The Call
The projects must be focused on the development of pre-commercial technologies that address an identified need in the area of utilizing AI-based solutions to improve well-being, living environments, and social connection, in particular in the context of an aging population.
Preference will be given to technologies which use AI-based solutions for healthy aging and research that adopts a life-course approach/perspective.
Please consult the Canadian and Japanese call for proposals announcements for application process, eligibility and funding requirements.
Consortium eligibility requirements
To be considered for funding, applicants must form a project consortium and develop a collaborative R&D project. The project consortium must include a minimum of five (5) participants (3 Canadian and 2 Japanese participants) who will be undertaking project research activities through the NRC’s Aging in Place Challenge Program or the NRC's AI for Design Challenge Program:
- 1 incorporated Canadian small or medium-sized enterprise (SME), defined as a for-profit company with 500 or fewer full-time equivalent employees
- 1 researcher from the National Research Council of Canada
- 1 Canadian research institution (e.g., post-secondary institution, research and technology organization)
- 1 eligible Japanese commercial enterprise, and
- 1 Japanese research institution
NOTE: Canadian SME applicants must be eligible for funding as NRC IRAP clients before they can be considered for funding through this call for proposals. For more information on NRC IRAP eligibility and becoming an NRC IRAP client, please contact NRC IRAP at 1-877-994-4727.
Application deadlines
- January 13, 2023 - Canadian registration deadline
- January 23, 2023 - Canadian expression of interest submission deadline
- April 3, 2023 - International consortium project proposal deadline
Important links:
- Canada-Japan 3+2 collaborative call for proposals on AI-based solutions for well-being, better living environments, and social connection for aging populations
- Strategic International Collaborative Research Program (SICORP) Information on Japan (JST) - Canada (NRC) Joint Call
- NRC's Aging in Place Challenge Program
- NRC's AI for Design Challenge Program
