CFI is an independent corporation created by the Government of Canada to fund research infrastructure. Its mandate is to strengthen the capacity of Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals, and non-profit research institutions to carry out world-class research and technology development that benefits Canadians.
The infrastructure funded by the CFI includes state-of-the-art facilities, laboratories, equipment, computer hardware, software, and databases necessary to conduct leading-edge research. The funding provided is to acquire research infrastructure and to support their ongoing operation and maintenance.
CFI offers a suite of funding opportunities:
Innovation Fund (IF)
CFI-IF provides continued investments in infrastructure, across the full spectrum of research, from the most fundamental to applied through to technology development. The Innovation Fund (IF) supports a broad range of research programs, including those in natural, social and health sciences, engineering, humanities and the arts, as well as interdisciplinary research. Projects funded through the CFI-IF will help Canada remain at the forefront of exploration and knowledge generation while making meaningful contributions to generating social, health, environmental and economic benefits and addressing global challenges.
CFI – IF 2025
The 2025 Innovation Fund call for proposals was officially launched on June 6, 2024
McGill began its internal process in the Fall of 2023.
Researchers interested in applying to the IF 2025 competition with McGill as the lead institution or as a partner institution submitted an Expression of Interest (EOI) to the Office of the Vice-President (Research and Innovation) on November 1, 2023
The Internal competition is closed.
Timeline:
Action item | Deadline |
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Expression of Interest (EOI) submission | Nov. 01, 2023 |
Submission of:
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Feb. 28, 2024 |
CFI Notice of Intent submission | Oct. 2, 2024 |
CFI Full Application submission | Feb. 4, 2025 |
Past Information Sessions
Date | Time |
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Wednesday, October 18, 2023 | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. |
Friday, October 20, 2023 | 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)
CFI-JELF serves the infrastructure needs of individual researchers or groups of up to three researchers where there is a need to share infrastructure for research in related fields or to take advantage of complementary skills. It is not intended to serve the infrastructure needs of larger groups, centres, departments, or institutions.
Major Science Initiatives Fund (MSI)
CFI-MSI provides multi-year support toward the operating and maintenance (O&M) needs of unique national research facilities owned by one or more CFI-eligible institutions.
Biosciences Research Infrastructure Fund (BRIF)
CFI-BRIF supports the bioscience infrastructure needs of postsecondary institutions and research hospitals by providing high-performance tools, innovative research spaces and biocontainment facilities. The competition is now closed.