GSS EU Science Funding Gateway

Proposals should address one or more of the following technological and societal challenges and clearly define the benefit the EU-Canada collaboration brings.

• Quantum computing and simulation co-design of hardware and software to accelerate applications; seamless interoperable software-to-hardware stack that can apply over multiple platforms, and theoretical and computer science foundations of quantum algorithms and architectures.
• Privacy and security concepts, proofs and applications for quantum communication, including quantum key distribution and beyond; device independent protocols, quantum network/repeater protocols, including architectures and network stack; development of satellite and space-based hardware, and certification/verification of states and correlations.
• Application-specific quantum sensor development covering: device fabrication, characterisation, e.g. for magnetometry, prospection, imaging, navigation, biomedical, and theoretical research optimising simple sensors, control, as well as advanced approaches (use of entanglement and error correction).

In order to raise the Technology Readiness Level (TRL), support for holistic – software and hardware – engineering approaches across all areas are encouraged. This is a Joint Call EU-Canada. The funding from NSERC will be provided to eligible applicants in Canada only and the EU funding only to legal entities established in eligible countries.