Government Grant

New Frontiers in Research Fund – Exploration

The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) will invest $275 million over the next five years, and $65 million ongoing, to support international, interdisciplinary, fast-breaking and high-risk research. Exploration will generate opportunities for Canada to build strength in high-risk, high-reward and interdisciplinary research.

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  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
  • All levels
  • Last updated 3 years ago
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Description
The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) will invest $275 million over the next five years, and $65 million ongoing, to support international, interdisciplinary, fast-breaking and high-risk research. Exploration will generate opportunities for Canada to build strength in high-risk, high-reward and interdisciplinary research.

  • The objective of this inaugural competition is to generate opportunities for early career researchers (ECRs) to conduct high-risk, high-reward and interdisciplinary research not available through funding opportunities currently offered by the three agencies. It seeks to inspire highly innovative projects that defy current research paradigms, propose a unique scientific direction, bring disciplines together beyond the traditional disciplinary approaches, and/or use different perspectives to solve existing problems.