The Research Capacity Program (RCP) is a competitive funding program designed to support the acquisition of small equipment and large research infrastructure to build capacity in Campus Alberta institutions and support multidisciplinary teams of researchers conducting excellent research and innovation initiatives.
The RCP is aligned with Alberta’s research and innovation system and investments are made in the context of Government of Alberta (GoA) research and innovation priorities and Institutional Research Plan (IRP) priorities.
The RCP uses a cost-shared funding approach to provide up to 40% of the total eligible project costs for successful proposals, enabling projects to leverage support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and other sources. To facilitate this cost-shared approach, the RCP coordinates its competition streams and competitive cycles with the CFI.
The four RCP competition streams are:
- College-Industry Innovation Stream
- Small Equipment Grants Stream
- Research Infrastructure Stream
- Infrastructure Sustainability Stream
Further details on RCP objectives, eligibility, review criteria and process, and competition stream deadlines can be accessed at the following link: RCP Guidelines
All applications must be accompanied by a completed Alberta Alignment Module.
Inquiries may be directed to:
Kate Murie, Manager, Research Capacity Planning: kate.murie@gov.ab.ca (780-422-0158)
