NATO Science for Peace and Security

Eligibility

ELIGIBILITY 
Only applications meeting all of the following criteria will be taken into consideration. 
Applications submitted to the SPS Programme must: 
1. Contribute toward NATO's strategic objectives and have a clear link to security; 
2. Address at least one of the SPS Key Priorities; 
3. Be developed jointly by scientists or experts from at least one NATO member nation 
and one eligible NATO partner country.  

• All participants in the proposed activity must be nationals of a NATO member 
  nation or an eligible NATO partner country; 
• Each activity must include a scientist or expert taking on the role of NATO 
  country Project Director (NPD). This person must be a resident and employed 
  in a NATO member country; 
• Each activity must include a scientist or expert taking on the role of Partner 
  country Project Director (PPD). This person must be a resident and employed 
  in an eligible NATO partner country (see list below); 

• Additional Co-Directors from either NATO nations or eligible NATO partner 
  countries may be included in proposals for Multi-Year Projects. 

   

4. Be developed and implemented by Co-Directors employed by governmental, 
academic, or other non-profit institutions. For-profit private companies are not eligible 
for SPS funding; 
5. Include realistic plans and budgets; 
6. Be developed and managed in alignment with the rules and regulations outlined in the 
SPS handbooks available on the SPS website at the following link: 
https://www.nato.int/en/about-us/organization/nato-structure/science-for-peace-and
security-hub/managing-sps-grants. 

Eligible countries

Individuals and institutions from the following countries are eligible to participate in activities 
supported by the SPS Programme:  
NATO member countries: Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, 
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, 
Luxembourg, Montenegro, the Netherlands, the Republic of North Macedonia, Norway, 
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, United Kingdom, 
United States of America.

Eligible NATO partner countries: Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, 
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Egypt, Georgia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Jordan, 
Kazakhstan, the Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, Malta, Mauritania, the Republic 
of Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, New Zealand, Pakistan, Qatar, Serbia, Switzerland, 
Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan. 

Summary

The University of Calgary's Strategic Initiatives and Research Intelligence (SIRI) team is able to advise researchers and provide application development support for this opportunity. Interested researchers should contact Alexandra Wall (alexandra.wall@ucalgary.ca).

FOCUS OF THIS CALL FOR PROPOSALS 

Available grants: For this call for proposals, the SPS Programme welcomes applications for Multi-Year Projects and Events (Advanced Research Workshops, Advanced Training Courses and Advanced Study Institutes). 

Themes: Applications aligned with any of the SPS Programme's Key Priorities are welcome. 

Topics of particular interest: 

• Non-kinetic mitigation measures against unmanned systems;
• Protection of critical infrastructure, supplies and personnel; maritime and undersea infrastructure resilience; 
• Deterrence and defence against hybrid tactics, approaches, technologies, cross sector and international coordination; 
• Innovative energy generation, storage, and distribution, including the capacity of critical facilities and deployed systems to operate through prolonged disruption of supply; 
• Biotechnology, including convergence with AI; 
• Space technologies - space awareness; position, navigation and timing.

Overhead

Application deadlines

RSO final internal review deadline

Program application deadline

NOTE: Consult your Faculty Associate Dean (Research) (ADR) regarding Faculty-specific deadlines and submission processes.

Principal Investigators: Complete a Research Management System (RMS) record, including a copy of your complete application, and submit this for approvals in RMS.

Postdocs, students, and trainees: For fellowships and externally-sponsored research training awards or opportunities, you must complete the Research Funding Application Approval (RFAA) Trainee PDF form, and submit it, along with a complete copy of the application, to Research Services at rsotrainee@ucalgary.ca. Trainees should not use RMS at this time.

Approvals: The University of Calgary requires that all funding applications be approved prior to submission. Approval requires signatures via either RMS or the RFAA Trainee form, in the following order:

• Principal Investigator
• Department Head
• Faculty ADR/Dean
• Research Services (on behalf of the Vice-President Research)

Read the Meaning of Grant Signatures policy to understand what your approval means. Please see the agency guidelines for details about which signatures are required on your application, as it may differ from internal requirements.

Late submissions: Late submissions will only be accepted in cases of medical or family emergencies, or other exceptional circumstances. If you submit your RMS record to Research Services after the internal deadline has passed, you must secure additional approvals. Please read: Late Applications Process.

RESOURCES

Reminder: The sooner the researcher engages with Research Services, the more help we can be!

Contact the following Research Service units for support with:

Projects Involving Indigenous Research:

Support with incorporating wise practices in Indigenous research, community engagement, and Indigenous data management is available through the Indigenous Research Support Team (IRST).

Applicants can reach out by email to IRST at IRST@ucalgary.ca in advance of the RSO internal deadline. For more information about IRST, please visit the IRST webpage.

Knowledge Mobilization, Research Impact Assessment, DORA:

Support for knowledge mobilization/engagement/translation, community partnerships, research impact, responsible research assessment (DORA), and open science, is available through the Knowledge to Impact team.

Applicants can reach out by email to the KI team at knowledge.impact@ucalgary.ca.

For more information and access to resource archives, please visit the KI team webpage.

Research Data Management:

For information on research data management plans, processes, or best practices for your research program, please contact research.data@ucalgary.ca.

EDI in Research:

RSO can provide resources and support to research teams on the integration of equitable and inclusive practices in research design and research practice.

Contact edi.rso@ucalgary.ca for more information.

Research Security:

The Research Security Division is available to ensure researchers adhere to research security guidelines and policies, including the National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships (NSGRP) and the policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern (STRAC).

Visit the Research Security website to learn more or contact researchsecurity@ucalgary.ca.

Pre-Award Submissions:

RMS: Creating a Pre-Award LOI
RMS: Creating a Pre-Award Application