VIU Scholarship, Research, and Creative Activity

Policies, Forms and Guidelines Guiding Research

The following lists the key policies and procedures along with some key governing documents and web links to guide researchers.

Governing Documents

  1. VIU SRCA Foundation Plan
  2. Eligibility to Hold a Grant
  3. General Research Accounts (formerly Banked Research Accounts) 

Policies, procedures and guidelines

RS01 Animal Care

RS02 Intellectual Property

 RS02.01 Intellectual Property (procedure)
RS03 Postdoctoral Fellowship
RS04 Research Ethics Board
RS05 Responsible Conduct

RS05.01 Responsible Conduct in Research and Scholarly Activity (procedure)

RS05.02 Misconduct in Research and Scholarly Activity (procedure)

RS06 Biosafety

Policy 31.08

Procedure 31.08.001

Honorary Research Associates Policy and Procedure and the Provost Office Honorary Research Associate form 

Policy 31.11 

Procedure 31.11.001

Research and Scholarly Activity Centres and Institutes Policy and Procedure

Research and Scholarly Activity Centres and Institutes Proposal

Budget template

Policy 31.14

Adjunct Faculty Policy and the Provost Office Adjunct form

Conflict of Interest

Guidelines

Conflict of interest disclosure and management in research and scholarly activity

Committees overseeing research funding and award decisions

Form

Researcher Declaration of Conflict of Interest Form

Indirect cost

Research and Indirect Cost Guidelines

Financial Audit

 Financial Audits Guidelines

CFI Application and Awards

 VIU Guidelines for CFI Applications and Awards

Policies and Guidelines Related to the Employment of Research Personnel