Dear all,

See below and attached an internal call for the next CFI-Innovation Fund competition to support MAJOR research infrastructure. Note that ORS will hold a workshop on Jan. 9 and that EOIs are due on Feb. 16. If you are interested, please let me know asap, and I am happy to meet anytime if you want to bounce off some ideas. Cheers,

Fei

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From: Office of the Vice-President Research and International <VPRI@umanitoba.ca>
Subject: [Adr-rlo] Internal Call for CFI Innovation Fund 2027 – [Reminder] Workshop: Friday, January 9, 2026.
Date: December 4, 2025 at 11:13:51 AM CST
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