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Membership

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Members have an important role in developing the quality and excellence of Canada's mining research capacity.
CEMI supports Members by offering opportunities for growth and the sustainability of mining research.

Innovator (R&D Provider) Corporate Sponsors (R&D Sponsor)
Profile Provider of research, services or technology. Innovators can come from the private, public or not-for-profit sectors, including R&D institutes, universities, consultancies, technology developers, and mining & exploration companies. Companies / organizations investing funds in support of a research or development project, or general sponsorship of a CEMI research programme. Members also participate through in-kind contributions of data, access to mines and facilities, and time of advisors.
Benefits
  • Team up with CEMI to jointly approach corporate sponsors for support specific to your project
  • Network with other members and Corporate Sponsors
  • Access industry and government support
  • Build your project team
  • Be first to know about calls for proposals, events and professional development opportunities
  • Access select data and publications
  • Divest risk associated with innovative R&D
  • Participate in corporate-level planning of CEMI's strategic focus through Board or Steering Committee membership (for sponsors committing $100k or more annually, subject to approval)
  • Support step-change research to develop the mines of the future
  • Leverage your investment
  • Gain streamlined access to research delivery groups
  • Access research results, datasets, and publications from CEMI-sponsored projects
  • PLUS! Select projects are eligible for proposal development and project management support
Investment

FREE

Innovators actively participate (in kind) through time, datasets, and / or facility & equipment sharing, delivery of short courses & seminars, and participation in research planning workshops. Members also receive discounts on short courses and other professional development events.

People: $20-50k / yr

  • Sponsor students or researchers through a grant contribution

Program: $50k / program per year

  • Join a Strategic Research Program (SRP) and co-sponsor / influence ongoing work. This general designation provides access to research results from projects undertaken in one SRP for every $50k invested

Project: $100-200k / yr

  • Help define and participate in a project that interests you, in an area that aligns within CEMI's defined research focus areas

Theme: $200k+ / yr

  • Define and guide a new research topic within CEMI (five-year pledge)