New Frontiers in Research Fund
The Canada Research Coordinating Committee designed the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) following a comprehensive national consultation, which involved Canadian researchers, research administrators, stakeholders and the public. NFRF is administered by the Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat (TIPS), which is housed within the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), on behalf of Canada’s three research granting agencies: the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and SSHRC.
The fund will invest $275 million over 5 years beginning in fiscal 2018-19, and $65 million ongoing, to fund international, interdisciplinary, fast-breaking and high-risk research.
NFRF is composed of three streams to support groundbreaking research:
Exploration generates opportunities for Canada to build strength in high-risk, high-reward and interdisciplinary research
Transformation provides large-scale support for Canada to build strength and leadership in interdisciplinary and transformative research
International enhances opportunities for Canadian researchers to participate in research with international partners.
Contact
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact researchoffice@uwo.ca, the Convergence Portal helpdesk or NFRF-FNFR@chairs-chaires.gc.ca.
