Research support
ORS can help you with:
Pre-award (applying for funding)
- supporting identification of research grants, awards and contracts
- securing institutional approval for funding applications
- facilitating research security reviews
- assisting in the development, submission and tracking of research grant and contract proposals
- guiding the development of proposals to the Canada Foundation for Innovation and British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund
- administering procedures to ensure compliance with research policies
Post-award (after funding is received)
- administering post-award research grants, contracts and creative awards
- processing approvals for human research ethics and animal care protocols
- ensuring compliance with national regulatory standards in support of research
- e.g., human research ethics, biosafety, funded/non-funded/student research
- acquiring animals, equipment and reagents to support research projects involving animals
- performing specialized procedures involving research animals
- providing specialized training for basic and complex experimental procedures
- setting up research accounts with appropriate controls
- processing and managing research financial transactions
- e.g., inter-institutional funds transfer, amendments, funding agency liaison
- supporting internal research competitions
- coordinating funding communications and site visits
- supporting UVic Industry Partnerships for technology transfer and commercialization of research products
- promoting UVic research and creative accomplishments and awards internally and externally
Announcements
New CORE 2022 requirement for UVic researchers
January 23, 2025
As of March 1, 2025, a new requirement applies to all UVic researchers working with human participants. UVic faculty, students (undergraduate and graduate), research personnel, and staff applying...
Research / creative project grants 2025
January 23, 2025
Call for proposals now open These grants provide seed funding for social sciences, humanities and creative projects, up to $7,000, to help researchers prepare for larger external grants. Faculty...
The Innovation and Partnerships Office
January 23, 2025
The Research Partnerships and Knowledge Mobilization unit has changed its name to better reflect its current and future focus. The Innovation and Partnerships Office (IPO) continues to offer...
Tri-Agency Grant Extension Requests
December 6, 2024
The government recently updated the Tri-Agency Guide on Financial Administration (TAGFA), clarifying that requests for grant extensions will not be considered after the end date of a grant has...
New CV template for Tri-Agency funding opportunities
November 14, 2024
Canada's granting councils will gradually transition away from the Canadian Common CV (CCV) to a new Tri-Agency CV template. The template adopts a flexible narrative style that will...
Events & workshops
Awards & honours
UVic faculty members have received national and international recognition for their research achievements. Each honour reflects our reputation as one of Canada’s leading research-intensive universities.
Research partnerships
We connect external partners with UVic faculty and students. These include:
- industry
- government
- not-for-profit organizations
- other post-secondary institutions
- Indigenous governments and organizations
Research chairs
Research chair positions attract and keep the best research talent from around the world.
Federal programs
Federal Research Support Fund
The Federal Research Support Fund (RSF) helps Canadian post-secondary institutions with managing research funded by the 3 federal research granting agencies: CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC.
Research Data Management Policy
The Tri-agency Research Data Management Policy supports Canadian research excellence by promoting sound Research Data Management (RDM) and data stewardship practices.
Territory acknowledgement
We acknowledge and respect the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Xʷsepsəm/Esquimalt) Peoples on whose territory the university stands, and the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.