Leaders Opportunity Fund: Funding for research infrastructure associated with a Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC)
The electronic application form is now available online. Proposals may be submitted at any time and funding recommendations will be presented to the CFI Board of Directors at the next feasible decision point.
The program overview and eligibility requirements are now online. In order to determine eligibility of an MSI, a statement of qualification must be submitted by an eligible institution to the CFI prior to February 4th, 2011.
This program does not have online forms.
The CFI issues the Call for proposals for the new College-Industry Innovation Fund.
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Canada Research Chairs - News Release
Leaders Opportunity Fund – Funding for infrastructure associated with a
Canada Research Chair
The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is offering up to two Canadian university or college students $2,500 apiece to tell a riveting story about science as part of its new Emerging Science Journalists Award.
The prizes will be awarded to the students in April 2011 to help pay for the research, reporting and crafting of an in-depth journalistic piece about any of the nearly 7,000 research projects that the CFI has funded across Canada.
The electronic NOI and application forms are now available online. The submission deadlines are December 15, 2010 and February 15, 2011, respectively.
Instructions for completing the online forms are available at CFI Online – Download Reference Forms.
College-Industry Innovation Fund - Draft Call for Proposals
OTTAWA, Ontario – The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is pleased to announce its new funding architecture to support cutting-edge research infrastructure in Canada, including new programs for colleges and major science initiatives. These announcements address the $600 million allocated to the CFI in Budget 2009.
