The Office of Research Services (ORS) recently received information from Imperial Oil regarding their University Research Awards Program. A summary is provided below.
Objective
To encourage research at Canadian universities in areas of interest to Imperial Oil’s petroleum, petrochemical and energy resource development businesses. These areas include the fields of engineering, environmental, earth, chemical, and physical sciences.
Awards for specific research projects are made to full-time faculty members to support research work carried out by university students under their direction.
Value
Individual awards are normally available in amounts ranging from $10,000 to $25,000 depending on budgets for the proposed research, availability of funds, and potential significance of the research as determined by Imperial.
Required Overhead
40%
Duration
Awards are made for one year and may be renewed annually for a maximum tenure of three years.
Deadlines
Submission to ORS – December 2, 2019
Submission to agency – December 15, 2019
For complete details on this opportunity and application form, please consult the following web links:
https://www.imperialoil.ca/en-CA/Sustainability/Innovation-and-research/University-Research-Awards#areasOfInterest