Previous competition statistics
Competition 2 statistics on applications
The following tables display statistics on the applications submitted to Competition 2 of the Canada First Research Excellence Fund.
| Funding requests |
| |
Number received |
Amount requested |
| Total |
Average |
Applications |
29 |
$2,381,831,112 |
$82,132,107 |
Institutional Strategy (Part A) |
29 |
$239,199,250 |
$8,248,250 |
Scientific Strategy (Part B) |
29 |
$2,142,631,862 |
$73,883,857 |
| Alignment with Science, Technology and Innovation priority research areas |
| |
Number of applications per priority area* |
Environment and Agriculture |
13 |
44.83% |
Health and Related Life Sciences |
14 |
48.28% |
Natural Resources and Energy |
11 |
37.93% |
Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) |
15 |
51.72% |
Advanced Manufacturing (AM) |
13 |
44.83% |
* Includes primary and secondary priority areas |
| Number of applications per review panel |
| Priority area |
Number of applications |
Environment and Agriculture |
7 |
Health and Related Life Sciences |
8 |
Natural Resources and Energy |
6 |
Information and Communications Technologies (ICT)* |
4 |
Advanced Manufacturing (AM)* |
4 |
*Applications that fall under the ICT and AM priority areas were combined and reviewed by one panel. |
Competition 2 statistics on Letters of Intent
The following tables display statistics on the Letters of Intent (LOIs) submitted to Competition 2 of the Canada First Research Excellence Fund.
| Funding requests |
| |
Number received |
Amount requested |
| Total |
Average |
LOI |
51 |
$3,007,095,135 |
$58,962,650 |
Institutional Strategy (Part A) |
51 |
$310,006,797 |
$6,078,565 |
Scientific Strategy (Part B) |
51 |
$2,697,088,338 |
$52,884,085 |
| Alignment with Science, Technology and Innovation priority research areas |
| |
Number of LOI per priority area* |
Environment and Agriculture |
28 |
54.90% |
Health and Related Life Sciences |
23 |
45.10% |
Natural Resources and Energy |
24 |
47.06% |
Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) |
27 |
52.94% |
Advanced Manufacturing (AM) |
21 |
41.18% |
* Includes primary and secondary priority areas |
| Number of LOIs per review panel |
| Priority area |
Number of LOIs |
Environment and Agriculture |
15 |
Health and Related Life Sciences |
11 |
Natural Resources and Energy |
10 |
Information and Communications Technologies (ICT)* |
7 |
Advanced Manufacturing (AM)* |
8 |
* LOIs that fall under the ICT and AM priority areas were grouped together and reviewed by the same panel. |