Canada Research Chairs Program
Canadian Mennonite University received its first Canada Research Chair special Tier II allocation in Spring 2021. We are thrilled to be working toward a nomination.
The Canada Research Chairs Program (CRCP) stands at the centre of a national strategy to make Canada one of the world's top countries in research and development. It invests approximately $295 million per year to attract and retain a diverse cadre of world-class researchers, to reinforce academic research and training excellence in Canadian postsecondary institutions.
In 2000, the Government of Canada created a permanent program to establish 2,285 research professorships—Canada Research Chairs—in eligible degree-granting institutions across the country.
Chairholders aim to achieve research excellence in engineering and the natural sciences, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences. They improve our depth of knowledge and quality of life, strengthen Canada's international competitiveness, and help train the next generation of highly skilled people through student supervision, teaching, and the coordination of other researchers' work.
For more information about the Canada Research Chairs Program click here.
Types of Chairs
There are two types of Canada Research Chairs:
Tier 1 Chairs, tenable for seven years and renewable once, are for outstanding researchers acknowledged by their peers as world leaders in their fields. For each Tier 1 Chair, the institution receives $200,000 annually for seven years.
Tier 2 Chairs, tenable for five years and renewable once, are for exceptional emerging researchers, acknowledged by their peers as having the potential to lead in their field. For each Tier 2 Chair, the institution receives $100,000 annually for five years, with an additional $20,000 annual research stipend for first-term Tier 2 Chairs.
How are Chairs Awarded?
Canadian postsecondary institutions both nominate Canada Research Chairs and administer their funds.
Each eligible degree-granting institution receives an allocation of Chairs. For each Chair, an institution nominates a researcher whose work complements its strategic research plan and who meets the program's high standards.
Three members of a College of Reviewers, composed of experts from around the world, assess each nomination and recommend whether to support it.
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