Defence Innovation Secure Hubs (DISHs)
Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery
Deadlines
Academic Unit: Inquire with unit
Memorial Deadline: Thursday 26th, March 2026
External Deadline: Thursday 2nd, April 2026
Description
RIS will be offering support with application development for this opportunity. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Dr. Jennifer Stevens (v5js@mun.ca) or Dr. Amanda Crompton (ajcrompt@mun.ca) early during the development process to discuss the services available to them.
The Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are seeking to establish Defence Innovation Secure Hubs (DISHs) focused on quantum and uncrewed systems (UxS). DISHs are intended to provide secure, mission-oriented environments where government, industry, and academia can collaborate over time to advance technologies beyond early development and toward defence and security application.
This Call for Proposals (CFP) is led by the Bureau of Research, Engineering and Advanced Leadership in Innovation and Science (BOREALIS) and is delivered through the Innovation in Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program.
The application deadline is 2:00 PM (ET), Thursday, April 2, 2026.
Further details on the program and application process can be found here.