Resources & training

Grants Facilitation

Grants facilitation is provided both at the university-level by the Office of Research Services and at the faculty-level. The following individuals are available to support you with your application and award process.

Office of Research Services

• Dr. Nicole Kitson, Senior Grants Officer (pre-award)
• Ms. Debra Anderson, Manager, Research Finances (post-award)
• Ms. Jessica Worsley, International Grants Facilitator (pre-award)
• Ms. Sylvia Oliver, Research Programs Liaison (pre-award)
• Ms. Angela Colpron, Research Budgets Liaison (post-award)

Faculty grants crafting coordinators

• Business:
  Dr. Donguyan Piao, Research Manager
• Education:
  Dr. Catherine McGregor, Associate Dean Graduate Programs and Research
  Dr. Tanya Battersby, Faculty Grants Facilitator
• Engineering:
  Dr. Hausi Muller, Associate Dean Research
• Fine Arts:
  Dr. Eva Baboula, Associate Dean
• Dr. Lytton McDonnell, Research and Creative Activity Coordinator
• Human & Social Development:
  Dr. Michael Hayes, Director, School of Public Health & Social Policy (on leave)
  Ms. Jasmine Desjardins, Research & Scholarship Coordinator
• Humanities:
  Dr. Margaret Cameron, Associate Dean Research
• Dr. Lytton McDonnell, Research and Creative Activity Coordinator
• Law:
  Prof. Freya Kodar, Associate Dean Administration & Research
  Ms. Heather Chestnutt, Research & Scholarship Coordinator
• Medical Sciences/Island Medical Program:
  Dr. Paul Zehr, Director, Centre for Biomedical Research (on leave)
• Science:
  Dr. Rob Lipson, Dean
• Social Sciences:
  Dr. Michael Masson, Associate Dean Research
  Ms. Holland Gidney, Research & Scholarship Coordinator

Tri-council representatives on campus

• CIHR: Dr. Brian Christie, Division of Medical Sciences
• NSERC: Vacant
• SSHRC: Dr. Michael Masson, Faculty of Social Sciences

Special funding programs

• Dr. Joaquin Trapero, Director, Institutional Programs (Canada Foundation for Innovation, BC Knowledge Development Fund, Canada Research Chairs, Western Economic Diversification and Leading Edge Endowment Fund)

Awards & honours

• Mr. Brad Buie, External Awards Facilitator