The last column shows the total increased amount for the GSC category. Also supported were new ways of bringing different fields together, such as the institutes for mathematics and theoretical astrophysics. The need for new techniques and facilities was also a common theme. The list of exciting proposals ranged from imaging techniques for brain research and access to telescopes and satellites, through to facilities for research in biomaterials and genomics. Each steering committee established its own process for developing its submission and engaged in wide consultation with individual researchers, GSCs, and other groups.
Submissions are on the website in Adobe Acrobat format.
Each of the 19 reports is about 20 pages long. The most convincing submissions were those that described a vision and strategies for the discipline in Canada, that described and built upon the strengths and opportunities of the Canadian research community in the area, and that positioned their work in an international context. Those proposals that linked well to the vision, supported Canadian excellence, and provided sufficient evidence of achievability were most convincing. Assessments of the overall submission played a significant role in determi ning whether the proposals were funded. The most compelling arguments for additional funds came from those disciplines whose submissions made a clear case that their research was developing rapidly and moving into new and exciting areas .