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the last federal budget:

• $37 million in new research funding for the granting councils: the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
• $225 million for the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s next Leading Edge/New Initiatives competition.
• $121 million in new funding for the National Research Council, along with $20 million to support IRAP, the Industrial Research Assistance Program.
• $165 million in new funding over two years for genomics research through Genome Canada.
• $70 million over three years for post-secondary internships.
• $10 million over two years for Canada’s International Education Marketing Strategy aimed at making Canadian universities an international destination of choice.
• $10 million over two years to Indspire, providing post-secondary scholarships and bursaries for First Nations and Inuit students.
• $13 million over two years to support Mitacs’ Globalink Program.

“The federal government continues to recognize the importance of research investments,” University of Calgary President Elizabeth Cannon said. “These investments provide Canadian research universities with a significant advantage. They grow talent, create jobs, and make the Canadian economy more competitive internationally.”