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 useage instructions can be found here.

    Contact Gail Miller, local 6324 to book a room.

  

Student Research Scholarships & Awards:

• Support for student undergraduate and graduate scholarship applications (Tri-Council research agency funded)

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