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MNT Award

The MNT Award supports custom microfabrication projects at open-access facilities accross Canada.

MNT Award

80% of the fabrication costs
upto a maximum amount of $4,000

Travel Subsidy

costs for travel, accommodation, and meals up to $1,500 (for travel >100 km to the facility)

Applicant Eligibility

  1. Graduate student or post-doctoral fellow at a Canadian University and registered with CMC (including all members listed on the application).
  2. The applicant’s faculty supervisor must hold a subscription at the time of the award.
    One may apply for an award prior to subscription.
  3. Has no outstanding fabrication or test reports with CMC.

Key Dates

Applications are reviewed monthly.

  • Submission Deadline: 10th of the month by 4:00 pm ET. Exception: one week earlier in December.
  • Notification of Decision: End of the month.
  • Duration: 4 months from the date of notification for the MNT Award.
  • Fabrication Report Deadline: Within 3 months after completing fabrication/training

Award Process

diagram of award process steps. apply and receive notification in 3 weeks, 4 months to complete project, 3 months to submit report, 3 weeks to recieve payment
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Selection Criteria

MNT Award facilitates custom microfabrication and travel to non-local facilities. This is a competitive program and applications are peer-reviewed against CMC’s Effectiveness Criteria.

If you have any questions, please contact MNT@cmc.ca

Award Information

  • Eligible costs: costs for mask fabrication, user access, and machine usage; reasonable costs for consumables associated with the project and invoiced by the lab.
  • Ineligible costs: accessories (e.g. tweezers, sample holders), consumable materials (e.g. wafers, chemicals) not invoiced by the MNT lab (e.g., from third-party vendors).
  • Those who hold NSERC Engage/ Alliance grants are eligible for an automatic award with a letter of support and documentation from the industry research partner.
  • The award is only for microfabrication conducted by the applicant team at user-access facilities at Canadian universities (see map below). 
  • Travel Subsidy, refer to CMC travel procedures for details and eligible expenses.
    Contact finance@cmc.ca for a travel expense claim form.
  • The award is non-transferable and must be used only by the awardee and for the project proposed in the application. Ensure you have submitted any outstanding fabrication or test reports.
  • Acknowledge CMC in any related publications.
  • Refer to process flow as an example for completing the MNT application
  • Award funds will be paid by a cheque to the subscriber. For details refer award payment details.
  • Expanded coverage and scope to non-traditional branches and fields, example in nanomaterials, nanomedicine and biomaterials.

Locate your Lab

Name
Open Centre for the Characterization of Advanced Materials (OCCAM)
Institution
University of Toronto
 
  • Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry – 200 College St., Rooms 101/104/105/107/108/111
  • Department of Materials Science & Engineering – 184 College St., Rooms 165-167
  • Department of Chemistry – 80 St. George St., Room 50G
 
Address
200 College St
 
City
Toronto
 
Province
Ontario
Name
Fablab Quantique
 
Institution
Université de Sherbrooke
 
Department, Office or Building Information
D9 Building - D9-0005
 
City
Sherbrooke
 
Province
Québec

Address
Université de Sherbrooke, D9 Building - D9-0005, 2500 boulevard de l'Université, Sherbrooke, Québec, J1K 2R

Name
Centre for Advanced Materials and Related Technology (CAMTEC)
 
Institution
The University of Victoria
 
Department, Office or Building Information
Elliott Building - Room 207
 
City
Victoria
 
Province
British Columbia

Address
University of Victoria, Elliott Building, Room 207, Victoria, BC V8P 5C2

Name
SBQMI Advanced Nanofabrication Facility (ANF)
 
Institution
The University of British Columbia
 
Department, Office or Building Information
Vancouver Campus
 
Address
2355 East Mall
 
City
Vancouver
 
Province
British Columbia

Address
3800 Finnerty Road, Saanich, British Columbia V8N 4A4, Canada

Name
UVic Nanofabrication Facility (Nanofab)
 
Institution
University of Victoria
 
Department, Office or Building Information
Basement Elliott Building
 
Address
3800 Finnerty Rd
 
City
Victoria
 
Province
British Columbia

Address
3800 Finnerty Road, Saanich, British Columbia V8N 4A4, Canada

Name
Toronto Nanofabrication Centre (TNFC)
 
Institution
University of Toronto
 
Department, Office or Building Information
Room 1102, Sandford Fleming Building
 
Address
10 King's College Road
 
City
Toronto
 
Province
Ontario

Lab Name
4D LABS

Website
http://www.4dlabs.ca/

Institution
Simon Fraser University

Address
8888 University Drive

City
Burnaby

Province
British Columbia

Lab Name
The Giga to Nanoelectronics (G2n Centre)

Website
https://uwaterloo.ca/giga-to-nanoelectronics-centre/

Institution
University of Waterloo

Department, Office, or Building Info
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Address
200 University Avenue West

City
Waterloo

Province
Ontario

Lab Name
Centre for Integrated RF Engineering (CIRFE)

Website
https://uwaterloo.ca/institute-nanotechnology/research-waterloo-institute-nanotechnology/facilities-equipment/center-integrated-radio-frequency-engineering

Institution
University of Waterloo

Department, Office, or Building Info
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Address
200 University Avenue West

City
Waterloo

Province
Ontario

Lab Name
Centre for Advanced Photovoltaic Devices and Systems (CAPDS)

Website
http://www.capds.uwaterloo.ca/index.htm

Institution
University of Waterloo

Department, Office, or Building Info
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Address
200 University Avenue West

City
Waterloo

Province
Ontario

Lab Name
Quantum NanoFab

Website
https://fab.qnc.uwaterloo.ca/

Institution
University of Waterloo

Address
200 University Avenue West

City
Waterloo

Province
Ontario

Lab Name
Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy (CCEM)

Website
https://ccem.mcmaster.ca/

Institution
McMaster University

Address
1280 Main Street West

City
Hamilton

Province
Ontario

Lab Name
Brockhouse Institute for Materials Research

Website
http://www.bimr.ca/

Institution
McMaster University

Department, Office, or Building Info
ABB 453

Address
1280 Main Street West

City
Hamilton

Province
Ontario

Lab Name
Interface Science Western Research (ISW)

Website
http://www.isw.physics.uwo.ca/

Institution
Western University

Department, Office, or Building Info
Department of Physics and Astronomy

Address
1151 Richmond Street

City
London

Province
Ontario

3IT.Micro

https://www.usherbrooke.ca/3it/fr/infrastructure/plateforme-3itmicro/

Université de Sherbrooke

Building P2 rooms 1015-1017-1039

3000 boulevard Université

Sherbrooke

Québec

Lab Name
York University Microfabrication Facility (YMF)

Website
https://sparc.info.yorku.ca/

Institution
York University

Department, Office, or Building Information
RM037, Bergeron Centre

Address
4700 Keele St. 11 Arboretum Ln.

City
Toronto

Province
Ontario

Name
Center for Research and Applications in Fluidic Technologies (CRAFT)
 
Institution
University of Toronto
 
Device Foundry
Rooms 7175
7th Floor, Bahen Centre for Information Technology
40 St George St, Toronto, ON M5S 2E4
 
Tissue Foundry
Rooms 403 and 405
4th floor, Mechanical Engineering, MC
5 King’s College Road, Toronto, ON M5S 3G8
 
Integrated Bio-devices Fabrication Facilities
75 de Mortagne Boulevard Boucherville, QC J4B 6Y4
 
Address
5 King’s College Road
 
City
Toronto
 
Province
Ontario
Lab Name
Microelectronic Packaging (LASEM)
 
Institution
Polytechnique de Montréal
 
Department, Office or Building Information
Campus de l'Université de Montréal
 
Address
2500 Chemin de Polytechnique
 
City
Montréal
 
Province
Québec
Lab Name
Nanorobotics Laboratory
 
Institution
Polytechnique de Montréal
 
Department, Office or Building Information
local M-4505, Pavillon Lassonde, Departement of Computer Engineering
 
Address
2700, chemin de Polytechnique
 
City
Montréal
 
Province
Québec
Lab Name
GCM Lab
 
Institution
Polytechnique de Montréal, Campus de l'Université de Montréal
 
Department, Office or Building Information
local 5074, Pavillon J.-A.-Bombardier
 
Address
2500 chemin de Polytechnique
 
City
Montréal
 
Province
Québec
Lab Name
McGill Nanotools Microfab (MNM)
 
Institution
McGill University
 
Department, Office or Building Information
Rutherford Physics Building
 
Address
3600 University Street
 
City
Montréal
 
Province
Québec
Lab Name
McGill Institute for Advanced Materials
 
Institution
McGill University
 
Department, Office or Building Information
Room 663
 
Address
3480 University Street
 
City
Montréal
 
Province
Québec
Lab Name
Concordia Centre for Composites (CONCOM)
 
Institution
Concordia University
 
Department, Office or Building Information
EV 4-145
 
Address
1515 Sainte Catherine Ouest
 
City
Montréal
 
Province
Québec
Lab Name
LACIME
 
Institution
École de technologie supérieure
 
Department, Office or Building Information
Suite A-2544, Building A
 
Address
1100 Notre-Dame West
 
City
Montréal
 
Province
Québec
Lab Name
NanoQAM
 
Institution
Université du Québec à Montréal
 
Department, Office or Building Information
Pavillon Président-Kennedy
 
Address
201 av. du Président-Kennedy
 
City
Montréal
 
Province
Québec
Lab Name
Laboratory of Micro and Nanofabrication (LMN)
 
Institution
INRS énergie, matériaux et télécommunications
 
Address
1650 Boulevard Lionel Boulet
 
City
Varennes
 
Province
Québec
Lab Name
3IT.Nano
 
Institution
Université de Sherbrooke
 
Department, Office or Building Information
Département de génie électrique et de génie informatique, Faculté de genie
 
Address
3000 boulevard Université
 
City
Sherbrooke
 
Province
Québec
Lab Name
Nano4Laval
 
Institution
Université Laval
 
Department, Office or Building Information
Pavillion Alexandre-Vachon
 
Address
1045 avenue de la Médecine
 
City
Québec
 
Province
Québec
Lab Name
Clean Technologies Research Institute (CTRI)
 
Institution
Dalhousie University
 
Address
6414 Coburg Road
 
City
Halifax
 
Province
Nova Scotia
Lab Name
NanoFab Core Facility
 
Institution
University of Ottawa
 
Department, Office or Building Information
Room 350
 
Address
25 Templeton St
 
City
Ottawa
 
Province
Ontario
Lab Name
NanoFabrication Kingston (NFK)
 
Institution
Queen's University
 
Address
945 Princess Street
 
City
Kingston
 
Province
Ontario
Lab Name
UHN Centre for Microfabrication
 
Institution
Techna Institute
 
Department, Office or Building Information
Toronto Meidical Discovery Tower
 
Address
101 College Street
 
City
Toronto
 
Province
Ontario
Lab Name
Centre for Emerging Device Technology (CEDT)
 
Institution
McMaster University
 
Address
1280 Main Street West
 
City
Hamilton
 
Province
Ontario
Lab Name
Waterloo Advanced Technologies Laboratory (WATLab)
 
Institution
University of Waterloo
 
Department, Office or Building Information
#066A, Chemistry-2
 
Address
200 University Ave. West
 
City
Waterloo
 
Province
Ontario
Lab Name
Western Nanofabrication Facility
 
Institution
Western University
 
Department, Office or Building Information
Room 10, Physics & Astronomy Building
 
Address
1151 Richmond Street
 
City
London
 
Province
Ontario
Lab Name
Nano Systems Fabrication Laboratory (NSFL)
 
Institution
University of Manitoba
 
Department, Office or Building Information
Room E2-390, Engineering Building, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
 
Address
75A Chancellor's Circle
 
City
Winnipeg
 
Province
Manitoba
Lab Name
Canadian Light Source
 
Institution
University of Saskatchewan
 
Address
101 Perimeter Road
 
City
Saskatoon
 
Province
Saskatchewan
Lab Name
NanoFab
 
Institution
University of Alberta
 
Department, Office or Building Information
ECERF building
 
Address
116 St NW
 
City
Edmonton
 
Province
Alberta
Lab Name
Microsystems Hub
 
Institution
University of Calgary
 
Department, Office or Building Information
CCIT Building
 
Address
2500 University Drive NW
 
City
Calgary
 
Province
Alberta
Lab Name
Applied Micro and Nanosystems Facility (AMNF)
 
Institution
University of British Columbia
 
Department, Office or Building Information
EME1215, Faculty of Applied Science, Okanagan Campus
 
Address
1137 Alumni Ave
 
City
Kelowna
 
Province
British Columbia
Lab Name
Institute of Micromachine and Microfabrication Research (IMMR)
 
Institution
Simon Fraser Unviersity
 
Department, Office or Building Information
School of Engineering Science
 
Address
8888 University Drive
 
City
Burnaby
 
Province
British Columbia
Lab Name
Centre for High-Throughput Phenogenomics
 
Institution
University of British Columbia
 
Department, Office or Building Information
Faculty of Dentistry
 
Address
2405 Wesbrook Mall
 
City
Vancouver
 
Province
British Columibia
 
 
 

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