The annual meetings of the France-Canada Research Fund (FCRF) were held this year at the Quai d’Orsay in Paris.
Hybrid mode meeting of the FCRF Executive Committee on May 25, 2023 at the Quai d’Orsay in Paris © J. Aghiouas
The FCRF strengthens collaboration between French and Canadian research
In its 23 years of existence, the FCRF has funded over 400 joint research projects. In 2023, it will have 21 university consortium members across Canada, including all French research establishments. In 2023, the FCRF expands with the addition of the prestigious University of Manitoba and University of Saskatchewan to the consortium, strengthening future scientific partnerships between France and Canada by opening the door to two new provinces.
Renewed partnership with Mitacs
Since 2016, Mitacs has been a partner of the France-Canada Research Fund. The new agreement signed during these meetings will enable each RFCF winning team to obtain, in addition to the FCRF grant, access to a Globalink Research Award (GRA) scholarship. This means a total of 20 scholarships offered each year by Mitacs, each worth $6,000 CAD.
Michèle Cottier, French co-chair of the FCRF, and John Hepburn, CEO of Mitacs © C. Montel
Martine Lagacé, new President of the France-Canada Research Fund
The meetings were also an opportunity to thank the fund’s Canadian co-chair, Professor Ruby Heap, and to introduce her successor, Professor Martine Lagacé, Associate Vice-Rector, Research Promotion and Development at the University of Ottawa.
