CFIR — Boilerplate

ONE LINE
The Canadian Foundation for Innovation and Research (CFIR) is a federal
not-for-profit that funds full scholarships for entrepreneurial education,
seed grants, and open-access research through its designated institution.

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The Canadian Foundation for Innovation and Research (CFIR), incorporated in
February 2025 under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, turns
corporate sponsorship into entrepreneurial education. The Foundation funds
full scholarships for the three programmes at its designated institution,
the York Entrepreneurship Development Institute (YEDI) in Toronto; capital
for the seed grants YEDI's venture fund awards to Incubator graduates who
apply for them; and applied research published open-access. CFIR holds the funding and the accountability; YEDI admits
the people and educates them through the three programmes.
