Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) competition.
Aboriginal Peoples
Arctic and Northern Regions
Community, Regional & Enterprise Development
Creative Arts, Culture and Heritage
Environment, Energy and Natural Resources
Governance and Public Policy
Information and Communication Technology
Oceans, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Deadlines
Academic Unit: Inquire with unit
Memorial Deadline: Monday 11th, August 2025
External Deadline:
Description
All internal submissions are due by 4:00 pm on the day of the deadline. The following Research Initiatives and Services (RIS) deadlines for this competition are outlined below. All applicants are advised to check with their individual Academic Units for any additional unit deadlines.
Phase 1 – Expression of Interest
Monday, Aug. 11, 2025: Deadline for the submission of an Expression of Interest (EOI). All
EOIs must be emailed to ris@mun.ca, with the email subject: CFI JELF EOI October 2025 Call.
Phase 2 – Full Application Selection and Submission to CFI
Monday, Sept. 15, 2025 Deadline for the submission of completed* CFI JELF applications invited from Phase 1 (EOI Call). Phase 2 applications will be submitted to RIS via its General Use Application on Memorial’s Researcher Portal. As CFI JELF applications are for infrastructure ONLY, no clearances are required. All received Phase 2 applications will be reviewed, and only those selected will be submitted to CFI.
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025: Deadline for the penultimate version of those CFI JELF applications selected from Phase 2. These applications will be reviewed by RIS and their respective Academic Units prior to submission to CFI.
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025: Submission of finalized CFI JELF application(s) to CFI.
*Completed means ALL sections of the CFI JELF online application have been completed and successfully validated by the applicants using the CFI CAMS system. All required files have been uploaded, and meet the CFI formatting guidelines.
If you have any questions about the current CFI JELF opportunity, please email ris@mun.ca.
Downloads
CFI JELF October 2025_EOI Call_July 16 2025