Competition results for G8 Research Councils Initiative on Multilateral Research Funding

The results of the second competition under the G8 Research Councils Initiative on Multilateral Research Funding have been released. Canadian scientists will participate in four of the 10 newly funded research projects that are focussed on creating a change in the approach taken towards the sustainable use of material resources, and the contribution and impact this will have upon the wider cradle-to-cradle design and manufacturing principles.

The grants are administered by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and its counterparts from France, Germany, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (US). The grants represent the second funding issued under this initiative. Italy, also part of the G8, did not participate in this round of the initiative. Each of the participating countries will fund its own researchers, with a total of $10 million issued over three years. NSERC funding totals just over $1,340,000.

The G8 funding initiative was launched in 2010 to support research on topics of global relevance that can best be tackled by a multinational approach. Researchers must work with at least three partners from three of the participating countries. The second call for proposals on “Material Efficiency – A first step towards sustainable manufacturing” was issued last year.

 Summaries of the Funded Projects