Western researchers receive combined $2.8M NSERC Discovery grants 

Western researchers will tackle novel approaches to science, medicine and engineering problems with new funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) worth $2.8 million - with an application-to-grant ratio that makes this one of the most successful rounds of federal funding in recent memory. In its latest funding announcement, NSERC has awarded Discovery grants to Western researchers in year one of a five-year commitment to their projects. About three-quarters of Western's funding applications are granted funding this year - a large leap compared to about one-half and two-thirds approvals in the past two years. All told, 66 NSERC Discovery grants will go to Western researchers across five faculties: 22 in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; 19 in Engineering; and 25 in the faculties of science, social science and health sciences. "Our success in this round of Discovery grants is something to be proud of. Western's researchers have pushed themselves to follow new and engaging paths of inquiry that drive impact and innovation, and expand our collective knowledge of the world around us," said Lesley Rigg, Western's vice-president (research). "I'm also proud of our community of research support.