The Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour National Conference Grant is administered by the NSERC Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering Network. Applications for funding are accepted three times per year. Applications may be submitted by individual students, professors, professionals outside of academia or organizations during the intake periods. All received applications will be reviewed for consideration.
Intake periods are:
$2,000 is available per intake period. Budget permitting, this amount may be increased. In distributing the funds, a balance among the five territories assigned to each of the five Chairs across Canada will be sought.
The objective of the Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour National Conference Grant is to support national conferences that contribute to the advancement and retention of women in Science and Engineering (S&E) as one of their main objectives.
Eligible activities for consideration include:
To be eligible for funding, applicants must be individuals studying or working in STEM fields.
Applicants eligible for applying can be:
Applicants who were successful in obtaining this grant twice in the last five years will not be eligible.