Exploration


The objective of the Exploration stream is to support high-risk, high-reward and interdisciplinary research. It seeks to inspire projects that bring disciplines together beyond traditional disciplinary or common interdisciplinary approaches by research teams with the capacity to explore something new that might fail, but that has the potential for significant impact.

Competitions

2024

2024 Competition

This year’s competition is open to teams composed of established and/or early career researchers. Steps to apply include submitting a mandatory notice of intent to apply, and a subsequent full application.

  • Notice of intent deadline:
  • Full application deadline:

Competition information

Merit review

A multidisciplinary review panel evaluates the applications based on the competition stream’s selection criteria.

2023

2023 Competition Competition closed

This year’s competition is open to teams composed of established and/or early career researchers. Steps to apply include submitting a mandatory notice of intent to apply, and a subsequent full application.

Following technical problems in the Convergence portal, the notice of intent to apply deadline for the New Frontiers in Research Fund 2023 Exploration competition has been extended to October 12, 2023, 8:00 p.m. (eastern).

  • Notice of intent deadline: October 11, 2023 (deadline extended)
  • Full application deadline:

Competition information

Merit review

A multidisciplinary review panel evaluates the applications based on the competition stream’s selection criteria.

Results

2022

2022 Competition Competition closed

This year’s competition is open to teams composed of established and/or early career researchers. Steps to apply include submitting a mandatory notice of intent to apply, and a subsequent full application.

  • Notice of intent deadline:
  • Full application deadline:

Competition information

Merit review

A multidisciplinary review panel evaluates the applications based on the competition stream’s selection criteria and considers expert assessments provided by external reviewers. External reviewers evaluate applications according to the selection criteria, using a double-anonymous process.

Results

2021

2021 Competition Competition closed

This year’s competition is open to teams composed of established and/or early career researchers. Steps to apply include submitting a mandatory notice of intent to apply, and a subsequent full application.

  • Notice of intent deadline:
  • Full application deadline:

Competition information

Merit review

A multidisciplinary review panel evaluates the applications based on the competition stream’s selection criteria, and considers expert assessments provided by external reviewers. External reviewers evaluate applications according to the selection criteria, using a double-blinded process.

Results

2020

2020 Competition Competition closed

This year’s competition is open to teams composed of established and/or early career researchers. Steps to apply include submitting a mandatory notice of intent to apply, and a subsequent full application.

  • Notice of intent deadline:
  • Full application deadline:

Competition information

Merit review

A multidisciplinary review panel evaluates the applications based on the competition stream’s selection criteria, and considers expert assessments provided by external reviewers. External reviewers evaluate applications according to the selection criteria, using a double-blinded process.

Results

Applicants will be informed of their competition results by March 31, 2021, via the Convergence Portal.

2019

July 2019 Competition Competition closed

This year’s competition is open to teams composed of established and/or early career researchers and includes mandatory notice of intent (NOI) to apply and letter of intent (LOI) to apply stages.

  • NOI deadline:
  • LOI deadline:
  • Application deadline (by invitation only):

Competition information

Merit review

A multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral review panel composed of national and international members with broad expertise evaluated the applications according to the selection criteria.

Results

Applicants were informed of their competition results on March 30, 2020, via the Convergence Portal.

2018

December 2018 Inaugural Competition Competition closed

This competition generated opportunities for early career researchers to conduct high risk, high reward and interdisciplinary research.

  • NOI deadline:
  • Application deadline (by invitation only):

Competition information

Merit review

A multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral review panel composed of national and international members with broad expertise evaluated the applications according to the selection criteria.

Results

Applicants were informed of their competition results on March 29, 2019, via the Convergence Portal.



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