CWN Research Funding

The Canadian Water Network is your source for opportunities in the water sector — new CWN research grant competitions and opportunities for partnership and consortia development. Please check this page regularly to learn more about our funding announcements and opportunities.

Become a partner in CWN research

CWN is looking for partners from water policy and management organizations to become involved and co-invest in research projects. Our partner-to-research matching forum will be open between Nov. 1 and 14.

Successful proposals: Innovative technologies & methods for water management

The Canadian Water Network is pleased to announce the funding of two research proposals in response to its research call for innovative technologies and methods for water management.

One research team, led by Dr. Hongde Zhou from the School of Engineering at the University of Guelph, will examine recovery of energy in municipal wastewater with membrane-centred [...]

Call for EOIs: Secure Source Waters Consortium

Calls for expressions of interest are due September 26, 2011.

Call for EOIs: Canadian Municipal Water Consortium

Calls for expressions of interest are due September 30, 2011.

CWRC RFP — Tobacco Creek Model Watershed Research Consortium

CALL FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS
Research to Support Development of Regional Monitoring Frameworks to Support Cumulative Effects Assessment
Tobacco Creek Model Watershed Research Consortium

Deadline for Submission: September 15, 2011
The Canadian Water Network is requesting research proposals, to be funded for a maximum of three years (2012–15), to develop a watershed-scale research platform that will support the [...]

CWRC RFP — Northumberland Strait–Environmental Monitoring Partnership

CALL FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS
Research to Support Development of Regional Monitoring Frameworks to Support Cumulative Effects Assessment
Northumberland Strait–Environmental Monitoring Partnership (NorSt–EMP)

Deadline for Submission: September 15, 2011
The Canadian Water Network is requesting research proposals, to be funded for a maximum of three years (2012–15), that will develop and produce as their project output a recommended [...]

CWRC RFP — Muskoka River Watershed Monitoring and Management Consortium

CALL FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS
Research to Support Development of Regional Monitoring Frameworks to Support Cumulative Effects Assessment
Muskoka River Watershed Monitoring and Management Consortium

Deadline for Submission: September 15, 2011
The Canadian Water Network is requesting research proposals, to be funded for a maximum of three years (2012–15), that will support the Muskoka River Watershed research consortium [...]

CWRC RFP — Grand River Watershed Consortium

CALL FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS
Research to Support Development of Regional Monitoring Frameworks to Support Cumulative Effects Assessment

Grand River Watershed Research Consortium

Deadline for Submission: September 15, 2011
The Canadian Water Network is requesting research proposals, to be funded for a maximum of three years (2012–15), for the Grand River Watershed Research Consortium node to [...]

Canadian Watershed Research Consortium: Call for research proposals

Full research proposals are due September 15, 2011.

RFPs: Innovative technologies and methods for water management

RFP to develop innovative technologies or methods to support improved management of water supplies & systems.
Submit your research proposal by Friday, June 17, 2011.