Tag Archives: NSERC

York University receives $3.2 million in NSERC CREATE grants

Funding to address workforce needs in Canada’s space and residual waste sectors  TORONTO, June 10, 2021 – York University has been awarded more than $3.2 million for two projects to prepare students for careers in industries that require inter-disciplinary training and are central to Canada’s economic future: space robotics for exploration and applied biotechnology for environmental sustainability. The two […]

Sanofi Pasteur and NSERC invest in $2.6 million collaboration at York University to combat infectious diseases with Math

Better analysis of transmission key to targeting flu and childhood diseases TORONTO, Jan. 23, 2018 − A major new research initiative based in the Faculty of Science at York University will develop mathematical techniques to identify populations most susceptible to infectious diseases and enable manufacturers to produce cost-effective vaccines that can be deployed quickly. The […]

York University researchers awarded more than $5.6 million by NSERC

The Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) announced today that 32 researchers at York University have been awarded more than $4.9 million in NSERC grants, while 10 graduate students and post-doctoral fellows have received a total of $700,000 in funding for scholarships and fellowships. “Our researchers are making important contributions to scientific, […]

NSERC awards $1.65 million to York-led research partnership

April 14, 2016  – An academic-industry partnership led by York University has received a total of $1,650,000 through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's (NSERC) Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Grants Program. The Government of Canada announced funding for the project this morning, part of $21.4 million investment in 13 new […]