80. The functions of the Fonds pour la formation de chercheurs et l’aide à la recherche are(1) to promote or provide financial support for research carried out in post-secondary educational institutions;
(2) to promote or provide financial support, in accordance with the plan of activities contemplated in section 83, for the work of researchers who are not attached to any post-secondary educational institution;
(3) to promote or provide financial support for the diffusion of scientific knowledge in all fields of research;
(4) to promote or provide financial support for the training of researchers by granting achievement scholarships to graduate and postgraduate students and to those who wish to re-enter the research community, as well as professional improvement scholarships.