17^th Call for pro­pos­als for joint indus­tri­al research and devel­op­ment (R&D) pro­jects between Ger­many and Canada

Fristen

Comes into effect on

03.02.2026

Period of validity

31.12.2028

Submission deadline(s)

Mandatory Canadian registration deadline (IRAP applicants only): March 17th, 2026

Mandatory Canadian expression of interest application form submission deadline: March 31st, 2026

Optional German project sketch deadline: April 17th, 2026

International consortium joint project proposal submission deadline: June 19th, 2026

Support institution

Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) in Germany und National Research Council of Canada (NRC) in Canada

Bes­chreibung

The Ger­man ZIM and the Cana­dian NRC IRAP work togeth­er to sup­port SMEs of both coun­tries aim­ing for joint innov­at­ive pro­jects. The pro­ject dur­a­tion is two years and can be exten­ded by an addi­tion­al year if neces­sary and suf­fi­ciently justified.