CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars

Eligibility

Applicants may be based anywhere in the world, must hold a PhD (or equivalent) and be within the first five years of starting a full-time research position at an institution of higher education or research. Scholars’ research interests must complement or contribute to the themes and goals of an eligible CIFAR research program.

NOTE: Postdoctoral fellows are not eligible to apply.

About Company

CIFAR is a Canadian-based global research organization that convenes extraordinary minds to address the most important questions facing science and humanity.

By supporting long-term interdisciplinary collaboration, CIFAR provides researchers with an unparalleled environment of trust, transparency and knowledge sharing. Our time-tested model inspires new directions of inquiry, accelerates discovery and yields breakthroughs across borders and academic disciplines. Through knowledge mobilization, we are catalysts for change in industry, government and society. CIFAR’s community of fellows includes 20 Nobel laureates and more than 400 researchers from 20 countries. In 2017, the Government of Canada appointed CIFAR to develop and lead the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy, the world's first national AI strategy.

CIFAR supports long-term interdisciplinary collaboration, providing researchers with an unparalleled environment of trust, transparency and knowledge sharing. Our impact is made at all stages of the research process, from early inquiry to the ways new knowledge is applied.

This kind of impact is distinct from the outcomes that many expect when thinking about research questions. CIFAR’s impact benefits entire fields of study, leading to discoveries, cures, treatments, inventions and patents.

CIFAR’s unique model has enabled numerous advances. Below are a few examples of how, over time, CIFAR has directly changed the research landscape in a way that has led to scientific advances and societal benefits.