Grant Administration
and
Where to Find Funding Opportunities
Cindy Faber
Research Services Officer
Andrea Leung
Research Services Assistant
Faculty of Medicine Research Office
Rm. 2331 Medical Sciences Building
1 King’s College Circle
Grant Application Administration
Location, location, location!!!
 University of Toronto - in almost all cases, research
located on campus flows through U of T
administration
 Hospital Administration - research located in a
hospital normally flows through the relevant hospital
research office.
Procedure for Signing of Applications for
U of T Administered Grants
The University’s internal MRA approval system
 For all University submissions a completed MRA
(My Research Online) application (https://ppmwd.utoronto.ca/irj/portal) is mandatory!!!
 This online form, once submitted, will
automatically deliver the application to your
University Department Chair and then to the next
appropriate signatory
 The Vice Dean, Research & Innovation approves
on behalf of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
Grant Application Administration
Submit through MRA well in advance of
your deadline!!!
The University will not provide an institutional signature, or
submit your application to a sponsor until your MRA
submission has routed through for all approvals.
Your final, polished version can be uploaded after the
deadline.
MRA guide, instructions, help info and contacts
https://ppm-wd.utoronto.ca/irj/portal
Procedure for Signing of Applications
for U of T Administered Grants
Check your U of T sources for
internal deadlines!!!
The University often establishes an earlier internal
deadline to allow for internal approvals (MRA)
and processing.
Procedure for Signing of Applications
for U of T Administered Grants
 CIHR: For most programs approvals are now provided through the eapproval system. In these cases, submit your application through
ResearchNet to the University, who will in turn provide their approval
by submitting to CIHR. No signatures are required.
 If a physical signature is required on an application, please contact
cindy.faber@utoronto.ca or andreas.leung@utoronto.ca for direction
on obtaining the appropriate University approvals. Approval
requirements can vary greatly from sponsor to sponsor. E.g. some
require a signature from the Dean of Faculty, others from the
Executive Officer/President of the University.
 When in doubt contact us!!!
Letters of Support
Salary Programs or Major Initiatives
Where letter from the Faculty is required, please contact us! …
10 working days in advance of deadline!!!
My Research On Line (post award)
For awards administered at U of T
View status of ethics review
protocols
View status of research
applications or Funded
Research Digests
(FReDs)
View FIS research
funds online (account
balances, details on
expenditures)
My Research On Line
Funding
Opportunities
http://medicine.utoronto.ca/research
http://medicine.utronto.ca/research
Faculty of Medicine
VDRI email LISTSERV
 Special funding opportunities
 Urgent messages from sponsors
 Funding workshops
 Updates to research-related policies
 Special notices relevant to research
http://medicine.utoronto.ca/form/research-mailing-list
http://medicine.utoronto.ca/research/whats-new-research-funding
http://medicine.utoronto.ca/research/whats-new-research-funding
http://www.research.utoronto.ca/
http://www.research.utoronto.ca/faculty-and-staff/secure-research-funding/find-funding/
Pivot
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funding opportunities for research and for students
Claiming and updating your
profile helps the site and our
office find you personalized
funding matches
Funding searches
can be saved to your
homepage and
email you updates
Contact for Pivot questions and
eligibility on opportunities:
Sony.giwa@utoronto.ca
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