3. Eligible institutions

To participate in our funding competitions, an institution must first be eligible to apply for, receive and administer CFI funding.

The types of institutions that can become eligible are:

• Universities
• Colleges
• Research hospitals
• Research institutes
• Non-profit research institutions that carry out their activities primarily in Canada.

To be eligible, an institution must:

• Be situated in Canada
• Be engaged in research and research training
• Demonstrate its capacity to conduct and support research by meeting the requirements set out in 3.1.1 Eligibility requirements: universities, colleges, research hospitals and research institutes or 3.1.2 Eligibility requirements: non-profit research institutions.

Consult the list of currently eligible institutions.