| Summer 2010 | Competition Launch |
| September 15, 2010 | Letter of Intent (LOI) deadline |
| April 2011 | Full application deadline |
| May 2011 | Selection Committee review of Full Application |
| June 2011 | Steering Committee review of NCE-KM Initiative |
| July 2011 | NCE-KM Initiative announcement |
| Summer 2010 | Competition Launch for New Networks |
| November 24, 2010 | Letter of Intent deadline |
| January/February 2011 | Selection Committee review of Letters of Intent |
| March 2011 | Invitations for full applications |
| August 2011 | Full Application deadline |
| August/September 2011 | Expert panel reviews |
| October | Standing Selection Committee |
| October/ November 2011 | Steering Committee Review |
| December 2011 | NCE announcement |
| February 2012 | Funds released |
| August 2010 | Application deadline for renewal |
| September 2010 | Expert panel review of renewal applications |
| October 2010 | Selection committee review of renewal applications |
| November 2010 | Steering committee review of renewal applications |
| December 2010 | Renewal announcement |
| August 2011 | Application deadline for renewal |
| September 2011 | Expert panel review of renewal applications |
| October 2011 | Selection committee review of renewal applications |
| November 2011 | Steering committee review of renewal applications |
| December 2011 | Renewal announcement |
| August 2011 | Application deadline for mid-term |
| September 2011 | Expert panel review of mid-term applications |
| November 2011 | Steering committee review of mid-term applications |
| December 2011 | Mid-term results announcement |
*Dates are subject to change