Research Grants & Conference Travel

Application Procedures & Guidelines

Faculty not on sabbatical are eligible for the following:

• Up to $2,000 in the form of conference travel grant, use: Application for Travel & Conference Funding (PDF)
• Up to $1,000 in the form of a short-term research grant or up to $3500 (normally over 2-3 years) in the form of a long-term research grant, use: Application for a Short-Term Research Grant (PDF) or Application for a Long-Term Research Grant (PDF)
• To designate a portion of salary as a research grant (tax free) - minimum of $1,000/month in any month or months, use: Application To Reduce Salary For A Research Grant (PDF)

Faculty on sabbatical are eligible for the following:

• A supplemental leave grant, use: Request for Supplemental Leave Grant (PDF)
• To designate a portion of salary as a research grant (tax free), use: Application to Reduce Salary for a Sabbatical Leave Research Grant (PDF)

For specific details on expenses covered see Guidelines for Conference Travel and Research Grants.

Issuing of T4As

Faculty Members should be aware of the requirements of Revenue Canada for reporting research grants and deducting expenses. The College issues a T4A for all research and travel grants and the individual faculty members should keep their receipts and claim these expenses against their income when filing their personal tax return for that year; or, as an alternative, some members prefer to treat the grant as an expense of the university and submit their receipts to the College and not to receive a T4A.

If a faculty member would prefer not to receive a T4A, and would like the university to expense these amounts, then the member must pay the expenses and ask for reimbursement after submitting expense claims up to the amount authorized by the Research Committee. The member must advise the Research Committee at the time of application for the grant that they wish to be reimbursed for expenses paid and will submit the claim later, so that the committee can advise Accounts Payable when they give notification of the grant.