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funder [2 records]

Record 1 2023-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
  • Scientific Research
  • Educational Institutions
CONT

A funding agency is any external organization, public or private, which undertakes a contractual agreement with the university to sponsor research or an entrepreneurial activity. The funding agency often dictates how their funds may be used, what deliverables are expected, and what reports are required.

OBS

Examples of funding agencies include federal agencies such as the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), as well as other organizations of the public and private sectors.

Key term(s)
  • funding organisation
  • research funding organisation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
  • Recherche scientifique
  • Établissements d'enseignement
OBS

Les organismes de financement peuvent comprendre les organismes fédéraux tels que le Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada (CRSNG), les Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada (IRSC) et le Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines (CRSH), ainsi que d'autres organisations des secteurs public et privé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Finanzas
  • Investigación científica
  • Establecimientos de enseñanza
CONT

El estudio también muestra que el Grupo BID se mantiene como el organismo de financiamiento multilateral más importante para los bancos de la región que buscan ampliar su cartera PyME.

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Record 2 2021-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
CONT

Donation-based crowdfunding is a way to source money for a project by asking a large number of contributors to individually donate a small amount to it. In return, the backers may receive token rewards that increase in prestige as the size of the donation increases. For the smallest sums, however, the funder may receive nothing at all.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
DEF

Personne qui fournit des fonds pour une entreprise déterminée.

OBS

La forme féminine «bailleresse» est réservée au langage juridique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Finanzas
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