For many years, the NSERC Industrial Postgraduate Scholarship (NSERC IPS) program has supported graduate students who undertake research projects in partnership with industry sponsors. However, as directed in the federal government’s Economic Action Plan 2015, Mitacs’ Accelerate program (https://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/accelerate/program-details) will become the primary delivery agent for federally supported graduate-level industrial research and development internships.
As a result, the NSERC IPS program is winding down and will not accept new award applications after August 31, 2015. For applications submitted before the August 31st deadline, the latest project start date that will be accepted by NSERC is December 1, 2015. Current NSERC IPS awards are not impacted and will continue to be funded until their end dates.
Please contact Brian Bella (brian.bella@ubc.ca) for more information regarding the NSERC IPS program or visit our website for information on how to apply (https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/nserc-industrial-postgraduate-scholarships-ips).