Universit de Montral moving to recruit American researchers

By Katrine Desautels, The Canadian Press

Posted April 23, 2025 4:47 pm.

The Université de Montréal sees an opportunity to attract American scientists as the United States makes significant cuts in various research fields, including health. It is announcing a $25 million campaign to recruit top researchers south of the border, but also more broadly internationally.

To date, $12 million has been raised, including $8.7 million from the Courtois Foundation. The new philanthropic initiative launched Wednesday is part of a larger campaign, called “L’Heure est brave,” which aims to raise $1 billion.

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“The cuts in the United States don’t just affect health,” Poitout is keen to point out. “The National Science Foundation has also suffered quite significant cuts, […] this is also true for other American agencies that fund research projects in various sectors. Anything related to funding, for example, projects on gender identity, equity, and diversity, are projects that aren’t necessarily in health, but more in the social sciences, and which are also affected by the cuts in the United States.”

A lot more details at the link from CityTV Montreal:

https://montreal.citynews.ca/2025/04/23/universite-de-montreal-recruit-american-researchers/#:~:text=The%20Universit%C3%A9%20de%20Montr%C3%A9al%20sees,but%20also%20more%20broadly%20internationally.