New Frontiers in Research Fund
The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) supports world-leading interdisciplinary, international, high-risk / high-reward, transformative and rapid-response Canadian-led research.
Most requested
- 2024 NordForsk-led International Joint Initiative on Sustainable Development of the Arctic
- 2024 Exploration Competition
- 2024 Transformation Competition
- Government of Canada invests in high risk, high reward interdisciplinary research to support world-leading innovation
- 2023 International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
- Best Practices in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- Research stories
Funding streams
The NFRF has three streams that each support specific goals, and the flexibility to launch special calls:
Exploration
Exploration generates opportunities for Canadians to conduct innovative high-risk / high-reward interdisciplinary research.
International
The International stream enhances opportunities for Canadian researchers to partner on international projects.
Transformation
Transformation provides large-scale support for Canada to build strength and leadership in interdisciplinary and transformative research.
Special calls
Special calls are targeted to support emerging research as needed.
About the New Frontiers in Research Fund
About the NFRF
Learn more about the NFRF program.
Program characteristics
The NFRF has characteristics that enhance Canada’s competitiveness in the global, knowledge-based economy.
Competition results
Interactive dashboard of NFRF competition results
Contact us
General and communications inquiries and technical help
Featured
An interactive dashboard highlights key data on NFRF competitions, providing insights into how funding is distributed.
Learn about NFRF-funded researchers and their research projects.
Latest
- New Frontiers in Research Fund 2024 Exploration Competition now open
[2024-04-30 09:30:00] - Planned outage for data centre move
[2024-04-25 11:00:00] - Government of Canada joins international research initiative on sustainable development of the Arctic
[2024-03-13 13:00:00]
From: Canada Research Coordinating committee • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
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