Research Involving Private-Sector Partners
If the funding opportunity to which you are applying is subject to the NSGRP, your grant application will need to include a risk assessment form. This form identifies or outlines:
any potential security risks from the partner, including conflicts of interest and affiliations that could compromise the integrity of the research
a plan and relevant measures to mitigate the identified risks
each partner's contribution to the research and the names/roles of involved employees, when applying to a CFI funding opportunity.
Information from the above can be submitted as part of the Risk Assessment Form (all relevant opportunities) and included in any Partner Identification Forms for CFI opportunities. See the UILO website for additional guidance on how to complete a risk assessment form for NSERC Alliance.
All Risk Assessment Forms and Partner Identification Forms (if applicable) must be completed prior to submitting the grant application.
Projects Involving Emerging or Advanced Technologies
If the funding opportunity to which you are applying is subject to the STRAC Policy, each researcher must ensure they:
- do not hold active affiliations with, and are not receive funding or in-kind support from, any Named Research Organizations(1)
- end any active affiliations with NROs prior to submitting the relevant grant application.
Certain research activities may create affiliations. If you're unsure, review our page, Understanding Affiliations.
Each researcher with a named role (see here for specifics) on the grant must complete an Attestation Form certifying that they are (and will continue to be for the duration of the grant funding) compliant with the STRAC Policy. For CFI applicants, only project/team leaders and team members in the grant application are required to complete the attestation form.
All Attestation Forms must be completed and combined into a single PDF prior to submitting the grant application.
Attestation Forms
- Tri-Agency: Attestation forms are included on each agency's grant application portal.
- CFI Attestation Form
Once your research proposal has been funded, certain research security considerations may become relevant to your project throughout its lifecycle.