M-14.1 - Act respecting the Ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation

Section 22.9 Disposition versions

2024-06-01

22.9. The functions of the Fund are

(1)  to promote and provide financial support for

(a)  investigator-initiated, basic or applied research in the research sectors referred to in section 22.8 within public research institutions and higher education institutions;

(b)  the dissemination of knowledge in all fields; and

(c)  the training of researchers through the granting of achievement bursaries to college and university students and to persons who engage in postdoctoral research, and through the granting of professional development bursaries to persons who wish to re-enter the research community;

(d)  intersectoral research activities;

(2)  to support the coordination of research initiatives conducted within government departments and bodies and the management of calls for projects resulting from those initiatives; and

(3)  to create any necessary partnership, in particular with the universities, colleges, industry, government departments and public and private bodies concerned, both nationally and internationally.

2024, c. 16, s. 2.