HTML version of the form: Collective Network

Please consult the Collaborative Networks Application Guide, before filling out this form.  Enter the required information directly into this form.

Due to high number of applications, we will only review the responses that are complete and within the parameters outlined in this form, including word/character limit, where applicable.

Please send questions and completed applications to: MINDS@forces.gc.ca.

1. General information

A. Proposed Network Name

B. Network Director (or Co-Director(s) as applicable)

• Name(s):
• Name of primary affiliated Organization/Institution and location:
• Email addresses:
• Phone numbers:
• Mailing address:
• Website (if applicable):
• Are you or any Network Directors employed by the Federal Government of Canada?
  • Yes
  • No

  If Yes, you are not eligible to receive funding from this program, with the exception of CAF Class A Reservists

• Are you currently a member of a MINDS Collaborative Network?
  • Yes
  • No

  If Yes, please indicate your Network affiliation

C. How did you find out about MINDS?
Pease indicate how you found out about this funding opportunity (website, colleagues, word of mouth, etc.)

2. Overview

A. Structure - Describe your proposed Network’s structure.
(maximum 1750 characters)

B. Members – Provide a list of identified Network members to date.

C. Organizations - List at least two (2) different types of organizations included in the Network (e.g. Academia, Think-tank, NGO, etc.)

D. Regions - List at least three (3) different regions of Canada represented in the Network (Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Prairies, British Columbia, Territories).

3. Evaluation

A. Relevance (60% of total score)

Part 1 - Policy Challenges

1. Indicate which MINDS Policy Challenge(s) your network is addressing (may include up to three (3) Challenges). The Challenges can be found on the MINDS website.
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2. In the box below, please describe how your Network aligns with and plans to address the MINDS Policy Challenge(s) outlined above and will enhance collaboration between Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF) and the external expert community (maximum 5050 characters).

Part 2 - Next Generation

1. Describe how you will foster the next generation of experts, as well as engage and incorporate new/young voices into the Network (this includes students, youth, and/or new defence and security experts) (maximum 1750 characters).

Part 3 - Communications

1. Describe how you intend to engage and communicate your Network’s research to the Defence Team and the defence and security community (please also include any contacts you may already have in the Department) (maximum 1750 characters).
2. Describe how you intend to contribute to Canadians’ understanding of defence and security issues and communicating your Network’s research to the public (maximum 1750 characters).

B. Diversity (20% of total score)

Part 1 - Describe how your network will include Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) into its design and delivery and how GBA+ will be used to achieve the network’s objectives, including methods used to reduce unintended bias and how the network aligns with federal objectives related to GBA+^{Footnote 1}. For more information and support to complete this section, please consult Annex A in the Collaborative Network Application Guide (maximum 3425 characters).

Part 2 - Describe how you will incorporate different disciplines and perspectives to achieve a multi-disciplinary Network. Please include examples of disciplines/backgrounds that will be represented in your Network (maximum 1750 characters).

C. Innovation and technology (20% of total score)

Part 1 - Describe how the Network will demonstrate innovation and creativity in (maximum 1750 characters):

• the way it will address selected MINDS Policy Challenge(s) outlined in Section 1, above; or
• in developing interactions with the external expert community, Defence Team, broader defence and security community, and/or Canadian public.

Part 2 - Describe how the Network will use technology to deliver on the policy challenges and increase cooperation between members separated by geography (data analytics, podcasts, website, social media, video, etc.) (maximum 1750 characters).

4. Financial information

A. Governance – Describe how the Network Director or Co-Directors will manage disbursements, ensure accountability, and alignment with eligible expenditures (maximum 1400 characters).

B. Other Funding – Indicate if you have applied for or are received funding from any other sources for the Network. If yes, indicate the other sources and potential sources of funding and status of your application(s) (maximum 350 characters).

C. Budget - Provide the overall financial breakdown for the Network by category of expenditure, including all sources of revenue and all expenditures. Below is an example template you may modify to reflect your Network’s expenses.

5. Important information & signature

1. Please read the Application Guide and all information below, including and the Privacy Notice Statement before signing your application form. Electronic signatures are acceptable.
2. You will receive an acknowledgement email from MINDS upon receipt of your application. Results will also be communicated via email.
3. If successful, you will be advised via email of the next steps. MINDS will use a Contribution Agreement to govern the distribution of funds to successful applicants (two payments of up to $125,000 annually over three years). The institution/organization the Network Directors are affiliated with will be required to sign this Agreement.
4. Successful Networks must provide financial reports bi-annually and quarterly progress reports over the three years. Networks are expected to spend all funds received by the end of each fiscal year. Failure to do so could result in a decrease equal to the amount lapsed in the next payment.
5. If, as part of the Network’s work, you intend to conduct social science research, including interviews or surveys with any and all persons employed by or affiliated with DND/CAF, you are required to contact the Social Science Research Review Board (SSRRB) before you begin. Further details can be found in the Application Guide or by contacting SSRRB-CERSS@forces.gc.ca.

6. Privacy Notice Statement

DND will comply with the federal Access to Information Act and Privacy Act with respect to applications received. By submitting personal information, an applicant is consenting to its collection, use and disclosure in accordance with the following Privacy Notice Statement, which explains how the applicant's information will be managed.

Applicants shall note that, for all agreements, information related to the funding agreement (name of the recipient and project location) will be made available to the public on the National Defence website.

I, ___________________________, certify that:

• I have read and understood all the elements of this application form.
• I have read the relevant information provided for Network applicants regarding eligibility and funding conditions, and confirm the proposed Network meets the eligibility criteria.
• All budgeted items for this project are eligible expenses, and no budget items have already received funding from DND/CAF or the Government of Canada (e.g. funding under a grant or other collaborative Network).
• I accept that DND/CAF reserves the right to use whatever assessment process and selection criteria they deem necessary to evaluate this and other applications for Networks.

Date (yyyy-mm-dd):

Signature of applicant:

Thank you for your application.