Grant

Advanced Materials for Energy and Defence – Call for proposals

Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada · Federal (all of Canada)

ClosedCleanTechMiningResearch
Funding
Up to $5,000,000
Up to $5,000,000 per project
Deadline
Closed
Closed — not accepting applications.
Type
Grant
Covers up to 75% of eligible costs
Company stage
SME, Large Corp, Academic

Overview

Support for R&D for materials and components targeting clean energy and defence-relevant applications. Funding for the development of innovative advanced materials or components, or new processes to produce them, with a focus on critical minerals relevant to defence and energy applications.

Who can apply

  • Not specified on listing - verify on program website.
  • Project requirements: must pursue development of an innovative advanced material/component or an innovative process to produce them, start at TRL 3-6, and target both a clean energy and a defence end-use application.
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What it can pay for

R&DPilot / Demo

Past recipients

No public list of past recipients is linked for this program yet.

Official source

Program details change. Always confirm eligibility, amounts and deadlines on the official page before you apply.

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Last checked by SeedPort: Aug 13, 2026. SeedPort is not affiliated with the funder. Information is summarized from public sources and may be out of date.