John R. Evans Leaders Fund
Funds Canadian investigator infrastructure for flagship science outcomes through national competition.
The John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), administered by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), is a strategic infrastructure grant programme designed to help Canadian universities attract and retain top researchers by funding the laboratory and research infrastructure they need. CFI funds up to 40% of eligible infrastructure costs, with a maximum CFI request of $800,000 CAD per proposal and a …
Laboratory and research infrastructure for faculty researchers across all disciplines at Canadian universities, via five streams aligned with CRC, CERC, NSERC, SSHRC, and unaffiliated proposals.
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