The Research Support Fund assists Canadian postsecondary institutions with the indirect costs of managing their research enterprise. Indirect costs of research include research administration and the costs of meeting regulatory requirements, training, and the provision and maintenance of research facilities, among other things.
Institutions have the flexibility to decide how to use their Research Support Fund allocations, provided they are used for the payment of current expenditures of indirect costs attributed to federally sponsored research that falls in the following five categories:
- Research facilities
- Research resources
- Management and administration of the institution’s research enterprise
- Regulatory requirements and accreditation
- Intellectual property and knowledge mobilization
YukonU is using the Research Support Fund (RSF) to invest in the university’s research enterprise in the following ways:
Research facilities. The RSF is used to maintain shared research equipment at YukonU, and to manage and maintain shared research spaces to ensure equipment is dependable and space allows for productive research at the university.
Research resources. The RSF is used to acquire library holdings in support of research and to support the university’s membership in the Canadian Research Knowledge Network.
Management and administration of the institution’s research enterprise. The RSF is used to provide faculty, staff and students with access to research administration services, including pre- and post-award administration and financial support. It also supports implementing institutional Equity, Diversity and Inclusion objectives, and research-related training and professional development.
Regulatory requirements and accreditation. The RSF provides resources to the university’s Research Ethics Board and Animal Care Committee to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
Intellectual property and knowledge mobilization. No RSF investments are made in this expenditure category at this time.