Professors and researchers from the University of Ottawa will receive a total of $15.7 million from the federal government as part of a $583.3-million scholarship program.
The 2007 Grants and Scholarships awards are part of an initiative by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to support 10,000 professors and students across Canada in their natural sciences and engineering research.
As a result of the 2007 competition, 3,300 professors will receive a total of $458.8 million in Discovery Grants over a five-year period, while 2,402 researchers at the graduate and postdoctoral levels will receive a total of $99.2 million. The government is also investing $19.3 million to give 4,296 undergraduate students a chance to get hands-on research experience in a laboratory in the Undergraduate Student Research Awards.
"Our newly released science and technology strategy – Mobilizing Science and Technology to Canada's Advantage – recognizes the importance of doing more to turn ideas into innovations that provide solutions to our environmental, health and other important challenges, and to improve Canada's economic competitiveness," said Dr. Colin Carrie, who is parliamentary secretary to industry minister Maxime Bernier. "These awards will help ensure that this country's best and brightest professors and students can continue their work and their contribution to the prosperity and well-being of all Canadians."
NSERC also announced an additional $6 million in new funding in its Discovery Accelerator Supplements program, which is aimed at boosting the productivity of a selected 50 researchers.
A total of 15 universities across Canada are receiving funding from NSERC, with the largest share, $65.8 million, going to the University of Toronto.Labels: education online, financial aid, free education, high school, scholarship, student loans, study abroad |
