and integrate these considerations where relevant. Consult  for more information.
  
• Please thoroughly review the application instructions at the link below.

To be eligible to apply for and to hold RTI funds, applicants and co-applicants must each:

1. meet
2. hold one of the following : Discovery Grant, Alliance grant, Discovery Horizons grant, Discovery Development grant, Canada Excellence Research Chairs (NSERC), Canada 150 Research Chairs (NSERC), Canada Research Chairs (NSERC), Collaborative Research and Development grant, Industrial Research Chairs grant, Strategic Partnership grant.

*Note: Applicants and co-applicants may apply for any of the above grants (those still accepting applications) while concurrently applying to the RTI program. However, if any applicant or co-applicant does not hold one of the above grants by the RTI award start date, or is not successful in obtaining one of these grants while concurrently applying to the RTI program, the applicant and/or co-applicant will be deemed ineligible and removed from the application.

• Procurement Services – Considerations for Research Equipment Budgets