Now, what some of our granting agencies or people in our federal public service might say is that we want to also be able to be sure that whoever is applying for this research funding—or whatever institution is doing it—has the capacity to deliver on certain results. Could making them both eligible and addressing concerns around capacity-to-deliver be a way that non-U15 institutions could square that circle? Could stage-gated funding be a way? Let's say that your institution was going for a fund that you've never been able to apply for before. Could stage-gated funding be a requirement for first-time institutions on certain types of research funding?
On April 16th, 2024. See this statement in context.