RESEARCH GRANT ADMINISTRATION and FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Cindy Faber Research Services Officer Faculty of Medicine Research Office Rm Medical Sciences Building 1 King’s College Circle

Procedure for Signing of Applications for U of T Administered Grants Signature requirements are a function of how a grant will be paid (which institution will administer the funds, i.e. the University or an affiliated teaching hospital or research institute.) For U of T administration, submissions are to be accompanied by a submission on MRA, U of T’s internal research grant system.

Grant Application Administration University of Toronto Administration- research located on campus (exceptions include sponsors that require University submission or administration – CRC, NSERC, SSHRC, Ontario Ministry of Health & Long Term Care, Burroughs Wellcome programs, etc). Hospital Administration - research located in a hospital.

Procedure for Signing of Applications for U of T Administered Grants University requirements include provision of a completed MRA online application ( wd.utoronto.ca/irj/portal) wd.utoronto.ca/irj/portal This online form, once submitted, will automatically deliver the application to your University Department Chair and then to the next appropriate signatory The Associate Dean Research or Vice Dean, Research & International Relations signs on behalf of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine

Procedure for Signing of Applications for U of T Administered Grants Guide for requirement of Dean’s signature (provided by Associate Dean Research or Vice Dean, Research & International Relations) All U of T applications to CIHR – Submission and approval are now electronic for all operating grants and foundation scheme applications For the remaining Open Operating Grant deadline (March 2, 2015) ResearchNet submits to Faculty Research Office. Upon approval of the MRA, the Faculty Research Office submits directly to CIHR. Those that are not approved electronically will need physical signatures. The Associate Dean Research signs on behalf of the President of the University and the Dean Obtain the University Department Chair’s signature first

Procedure for Signing of Applications for U of T Administered Grants Submission and approval are now electronic for these CIHR programs: Open Operating Grants; Randomized Control Trials: Mentoring; Proof of Principle Program; Knowledge Synthesis Grants; Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI); Foundation Scheme.

Procedure for Signing of Applications for U of T Administered Grants Other Applications Requiring Dean’s Signature Includes applications for: Faculty Personnel Awards Ministry of Research and Innovation Other sponsors that request the Dean’s signature on their form When in doubt give us a call!

Procedure for Signing of Applications for U of T Administered Grants Other Applications Investigators submitting these applications are to obtain the signature of - the Chair of their University Department the University President (from U of T Research Services Office in McMurrich Building )

Procedure for Signing of Applications for U of T Administered Grants CHECK DEADLINE TIMES CAREFULLY!!! The University may establish an earlier internal deadline to allow for internal processing!

Letters of Support CIHR New Investigator Award Letter to be provided through administrative site Other Salary Programs or Major Initiatives Where letter from the Faculty is required, please contact FMRO … 10 working days in advance of deadline!!!

Faculty of Medicine RIR list Special funding opportunities Urgent messages from sponsors Funding workshops Updates to research-related policies Special notices relevant to research

Funding Opportunities

CIHR Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation (MRI) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Burroughs Welcome Fund Connaught Fund (U of T) The Banting Research Foundation Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Various Foundations….. Some Common Sponsors….

Project RAISE (Research Administration Improvement and Systems Enhancement) More effective and efficient business processes and state-of-the-art-tools to firmly establish U of T as the best practice institution in Canada in the administration of research Automation of the internal approval process for the submission of applications (MRA); Improvements to process for submitting, approving, monitoring active ethics protocols; Improvements to administration of sub-grants to other institutions Improvements to My Research On Line (MROL)

My Research On Line For awards administered at U of T View status of research applications or Funded Research Digests (FReDs) View status of ethics review protocols View FIS research funds online (account balances, details on expenditures) View award history as a PI or Co-Investigator at U of T

My Research On Line

Here’s a tip… Have your application reviewed internally before submission to a grant agency (and leave enough time to make corrections)!

Here’s another tip… Don’t wait until the last minute to push the “submit” button!

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