Key Points to Successfully Managing Grant Funds
If you have funding but need some help you’ve picked the right session. We will go over how to access your funding, address common questions about expenses and introduce key VIU and Tri-Agency policies and procedures related to research expenses. This session will be useful to researchers that hold either internal or external funding.
How to get the Most from your Grant Funding
So you’ve applied for funding, but what happens if you’re approved? How long will it take to get your funds, what will you have to do to track your expenditures, and what do they mean when they tell you a final report is expected? Come learn all about the lifecycle of grant funding, and know what to expect when your funds come in.
Grant Writing Basics
Join VIU’s Research Grant Facilitators, Bettina Ruhstein and Roisin Mulligan for a one hour crash course on grant writing basics. Whether you’re just getting started or looking for some tips to put in a more competitive application, we can help.
BioSafety @ VIU
Come and meet VIU's new Biosafety Officer! In this short course, Jen Kebe will outline Biosafety at VIU, the new Biosafety Training Program, and how to apply for a Biosafety Authorization from the Institutional Biosafety Committee. The aim of this course is to ensure all labs activities are as safe as possible and compliant with terms of VIU's Level 2 Containment license.
Research Ethics for Faculty Supervising Student Research
This workshop is intended for faculty who are or will be supervising students conducting research involving human participants. The workshop will focus on how supervisors can support students to submit well-developed applications for ethical review, and will include discussions on REB jurisdiction, benefit/risk analysis, managing risk, undue influence, internet tools, and the REB review process, etc.
VIU Internal Awards Program
The VIU Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity Office awards over $100,000 a year in internal grants. We have grants for just about everything including publishing, research centres, teaching release, travel, and knowledge mobilization. We also have a new grant program focusing on Health Research. Come check it out! Bring your questions.
SSHRC Funding Opportunities
Join VIU’s SSHRC Grant Facilitator Bettina Ruhstein for an overview of SSHRC’s funding programs. Learn about the key application components shared by all SSHRC proposals and discover best practices for submitting a competitive application.
MSFHR Knowledge Translation Funding Opportunities
The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research is BC’s provincial funding agency. Please join their research competitions staff as they introduce some of their key knowledge translation funding programs, Convening and Collaborating (C2) which funds stakeholder engagement to develop the research project and the Reach Program which supports the dissemination of research evidence/findings.
Town Hall – Impacts of Covid-19 on Research
Covid-19 has impacted the ability of VIU faculty and students to engage in scholarship, research and creative activity. Join this town hall with staff from the SRCA Office to share how your scholarship, research and creative activity has been impacted as well as providing ideas/suggestions on how what will help you to resume activity over the next year. For those who are unable to attend the Town Hall, we will also provide an opportunity to provide feedback via an online survey.
President and Provost Awards Info Session
Are you planning to submit a nomination for the President’s Awards for Community Engagement or the Provost’s Awards for Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity this year? Prepare a winning nomination by joining this session to learn more about the award process, award categories and tips on preparing a strong nomination package. The Chairs of the committees will be available to answer your questions and provide guidance to nominators and nominees.
Information session
Date: April 23
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
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