Navigating Research at UBC

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• Depending on the size and scope of your project you can determine whether to focus on internal, local, national or international funding sources.
• Tri-council (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) operating grants and priority announcements, charities and foundations, local research institutes and internal divisional or centre funding may be available.
  • Click here for a list of Funding Opportunity resources.
• Consider subscribing to newsletters which often circulate funding opportunity announcements
  • DOM Newsletter
  • UBC Faculty of Medicine Research Roundup
  • CIHR Access 
  • MS Health Research BC Newsletters
  • VCHRI Research Newsletter
  • PHCRI Newsletter
  • UBC SPARC
  • CHÉOS Newsletter
  • iCORD The iCordian

• UBC uses an online research administration tool to track funding applications, accounts, approvals and compliance called RISe. You can access this system using your UBC Campus-Wide Login (CWL) and you will use it for all your compliance applications.

• Before you apply for any funding you will need to complete a Research Project Information Form (RPIF).  
  • Download the RPIF
• If you receive an award or donation for your research you will need to complete the RPIF before an account can be set up for your funds.
• ORS will create a research account (Project/Grant, or PG) for your study once you receive funding. You will need to provide your RPIF, award letter, and payment schedule, and complete any required compliance steps.

• Before you begin your study you may need multiple approvals, and this stage may be time consuming to complete.
• You can often complete all of these requirements simultaneously, and you can do many of them while you are applying for funding.
• ORS can let you know which requirements will apply to your study:

• • Human Ethics
  • Biohazardous Materials
  • Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Commitment
  • Animal Care
  • Radiation, Chemical Safety and Environmental Impact
  • Financial Conflict of Interest

• Helpful links:

• • UBC Office of Research Services
  • UBC Safety and Risk Services
  • UBC Conflict of Interest and Commitment
  • US Financial Conflict of Interest for applications to US Public Health Service Agencies

• All research involving human participants must have ethics approval.
• Sandbox for applications, templates, and other resources are available from UBC Office of Research Ethics and the RISe website. Regular workshops to guide researchers through the application process are held by the CREB.

• • UBC Office of Research Ethics
  • RISe sample forms and sandbox
  • Ethics guidance notes and tutorials
  • Meeting dates for CREB and PHCREB

• Statistical support for data analysis can be accessed from UBC resources or services from affiliated centres.
  • UBC Applied Statistics and Data Science Group
  • CHEOS
  • C2E2
  • Statistical software is available through UBC bookstore