John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)

Funding provided to institutions through the JELF helps institutions to recruit and retain outstanding researchers and to acquire the tools that enable the innovative work of leading researchers. JELF funding is considered highly competitive, especially when combined with research support from our partner organizations.

The JELF has 5 different funding streams: one unaffiliated stream and four partnership streams.

The unaffiliated stream accepts proposals for infrastructure that are standalone and not affiliated to an application submitted to any of a funding partners.

The partnership stream accepts proposals that are submitted alongside an application for research support from a funding partners: Canada Research Chairs, Canada Excellence Research Chairs, NSERC Alliance Grants, and SSHRC Insight Grants and Partnership Grants.