Research Support Fund (RSF)
In 2003, the Government of Canada established the Indirect Costs Program (ICP) as a permanent program. This program provides Canadian universities and colleges with an annual grant to help pay for a portion of their hidden or “indirect” costs of research – administrative expenditures that support research but are not chargeable to specific research projects. In 2015, the program was renamed the Research Support Fund (RSF). Please visit the Research Support Fund website for additional information on the program.
At Saint Paul University, the Research Support Fund is used to support activities such as the purchase of library holdings, assistance in preparing and managing grant proposals.
INDIRECT COSTS AT SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY
The amount of Saint Paul University‘s grant will be based on the amount of funding received by researchers from the three federal granting agencies – CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC – in the three most recent years for which data is available.
These investments will help to:
- Attract and retain researchers and provide them with the resources and infrastructure they need to succeed;
- Support the development of the future generation of researchers; and
- Attract additional funding to support the University’s research environment.
INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
Research space includes all spaces functionally usable for research such as lab space (e.g., dry lab, server rooms), lab-office space, office-type space used for research, office and work space of research support staff. It excludes custodial, circulation and mechanical area.
INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS REPORT
Funds from the Research Support Fund supplemented by the institutions’ internal operational budgets supported and maintained the research enterprise as demonstrated in the table below.
RESEARCH SUPPORT FUND NEWS
November 30, 2021 – Hiring of a Senior Research Advisor whose mission is to provide ongoing support to faculty members in their research, up to and including the formulation of their research grant applications, whether to SSHRC, CIHR or any other agency.
December 16, 2021 – Inauguration of the new space, in the Jean-Léon-Allie Library, dedicated to Saint Paul University Research Centres.