MEOPAR's New Ship Time Program, Under the SSF

Program Overview

This program is designed to be fundamentally different in scope from the NSERC Ship Time program. Whereas the NSERC STP supports NSERC Discovery Grant holders and their individual research programs, the MEOPAR ship time program is intended to support multidisciplinary collaborations on very different scales.

While we anticipate that some projects may leverage a complimentary proposal to the NSERC STP, eligibility for MEOPAR funding is greatly expanded under SSF, extending opportunities to researchers who may have had limited access to ship time funding in the past.

The need for this program was identified, in part, by the work of the National Research Vessel Task Team, which conducted a survey showing that of 50+ marine researcher respondents, 86% did not have sufficient access to research vessels, and only 30% had a recent opportunity to propose and lead a research expedition as Chief Scientist.

If you’d like a program overview or information about funding eligibility, calls for proposals, and how this program will align with the SSF, click here (et ici pour la version française). Note that correct deadlines are on the Calls for Proposals.

Notice of Interest

The Notice of Intent (NOI) stage for Ship Time Support exists primarily for MEOPAR to coordinate large programs (under the Major Expeditions Horizon). It is not a competitive stage of the funding program.

Please fill the linked form using the following guidelines:

• For ideas that you would like MEOPAR to consider for the Major Expeditions Horizon (likely funded in 2026 or beyond), complete a NOI form.

Learn More

Download the PDF to learn more about the Ship Time Support program.

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