Canada Research Chairs program makes more awards

The Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program has announced $83 million in funding for 76 researchers, bringing the total awarded to date to 271. Tier I (experienced) researchers received 50 chairs, while Tier II (rising star) researchers received 26 chairs. The universities receiving the most chairs in this round were all from the west: Univ of British Columbia (9), Univ of Alberta (8), and Univ of Saskatchewan (7). A total of 2000 chairs will be created by 2005 at a cost of $900 million. During the same period, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CF) will provide $250 million in infrastructure support for CRC chair holders. For the latest awards, the CFI announced $3.2 million in funding for 22 first- and second-round recipients (www.innovation.ca)....