Aside from NSERC, are there other programs and resources available to support collaboration with European Union countries?
Funded jointly by the European Commission and Canadian federal partners, ERA-Can is a collaborative, international initiative to increase science and technology cooperation between Canada and the European Research Area (ERA). ERA-Can offers information and services through a one-stop-shop Web site. It also offers workshops to raise awareness and promote exchanges between Canadians and researchers in the ERA. For more information, please visit the ERA-Can Web site. The Seventh Framework Program for research and technological development (FP7) is the European Union’s main instrument for funding research in Europe and covers the years 20072013. Canadians interested in investigating collaboration opportunities with EU researchers are invited to visit the FP7 Web site.