$107.5 million for eight innovative research projects led by McGill
On March 13th at the Université de Montréal, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced the results of the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) Innovation Fund (IF) 2023 competition.
Nationally, the CFI is investing $515.3 million in research infrastructure in support of 100 projects at 32 Canadian institutions. The announcement was part of a suite of national science and research investments, including new and renewed Canada Research Chair appointments, and NSERC Alliance grants.
McGill and its research hospitals were awarded $42.4 million through the CFI IF in support of eight projects led by McGill researchers that involve partner institutions. The Government of Quebec and partners provide additional funding, bringing the total research infrastructure investment to $107.5 million. In addition, CFI provides $13 million for operations and maintenance of the infrastructure. McGill researchers are also involved in seven projects led by another institutions