Sponsor
National Cybersecurity Consortium (NCC)
Program
Call for Proposals 2025
For More Information
See NCC's Call for Proposals webpage.
Description
The National Cybersecurity Consortium (NCC) is a catalyst to build a future where Canadian organizations are global leaders in cybersecurity, so Canadians benefit from the prosperity, growth, and safety that comes from advancing and creating innovative cybersecurity products and services. The NCC is committed to building partnerships among the academic, not-for-profit, and private sectors to further cybersecurity initiatives across Canada.
The annual Call for Proposals, made possible by the Cyber Security Innovation Network program, contributes approximately $80 million in funding over four years, supporting projects spearheaded by Canadian organizations within industry, academia, and not-for-profit sectors.
Funded projects fall within three streams (See 2025 Call for Proposals Guide for further details on each stream):
- Research and Development: Projects with Technology Readiness Levels (TRL)1-6 via the design and implementation of innovative cybersecurity technologies, advancing the state-of-the-art, and supporting studies into emerging cybersecurity issues;
- Commercialization: Projects that include new technology with TRL 7-9, developing products and services that address cybersecurity challenges in critical infrastructure protection, human-centric cybersecurity, network security, software security, and privacy protection; or,
- Training, Upskilling, and Reskilling: Projects that provide and build opportunities for cybersecurity and privacy professionals across a myriad of disciplines.
The 2025 Call for Proposals also supports projects in three funding categories:
- Accelerated Projects: Intended to make impactful progress on highly targeted, larger budget projects;
- New 2025 Projects: An open call for cybersecurity and privacy-related projects; and
- Top-ups to 2023/2024 Projects: Intended to increase the impact of projects already vetted and approved by the NCC by allowing them to incorporate nascent insights or cover gaps that emerged through the work to date.
Eligibility
Projects submitted to the NCC for funding may not be submitted for consideration for other funding opportunities. Refer to the NCC’s Pre-award Guide to review eligible organizations, sources for matching contributions and project expenses.
Funding Availability
The NCC estimates awarding up to $22M to support $60M+ worth of activities in Call 2025.
Indirect Costs
15% maximum permitted on NCC funds
40% on partner cash
Special Notes
The NCC funds projects under three major streams:
- Research and Development (R&D);
- Commercialization; and
- Training.
See the funding guidelines for additional information on the individual streams.
Deadlines
If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.
| Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Internal Deadline | Letter of Intent and OR-5 form due to research.services@uoguelph.ca | |
External Deadline | Letter of Intent to be submitted via NCC’s Adsigno Portal. |
How to Apply
For Category 1 and 2 Projects, LOI submissions must be submitted through the NCC’s Adsigno Portal. For help navigating the Adsigno Portal, please review the User Guide.
For Category 3 – Top Ups, application materials will become available by June 16, 2025.
Visit the Application Process page for more information.