Research Administration Day Research Administration in the Fast Lane

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Research Administration DayResearch
Administration in the Fast Lane

• RAD403
• VP (Research) Administered Funds
• Annette Kujda, Administrative Professional
  Officer
• Vice-President (Research)
• May 29, 2007, 100 p.m.
• Room 122 Education South

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Research Administration DayResearch
Administration in the Fast Lane

• Killam Research Fund
• 1.5 million per annum
• mandate to increase success of obtaining support
  from Social Sciences and Humanities Research
  Council of Canada, and other national and
  international granting agencies
• two types of programs Cornerstone Programs and
  Programmatic Programs

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Research Administration DayResearch
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• Cornerstone Programs
• small research operating grants (lt 10,000)
  formal application form
• cornerstone grants (lt 50,000) formal
  application form
• conference travel grants (amount of award for
  travel as per grid) formal application form
• special opportunities grants no formal
  application form

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Research Administration DayResearch
Administration in the Fast Lane

• Cornerstone Programs
• applications reviewed by a committee
• no formal deadline for receipt of applications to
  the Killam Research Fund
• only stipulation is for conference travel grants
  minimum of two months prior to anticipated date
  of travel
• once approved, for small operating, cornerstone
  and special opportunities grants, RSO opens
  projects
• conference travel grants travel claim submitted
  to VPR

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Research Administration DayResearch
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• Programmatic Programs
• not part of application process
• includes SSHRC 4A support
• research time stipends
• Presidents grants for the Creative and
  Performing Arts
• Roger S Smith Undergraduate Summer Research
  Awards
• institutional support for major SSHRC programs
  (ie. MCRI, CURA, CUP, etc.)
• Learned Journals Edited at University of Alberta

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Research Administration DayResearch
Administration in the Fast Lane

• Distinguished Visitors Fund
• deadline May 31 and October 31
• application form on VPR website
• ranked applications submitted by Dean/Associate
  Dean (Research) for visits during current or
  subsequent fiscal year
• for applications approved, RSO asked to set up
  Project
• procedures to be followed after application
  approved on VPR website

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Research Administration DayResearch
Administration in the Fast Lane

• Editing Scholarly Journals
• no deadline for receipt of applications
• no formal application form material required in
  application on VPR website
• applications submitted by Dean/Associate Dean
  (Research)
• maximum of 5500/yr for three years
• for applications approved, RSO asked to set up
  Project

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Research Administration DayResearch
Administration in the Fast Lane

• SSHRC/NSERC General Research Fund (GRF)
• no application form
• definitely not to support current research
  project for which funding just ended
• if applying for GRF funds, require approval of
  both Department Chair and Dean
• not continuing source of funds

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Research Administration DayResearch
Administration in the Fast Lane

• VPR Discretionary Funds
• no application form
• request should come from Dean/Associate Dean
  (Research) to VPR
• looking for cost-sharing of research from Faculty
  and Department

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Research Administration DayResearch
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• Contact Information
• For assistance with questions and requests for
  extension contact Annette Kujda at 492-8342 or
  annette.kujda_at_ualberta.ca
• Details on Killam Research Fund, Distinguished
  Visitors Fund and Editing Scholarly Journals at
  the University of Alberta found on VPR website
  http//www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/vpresearch/index.cf
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