The applicant must contact the Program Manager for any material change in the project, including but not limited to changes related to the project’s principal investigator, the industry partner, scope of work or eligible expenses, when they are identified.
For any variances to the OCE budget of $5,000 or greater, or extensions to the project end date, the applicant must complete a Project Change Request form prior to the project end date, using the Project Administration tab in their AccessOCE project file.
For any variances to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) budget of 20 per cent or more per budget line-item, or extensions to the project end date, the applicant must complete a Project Change Request form prior to the project end date, using the Project Administration tab in their AccessOCE project file. Details and justification for the change request should be entered under “Additional Comments” section or uploaded as a separate attachment in the “Supporting Documents” section.