Fall 2014

 Canadian research context
 Dalhousie research environment
 Dalhousie Research Services (DRS)

Canadian Research Context
• Dalhousie is a member of the U15
(Canada’s 15 research-intensive universities).
• Dalhousie is the largest research enterprise in Atlantic Canada with
$140M annually in research funding.
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Canadian Research Context
Federal Research Funding
Tri-Agencies:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
(NSERC)
 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
(SSHRC)
 Chairs’ Programs
 Canada Research Chairs (CRC)
 Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC)
 NSERC Industrial Research Chairs (IRC)
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Other external research funding
 Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
 Genome Canada
 Private Sector (Industry)
 Government Departments
 Foundations (not-for-profits)
 International
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Nova Scotia Research Context
 Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF)
 Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Trust (for CFI projects)
 Innovacorp – early stage venture capital
 other funding opportunities may be available through provincial government departments (check with DRS)
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Dalhousie Research Environment
 About $140 million in research funding annually
FY 2013 Overall Funding by Types
Clinical Trials
$19 442 889
Indirect Costs
$7 943 047
Research Grants
$92 106 940
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Research Contracts
$23 162 774
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Dalhousie Research Environment
 Grants breakdown
FY 2013 Research Grants by Source
Canadian Government
$8 992 115
Canadian Not For Profit
$12 242 721
Canadian Private Sector
$2 144 731
CFI $9 258 835
Tri-Council Agencies
$46 908 842
International
$2 151 953
CRC $5 891 667
Government of Nova
Scotia $4 516 075
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Dalhousie Research Environment
 50 Canada Research Chairs
 6 Industrial Research Chairs
 Canada Excellence Research Chair
 Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE)
 Research Centres and Institutes
 Research Facilities
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Dalhousie Research Environment
 Strategic Research Plan
 4 priority research areas:
Oceans, Materials, Health, Society
 3 emerging research strengths:
IT, Agriculture, Energy
 Institutional Framework for the Support of Research
DRS annually:
 900 research funding applications submitted
 700 new accounts approved to open
 500 transfers of research funds to other institutions
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Grants &
Contracts
Office of Vice President Research
Institutional
Strategic
Initiatives
International
Research &
Development
Industry Liaison
& Innovation
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Dalhousie Research Services (DRS)
 Partners in research at Dal

Contact list
 We are here to support your research

Facilitate research funding
 Submit competitive applications that meet funding agency guidelines
 Ensure the University’s interests and obligations are met
 Your responsibilities
 Follow Guidelines & Policies

Obtain Ethics certifications
 Practice Research integrity
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Dalhousie Research Services (DRS)
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Research Proposals
 Prepare your research funding proposal
 resources on dal.ca/DRS: funding opportunities, guidelines, checklists
 Obtain internal approvals
 there is an internal approval process with internal deadlines
 Submit your proposal
 there is an internal process for submitting research proposals
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Other sources of research support
 Department and Faculty
 Administrative Staff and Chair
 Associate/Assistant Dean Research and Dean
 Central Units (in addition to DRS)
 To find out about your research account:
 Financial Services
 To hire and pay staff:
 Human Resources / Payroll
 Graduate Studies (for grad students)
 To renovate space:
 Facilities Management (FAMIS)
 To purchase:
 Procurement
 To discuss resources and data management:
 Library
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Welcome to Dalhousie RESEARCH
• Sign up for the DRS newsletter
• Check out the website: dal.ca/DRS
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