Research and Scholarly Activity Fund

f you are planning to submit an application, please familiarize yourself with these documents:

• Research and Scholarly Activity Policy
• Terms of Reference for the Research and Scholarly Activity Fund
• Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans Policy 
• Research Ethics Board - Request for Approval Form 
• Summer 2011 Application Form
• Final Report Form

(Please note that both the REB Approval form and RSAF application form are fillable and must be submitted electronically.  Hard copies are no longer acceptable.)

If in doubt, you can confirm the eligibility of your project for funding by referring to the documents above, consulting the Research and Scholarly Activity Coordinator (x5818) or by viewing previously funded projects at http://www.douglas.bc.ca/cafd/rsa/news-events.html for guidance. The RSA Coordinator is available to advise on the proposal writing process or to review your proposal before submission. Help may also be available from previously successful applicants in your area.

The adjudication process, peer review by the Research and Scholarly Activity Fund Adjudication Committee (RSAFAC) followed by VPAC's (Vice President's Academic Council) approval of the Committee's recommendations for funding, may take up to four weeks. Successful candidates will be notified soon after the process is complete

Post Award Information 

Financial Matters

In order to receive the money awarded to you for project expenses, you will need to be familiar with the Research and Scholarly Activity Financial Procedures. 

Hiring a Student Research Assistant

Begin by reading the instructions related to How to Hire Student Assistants to Help with Research.  Salary and other conditions of employment for Student Research Assistants are detailed in a Letter of Understanding in the BCGEU collective agreement.  For examples of duties a student assistant may perform, please read the Typical Duties of Student Researchers.  Once you have selected an appropriate student to do the work, fill out a P40 form (available from Lizette Lofranco-Aba, Employee Relations or Laura Sandve, Centre for Academic and Faculty Development) and submit it to Lizette Lofranco-Aba  with a cc to Colleen Romano, Student Employment Services and to the Research and Scholarly Activity Coordinator.  If the student you wish to hire will need additional printing privileges, they will need to submit a CEIT Form W09 to obtain these.