Our funding architecture is designed to deliver on our mandate. It does this by responding to the evolving needs of Canadian research institutions and their researchers. It covers the full spectrum of research from discovery to technology development. Our streamlined funding structure offers institutions ways to both acquire research infrastructure and to support its ongoing operating and maintenance costs.

Only eligible institutions — not individual researchers — may submit a proposal to the CFI. Read more about how to become a CFI-eligible institution under “Eligible institutions” in the Policy and program guide.

We are reviewing our eligibility criteria as they apply to non-profit research organizations to ensure that they continue to reflect the scope and nature of Canada’s institutional research landscape. We will not consider any new eligibility applications for non-profit research organizations until this review is complete in July 2021. If you have any questions about this review or our institutional eligibility requirements and processes, please email us at eligibility [at] innovation.ca

We encourage researchers to contact the research office at their institution to learn more about their internal application processes.

Find out about the Infrastructure Operating Fund.