Subramaniam, Sriram-The University of British Columbia

$10,000,000.00 CAD

≈ $0.24 for every person in Canada ≈ 129 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Program
Insight research
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2019-2020
Agreement period
April 1, 2019 – March 31, 2026
Reference
sshrc-crsh:207-2019-2020-Q1-02195

Published purpose

The Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) Program targets the very top tier of world-class researchers in priority areas identified by the Federal Government. The CERC Program aims to strengthen Canada’s ability to attract the world’s top researchers in order to be at the leading edge of breakthroughs in priority research areas expected to generate social and economic benefits for Canadians; to help Canada build a critical mass of expertise in priority areas identified by the government; to create a competitive environment to help Canadian universities attract a cadre of world leading researchers in their pursuit of excellence in their research; and to contribute to the branding of Canada as a location of choice for world-leading research, science and technology development along with other federal programs with similar objectives.

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This grant funds the Canada Excellence Research Chairs Program, which attracts top-tier world-class researchers to Canadian universities in priority areas to generate social and economic benefits for Canadians.

Category: Research Primarily funds activity in Canada

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