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January 13, 2010 - Douglas College gets access to federal research funds
Expect to see more research come out of Douglas College, now that it is eligible to compete for and administer funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
NSERC, with an annual budget greater than $1B, promotes and supports `discovery research¿ and encourages Canadian companies to participate and invest in post secondary research projects.
Achieving NSERC eligibility status is a very significant step for Douglas College, says Dean of Science and Technology Thor Borgford.
¿It recognizes the enormous potential that Douglas College and its faculty have to contribute to the prosperity of Canada through research and innovation. It gives my faculty the opportunity to apply for NSERC funding and sets the stage for the College to develop research programs in pure and applied sciences and engineering,¿ says Borgford.
In conjunction with the approval, Douglas College submitted a proposal to NSERC¿s College and Community Innovation Program to support a two-year applied research project in the Faculty of Science and Technology. The College has also made an eligibility application to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and expects to learn the outcome of this application during this next semester.
NSERC, with an annual budget greater than $1B, promotes and supports `discovery research¿ and encourages Canadian companies to participate and invest in post secondary research projects.
Achieving NSERC eligibility status is a very significant step for Douglas College, says Dean of Science and Technology Thor Borgford.
¿It recognizes the enormous potential that Douglas College and its faculty have to contribute to the prosperity of Canada through research and innovation. It gives my faculty the opportunity to apply for NSERC funding and sets the stage for the College to develop research programs in pure and applied sciences and engineering,¿ says Borgford.
In conjunction with the approval, Douglas College submitted a proposal to NSERC¿s College and Community Innovation Program to support a two-year applied research project in the Faculty of Science and Technology. The College has also made an eligibility application to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and expects to learn the outcome of this application during this next semester.
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