Quebec’s health-research funding agency, the Fonds de la recherche en
santé du Québec (FRSQ), is becoming a member of the Consortia
Advancing Standards in Research Administration Information (CASRAI).
FRSQ is very pleased to be joining CASRAI and thus participating actively
in its efforts to standardize funding applications for all researchers
throughout Canada.
In announcing this news, FRSQ’s President and CEO, Dr. Yves Joanette,
offered the following remarks: “Quebec is a leader in standardization of
funding applications and computerization of their processing. Working with
its Quebec and Canadian partners, FRSQ has made major contributions to
the creation of the Canadian Common CV. This new partnership with
CASRAI will let us continue the work that we have started, so that we can
further increase our own organization’s efficiency while also even further
reducing the administrative burden placed on researchers throughout
Canada.”
In welcoming this commitment by FRSQ, Janet Halliwell, Chair of the Board
and President of CASRAI, noted the depth of experience in the
management of research administration information that FRSQ brings to
CASRAI, and the forward momentum that this development brings to our
standardization activities.
About the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ)
The mission of the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ),
which reports to the Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and
Export Trade, is to support health research to foster the wellness of
Quebec’s population. Its mandate is to promote and financially support this
research, to share knowledge and train researchers, as well as to establish
partnerships necessary for the development of Quebec's research and
innovation system, and to advance the research internationally.
For more information, visit www.frsq.gouv.qc.ca.