The 2024 Exploration Competition is now open for applications, offering grants of up to $125,000 per year for up to two years. This prestigious program supports high-risk, high-reward interdisciplinary research that challenges current paradigms and explores innovative, boundary-pushing ideas. Open to researchers worldwide, this competition aims to inspire high-risk, high-reward studies with potential impacts across various fields, including economic, scientific, cultural, and technological domains.
The competition is open to research teams from any country, with each team requiring at least two members, including a nominated principal investigator (NPI) and a co-principal investigator (co-PI) or co-applicant. Proposals must be interdisciplinary, involving innovative approaches that have the potential for significant impact across various fields.Canada has a federal system of government with three levels: federal, provincial/territorial, and municipal. The federal government, based in Ottawa, is responsible for national and international matters such as taxes, banking, criminal law, and foreign affairs. Each province and territory has its own premier and legislature that governs local issues like education, healthcare, and transportation. Municipal governments, led by mayors, oversee community services like parks, libraries, and local policing. Canada is a constitutional monarchy, with King Charles III as the head of state represented by the Governor General.