Developing scientific and innovation culture (NovaScience program) Support for projects in scientific culture and innovation
No specific amount was identified.
Grant, Subsidy
Description:
The NovaScience – Project Support program (stream 2) supports new projects to help the next generation discover, cultivate and develop their skills in science and research, including science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Comments on Funding:
The financial assistance takes the form of a non-repayable grant for a maximum period of two years.
The maximum aid rate and the accumulation of government aid vary depending on the current call for projects.
For more details, see the Application Guide for the current call for projects.
Continuous Intake. No specific deadline was identified.
Eligibility:
The following are eligible:
non-profit organizations (NPOs) and for-profit organizations (OBLs) with an establishment in Quebec;
collective enterprises (cooperatives) within the meaning of the Social Economy Act This hyperlink will open in a new window.;
recognized educational institutions and educational organizations;
affiliated hospitals and college technology transfer centers;
municipalities, cities, regional county municipalities (RCMs) and organizations with similar activities, as well as non-profit organizations established under the Cities and Towns Act.
Applicants must meet the following conditions:
Not to be or not to use the services of subcontractors registered in the Register of companies not eligible for public contracts (RENA).
Have met all their obligations relating to the allocation of previous financial assistance from the Government of Quebec or Investissement Québec for at least two years.
Not be a Crown corporation or a corporation controlled directly or indirectly by a government (municipal, provincial or federal), a municipal entity or a business that is majority owned by a Crown corporation.
Not be in a situation of bankruptcy or insolvency.
Not to commit ethical breaches or offer products or services that could undermine the integrity or call into question the probity of the Government of Quebec, even by association. For example:
the production or distribution of weapons;
exploration, extraction, drilling, production and refining related to fossil fuels such as oil and thermal coal, except for activities aimed at a transition to a low-carbon economy;
gambling, violent games, combat sports involving any living species, racing or other similar activities;
sexual exploitation, for example an erotic bar, an escort agency, an erotic massage parlor or a swingers club;
the production, sale and services related to the consumption of tobacco or drugs, with the exception of interventions relating to industrial cannabis and hemp presented in section 4.3.1.3 of the regulatory framework;
any activity whose main subject is protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (religion, politics, defense of rights, etc.).
Application Steps:
Read the Guide to presenting applications for the current call for projects.
In compliance with the deadlines for submitting the call for projects in force, send, in a single shipment, an electronic version of the mandatory documents, duly completed and signed, as well as the pages containing the digitized signatures of the representatives of the organization.
Documentation Needed:
1. Guide to presenting applications for the current call for projects
2. Electronic version of the mandatory documents, duly completed and signed
3. Pages containing the digitized signatures of the representatives of the organization
Other Things to Note:
If you have received financial assistance, you must complete the accountability form (PDF 1.32 MB) in the following cases:
transmission of a progress report;
transmission of a final report;
request for modification to the initial project.
The document must be completed and signed by the authorized person and sent by email with the reference number of the agreement in the subject line.
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