New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) - Exploration

Program Summary - Objective

  • To inspire high risk/ high reward research that extends beyond traditional or common interdisciplinary approaches.
  • To explore new projects that may fail but have the potential for significant impact.

Award Amount and Duration

  • Up to $100,000 for direct costs per year plus 25% in indirect costs funding for up to 2 years.
  • 25% must be added to the budget in addition to the direct costs.

Who can help me?

If you are interested in the NFRF-Exploration competition, please contact:

Feiyue Akishyn | Research Partner
feiyue.akishyn@ualberta.ca

How to Apply

Consult Research Services guidelines »

2025 competition guidelines TBA. Information for the previous competition is listed below for reference.

Application Stages

Two mandatory stages, using the Convergence Portal :

1. Notice of Intent (NOI)

  • Institutional deadline (submission to Researcher Home Page): Aug 13, 2024 during core business hours. IMPORTANT: RAS must confirm that all participants meet the NFRF eligibility criteria and the definition of ECR (if applicable). Written approval from all other institutions with participating Co-PIs and/or Co-applicants must be obtained using the NFRF-E external applicant eligibility form . The signed eligibility forms must be combined as one single PDF and submitted to the Researcher Home Page along with the NOI before the institutional deadline. The list of participants cannot be modified between this date and the Agency deadline for NOI.
  • Submit your final NOI in the Convergence Portal by 10 am MT on Aug 26, 2024; RAS will forward your NOI to the Agency by Aug 27, 2024

2. Full application

  • Institutional deadline (submission to Researcher Home Page): Oct 22, 2024 during core business hours. IMPORTANT: Written approval from all other institutions with participating Co-PIs and/or Co-applicants that are added after the NOI must be obtained using the NFRF-E external applicant eligibility form . The signed eligibility forms for newly added co-PI/co-applicants must be combined as one single PDF and submitted to the Researcher Home Page along with the full application before the institutional deadline. The list of participants and budget cannot be modified after this date.
  • Submit your final full application in the Convergence Portal by 10 am MT on Nov 4, 2024; RAS will forward your full application to the Agency by Nov 5, 2024

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