Services and Resources

Find out about the services and resources available through the Research & Scholarly Activity Office.

Grant Application Support Facilities & Meeting Rooms Student Research Scholarships & Awards Research Support

Grant Application Support:

• Support for faculty research applications
• Develop, maintain and manage systems for post-award administration of grants (i.e. establish cost centres, track reporting requirements, award announcements, database development and maintenance for all internal and external research and scholarly activity grants and contracts)
• Development and/or support on institutional research grant applications
• Key liaison with funding agencies, the institution and faculty

Facilities & Meeting Rooms:

• Provision of short-term workspace for researchers and research assistants
• Management of Institute for Coastal Research (ICR) facilities (i.e. meeting rooms)
  • The following rooms are available for booking through the Research & Scholarly
    Activity Office:

    Social Area Room 440 (35-40 people)

    Meeting Room 458 (10-15 people)

    Conference Room 444 (20-24 people)

    The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) funded the construction of the Institute for Coastal Research facility for faculty research and scholarly-related activities. The CFI makes it clear they do not fund instructional facilities or equipment as that is the mandate of the provinces. Therefore, research and scholarly-related activities receive first priority for all room and equipment bookings. Other bookings are possible on a first-come first-served basis. Laptop, coffee urn, speakerphone, and data projector available upon request. Room booking and usage instructions can be found here.

    Contact Kelly Atkins, local 6324 to book a room.

  

Student Research Scholarships & Awards:

• Provide support to students applying for undergraduate and graduate research scholarship applications (Tri-Agency research scholarships: NSERC, CIHR and SSHRC)
• Develop, maintain and manage systems for pre and post-award administration of Tri-Agency research scholarships and awards (i.e. organize selection meetings, disseminate scholarship information to internal VIU committees and students, open and maintain cost centres, track reporting requirements, award announcements, database development and maintenance for all scholarship activity)
• Development and/or support student institutional research grants/awards
• Key liaison with funding agencies, the institution and students

Research Support:

• Provide support to institutional committees (VIU Research Awards Committee, VIUFA Leave Committee, Scholarship Committees, miscellaneous research fundraising committees)
• Promote awareness of VIU’s research and scholarly activity
• Plan and coordinate professional development activities for faculty research and scholarly activity (i.e. workshops, seminars, retreats, conferences)
• Provide information on research and scholarly activity funding
• Responsible for ensuring the institution complies with reporting requirements of all research granting funding agencies with whom we hold grants
• Institutional office responsible for overseeing ongoing compliance with the Tri-Council Memorandum of Understanding (i.e. research ethics, financial management, reporting)
• Coordinate support for technology transfer, IP and research contracts