MINDS Targeted Engagement Grants
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The MINDS Targeted Engagement Grant Program is a competitive funding stream operated by the Department of National Defence Canada under the broader Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS) initiative, launched in 2018. It awards non-recurring grants of up to CAD $50,000 to Canadian academic institutions, think tanks, individual researchers (including graduate students), and Canadian-bas…
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