Research Support Fund Performance Objectives 2026/27

Eligible program expenditure categoryOutput (investment or expense of RSF grant)Performance objectivePerformance indicatorTarget outcome
Research facilities$65,000 or 8%Maintain safe, well-equipped research facilities and functional research equipment

Amount of shared research facility space

# shared space users

Dependable equipment is available for research, and space is shared effectively to ensure productive research
Research resources$97,500 or 12%Maintain access to research knowledge networks# research knowledge networks maintainedDigital content network and associated resources are maintained
  Maintain access to quality research resources# subscriptions supporting researchQuantity and quality of research resources are maintained
Management and administration of the institution's research enterprise$646,035 or 77%

Maintain institutional support for research proposal pre- and post-award management

 

# of grant proposals supported 

# of grants supported post-award

$ annual research grant funding

Research administration support is effective and year-over-year research revenue is growing
  Support faculty, research staff and students in professional development workshops

# of research development workshops

# of participants in research development workshops

Faculty, research staff and students have increased confidence in research and grant management skills
Regulatory requirements and accreditation$16,000 or 2%Maintain compliance with regulatory requirements# of Animal Use and Human Ethics protocol applications received and adjudicatedCompliance with Canadian Council for Animal Care and the Tri-Council Policy Statement is maintained
Knowledge mobilization$12,000 or 1%Develop public outreach opportunities for knowledge transfer

# of public research events

# of attendees at public research events

Research and knowledge creation is shared with the public