Eligibility

The call for proposals for micro-nets is open exclusively to multidisciplinary teams of researchers. The primary affiliation of the investigators must be from at least three separate institutions and/or organizations. Eligible organizations or institutions are:

• Canadian universities and educational institutions chartered in Canada;
• Incorporated for-profit organizations;
• Incorporated not-for-profit organizations;
• Provincial/territorial and municipal government organizations; and
• International universities and educational institutions.

A letter of intent must be submitted by the applicant, a Canadian university, by the stated deadline using the DND letter of intent form template, to be eligible to be invited to submit a full proposal. No letter of intent submissions will be accepted after the deadline.

For more details, consult the applicant guide.

Call for letters of intent

Applicants must submit a letter of intent by the stated deadline in order to be able to submit a full proposal for this call. The letter of intent must be submitted by using the Connect service provided by the Canada Post Corporation (CPC). CPC Connect is a digital delivery platform that facilitates sending and receiving confidential messages and documents.

Download letter of intent form

How to submit your letter of intent

Step 1: Create a CPC Connect account

If the applicant has an existing CPC Connect account please proceed to step 2.

To register for an account please contact the CPC Connect service, click on Login to Connect, then select Register now, and complete your personal Canada Post profile.

Step 2: Request a Connect conversation

1. Applicants must send an email requesting a Connect conversation to IDEaS-IN.IDEeS-RI@forces.gc.ca and provide the email address associated with the CPC Connect service, at least three business days prior to the submission closing date and time. The IDEaS program will initiate the Connect conversation. Requests to initiate a conversation received after the three business day cut-off may not be answered or may result in the late submission of the proposal.
2. The Connect conversation will create an email notification from CPC prompting the applicant to access and action the message within the conversation. The applicant will then be able to transmit its submission at any time prior to the closing date and time.

Step 3: Transmit the submission using Connect

1. Applicants are able to transmit their submission by uploading the letter of intent in the Connect conversation at any time prior to the closing date and time.
2. The applicant will receive a confirmation message from DND within the conversation as soon as possible after submission or after the closing date.

For more details on the application process, consult the applicant form.

Deadline

The deadline to submit your letter of intent is 14:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST) Tuesday, March 7, 2023.

Applicant guide

Read and refer to the applicant guide for complete details.