NOTICE – The Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) was established on June 1, 2024, in accordance with the Act to amend the Act respecting the Ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation with respect to research. The Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT), the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS) and the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC) have since been regrouped into the new FRQ, which continues their existence. The rights and obligations of the FRQNT, FRQS and FRQSC have become those of the FRQ; activities continue as usual.

Please note that if you come across an old name or logo of one of the Fonds de recherche du Québec in the program rules or on the website, it should now read as follows:

  • The FRQNT becomes the Nature et technologies sector;
  • The FRQS becomes the Santé sector;
  • The FRQSC becomes the Société et culture sector.

Thank you for your understanding.

Competition year : 
2020-2021

Deadline (pre-request) : 
October 16th, 2019 at 16:00 (EST)

Deadline (application) : 
December 16th, 2019 at 16:00 (EST)

Announcement of results : 
April, 2020

Amount : 
$40 000 / year

Duration : 
3 years

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Due to exceptional circumstances and global concern over the coronavirus epidemic, the FRQSC and the NNSFC are announcing the postponement of the program results until further notice. The FRQSC will communicate with the applicants as soon as possible. All information on the future results date will be updated on this webpage.

The FRQSC thanks you for your understanding and extends its sympathy to those affected in China and around the world.

Proposed by  :

The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

and the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC)

Click here to consult the full call for proposals

OBJECTIVES

The purpose of this call for proposals is to support innovative international research projects focusing on Smart Cities and Big Data, involving researchers from China and Québec. It will encourage major scientific breakthroughs in the short and medium terms by combining and potentiating the strengths, expertise and sources of structural leverage of both countries, as well as fostering knowledge translation.

This call for proposals is led jointly by:

  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
  • Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC)

NSFC and FRQSC will act jointly as the call secretariat for proposals.

The conditions and requirements specific to each research funding agency (referred in blue in this document) are available in the Toolbox of the FRQSC website page and on the NSFC website.