Frank Tompa, University of Waterloo

Latest funding

Strengthening Rights-Based Pathways to Child Development: A North--South Collaboration
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$399,997
Searching Documents with Text and Mathematical Content Using a Pen-Based Interface
NSERC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$342,600
Flexible and Efficient Text Storage, Management, and Retrieval
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$156,000

All 18 grants and awards

Strengthening Rights-Based Pathways to Child Development: A North--South Collaboration

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Vaghri, Ziba

$399,997

Searching Documents with Text and Mathematical Content Using a Pen-Based Interface

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Labahn, George

$342,600

Flexible and Efficient Text Storage, Management, and Retrieval

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tompa, Frank

$156,000

Flexible, efficient text databases

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tompa, Frank

$155,000

MPrime Network (formerly MITACS) / Réseau MPrime (autrefois MITACS)

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Networks of Centres of Excellence

Principal investigators: Gupta, Arvind

$12,553,000

NSERC/Business Intelligence Network

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Research Networks

Principal investigators: Miller, Renée

$4,137,156

Flexible, efficient text databases

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tompa, Frank

$275,000

Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems/Les mathématiques des technologies de l'information et des systèmes complexes

Co-investigatorNSERC2005Networks of Centres of Excellence

Principal investigators: Gupta, Arvind

$17,419,000

Flexible, efficient text databases

Principal investigatorNSERC2001Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tompa, Frank

$196,000

Equipment for database systems research

Co-investigatorNSERC2001Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Salem, Kenneth

$56,970

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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