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New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Exploration

Tri-Agency (SSHRC-administered) · Federal

In plain language

Up to $100K direct costs/year for 2 years. The interdisciplinary requirement is real — proposals must span at least two research areas. Designed for ideas that would not survive Discovery/Insight/Project Grant review. Competitive but smaller paperwork burden than flagship grants. Other NFRF streams (International, Transformation) are larger and rarer.

Realistic range
$100,000 – $200,000
Avg award
$100,000
Max advertised
$200,000
Cost share
Accessibility
2 / 5
Effort
4 / 5
Deadline
Repayable?
No

Who qualifies

Entity types
Nonprofit
Sectors
Any sector
Regions
NL Wide
Demographics prioritized
None specifically

What you'll have to report

Mid-term and final report; outputs and outcomes tracking; financial reconciliation.