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Funding Research Chairs

VPRI portfolio lead
Valorie Crooks
Associate Vice-President, Research

Challenge

In priority research areas our university competes for talent with institutions around the world. Externally funded research chairs provide a mechanism by which the university can attract world-class researchers to our institution. Once they arrive, chair funding can support their program of research. ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV has a limited supply of research chairs that have been accumulated (generally) in an ad-hoc manner over time.

Action

Working with ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Advancement and deans, we will develop fundraising cases for research chairs aligned with the SRP priority areas.

Project Goals

Identify funding opportunities to establish world class research chairs at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV

  • March 2025
    ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Advancement has developed a funding case for supporting chairs and professorships at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV. 

Support the recruitment of research chairs

Advance the Strategic Research Plan priority areas