The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Innovation Grant

COMP has an agreement with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to fund one or more Innovation Grants to enhance the safe use of ionizing radiation in medicine.  The Grant supports the creation of innovative tools that address radiation safety and security issues. 

Examples include: 

• The development of software systems to facilitate quality control of safety systems 
• Tools to enable consistent and comprehensive equipment service logging 
• Tools to enable sharing of quality control and equipment data 
• Professional development/educational tools including development of resources related to radiation safety training. 

2025 CNSC Innovation Grant Competition 

Important Dates:

The intent to apply form and application package will be available August 7, 2025.

• Grant application launch – August 7, 2025
• Intent to apply deadline – October 17, 2025
• Application submission deadline – November 7, 2025
• Results announcement – week of December 15, 2025
• Funds issued – Instalment 1: December 31, 2025, Instalment 2: March 31, 2026

To apply:

The current competition has $20,000 available to fund one successful project.

Interested applicants must complete an online intent to apply form that includes name and academic affiliation of the primary investigator as well as a tentative project title and 100-word description of the project.  This form notifies COMP of a member’s intent to apply so they can support the member throughout the application process. 

The intent to apply form must be submitted by 5:00 PM ET on October 17th, 2025.

Click here to complete the intent to apply form. 

The application guide provides detail on how to prepare your grant application.  It includes an overview of the sections that need to be included in your application, how to prepare your package for submission, and provides the referee scoring criteria to help guide you as you prepare the application.

Full applications must be submitted by 5:00 PM ET on November 7th, 2025.

Click here to complete the full application form. 

Innovation Grant Recipients