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Grant agencies

The university receives funding from, or partners with, several government agencies. Names should be spelled out in first reference, followed by the acronym. The acronym should be used in subsequent references.

Some common examples include:

  • Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
  • Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade (MEDJCT)
  • Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU)
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • Shared Hierarchical Academic Research Computing Network (SHARCNET)
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
  • Southern Ontario Smart Computing Innovation Platform (SOSCIP)
  • Teachers’ Science and Technology Outreach Program (TSTOP)
  • Youth Science and Technology Outreach Program (YSTOP)