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Government of Canada Launches New $275 Million Research Fund ('New Frontiers in Research Fund')
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
First stream launched under the new fund is open to emerging, early career researchers focused on shaping Canada's future. NOI deadline of January 11, 2019.
First competition stream of new fund to 'help emerging researchers think big'
Vancouver, BC, December 12, 2018--(T-Net)--The Government of Canada announced this week new funding it hopes will transform the way government supports research.
This includes an investment of $275 million over the next five years, and $65 million per year ongoing, to support research that is international, interdisciplinary, fast-breaking and high-risk.
The new funding stems from Budget 2018, which included an investment of nearly $4 billion for research, the largest single investment in research in Canada's history, according to the government.
The federal government says that its New Frontiers in Research Fund represents a 'fundamental shift in how Canada invests in research' and supports collaboration among non-traditional partners. For example, funded projects could see biomedical engineers work alongside social scientists to develop groundbreaking solutions for Canadian patients.
As part of today's announcement, Minister Duncan launched the first stream under the new fund, which is open to emerging, early career researchers focused on shaping Canada's future. The stream seeks to inspire researchers to be bold and bring different disciplines together.
The first stream of grant recipients will be announced in the spring following a merit review process.
Future streams will be open to all Canadian researchers and focus on larger-scale, transformational research, as well as international collaborations.
"Today's announcement is about more than funding: it is about encouraging researchers to bring diverse expertise, ideas and perspectives together to create bold, new approaches to research in Canada. We heard the research community loud and clear when it asked our government to strengthen support to shape Canada's research ecosystem for the future." said Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport.
"The CRCC's mission is to reinvigorate Canada's support for science and to position Canada as a global leader in research excellence. Designing this new Fund was a collaborative effort coordinated by our committee with the research community. The projects funded over the next five years and beyond will transform the research enterprise and help researchers develop new knowledge, insights, technologies and ideas that will benefit Canadians." said Ted Hewitt, President, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and Chair, Canada Research Coordinating Committee.
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