Federal Funding Sources

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are referred to collectively as the Tri-agency. They are the main sources of Canadian Federal research funding.

R+I provides a wide range of services and resources to support applications from McGill researchers to Tri-agency funding programs and other special programs designed for institutional and strategic initiatives.

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CIHR

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is the federal agency that funds and advances health-related research and training across Canada.

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NSERC

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) is the federal agency that funds and supports research in the natural sciences and engineering.

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SSHRC

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) is the federal agency that funds and supports research and training in the humanities and social sciences.

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Special Programs

The Tri-agency offers special programs that are administered by the SSHRC on behalf of the three federal research funding agencies: CIHR, NSERC, and SSHRC. The Canada Research Coordinating Committee (CRCC) provides strategic oversight for those programs and approves awards. The Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat (TIPS) provides administration.

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