CNSC Grant

The Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists has an agreement with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to fund one or more Innovation Grants that advance radiation safety within Canadian medical physics practice. Beginning in 2026, the program has been expanded to support larger, higher-impact initiatives through increased funding and the potential for longer project timelines. These changes are intended to encourage collaborative projects that deliver long term benefits to the Canadian medical physics community.

The intent of the program is to support the creation of innovative tools that address radiation safety within medical physics practice.  Where relevant to the proposed work, projects may also address radiation source security where this contributes to safe practice and benefits the broader Canadian medical physics and regulated community. Examples may include:

• Software systems to facilitate quality control of safety systems
• Tools to enable consistent and comprehensive equipment service logging
• Tools that enable sharing of quality control and equipment data
• Professional development and educational resources related to radiation safety
• Tools or resources that strengthen radiation source security within medical physics practice

2026 Innovation Grant Competition
New for 2026, the program has been enhanced to support larger, higher-impact initiatives:

• Increased funding of up to $35,000 is available to support one or more projects
• Projects may now extend up to three (3) years to allow for more ambitious initiatives
• In addition to radiation safety, proposals that address radiation source security, where relevant to medical physics practice and the regulated community will be considered.

COMP encourages collaborative projects that engage multiple institutions and can demonstrate a minimum 25% matching contribution from their institution or project partners.

Important dates:
Grant application launch – August 7, 2026
Intent to apply deadline – October 16, 2026
Application submission deadline – November 9, 2026
Results announcement – week of December 14, 2026
Funds issued – Instalment 1: December 31, 2026, Instalment 2 before: March 31, 2027

To Apply:
Interested COMP members 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 will help the review panel assess eligibility against grant funding parameters and support applicants through the review process.  

The intent to apply form must be submitted by 5:00 PM ET on October 16, 2026.

The application package 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 9th, 2026.