discovery horizons (pilot)

discovery horizons grants support investigator-initiated individual and team projects that broadly integrate or transcend disciplines to advance knowledge in the natural sciences and engineering (nse).

the discovery horizons program provides nserc’s entry-point to the tri-agency interdisciplinary peer-review mechanism. it supports discovery research projects that would significantly benefit from being assessed by a tri-agency interdisciplinary peer review committee, and aims to:

1. answer nse research questions that are best addressed through interdisciplinary approaches
2. advance nse disciplines through cross fertilization and new ways of thinking about research questions; ideas and frameworks; approaches and methods; platforms, tools and infrastructure; people, partners and trainees
3. provide leading-edge nse training for highly qualified personnel (hqp) in interdisciplinary research environments