Resources for Researchers
Research funding
Financial support can take many forms, and come from several distinct sources or combinations of sources. Funding can be found internally - from programs maintained by the University - or externally, from government agencies or partners in the private sector.
Policies, guidelines and forms
Researchers are expected to understand and respect all of the procedures and policies of the University that might apply to them, as well as any related procedures and policies of a granting agency or contracting client. These obligations extend to matters such as confidentiality and the disposition on intellectual property, as well as environmental health and safety.
Additional resources
Executive Advisors, Research
The Executive Advisors, Research (EAR), contribute to the growth, success and increased visibility of research at the University of Ottawa. Each of the two positions has a different disciplinary specialization:
- Hugo Lemieux: engineering and natural sciences;
- Christine Rivas: humanities and social sciences
The EAR’s report to the Associate Vice-Presidents, Research. Their main tasks are to:
- Act on behalf of the Associate Vice-Presidents, Research, to ensure that their views are represented and that their projects move forward;
- Support the preparation of major strategic grant applications in collaboration with the applicant and the faculties’ Research Facilitators;
- Facilitate interfaculty and international collaborations in partnership with the Office of International Research and the faculties’ research facilitators;
- Promote research on campus and within the larger community.
For more information on the deadlines and resources available for preparing an application, click on the following funding opportunities:
Contact information:
Hugo Lemieux
613-562-5800 ext. 1637
e-mail: hlemieux@uOttawa.ca
Christine Rivas
613-562-5800 ext. 1435
e-mail: crivas@uOttawa.ca
University of Ottawa's CIHR University Delegate and SSHRC Leader
SSHRC Leader
In 2008, the Social Science and Humanities Research Council launched its SSHRC Leaders initiative. The Leaders, who are senior administrators, maintain an open line of communication between their respective university and SSHRC. SSHRC Leaders seek the input, gather information and ideas from researchers that are part of their university community. These activities, in turn, help feed into the conception, development and implementation of SSHRC programs, and new program policies. Leaders are also kept apprised of partnerships with a variety of federal and provincial granting agencies. SSHRC Leaders attend an annual meeting in Ottawa; they also meet during the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, and take part in several teleconferences during the year.
The University of Ottawa’s SSHRC Leader is Ruby Heap, Associate Vice-President, Research, and Professor in the Department of History.
Dr. Heap recently coordinated the activities of a regional consortium of universities, including the University of Ottawa, in the context of SSHRC’s vast project Imagining Canada’s Future.
Click here to access the SSHRC Leaders Resource Page
CIHR University Delegate
Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s (CIHR) University Delegates' Network (UD) was created in 2001. The Network’s mandate is to inform health researchers of the directions, initiatives and decisions of CIHR, while soliciting their views on health research issues and fostering their participation in CIHR`s outreach activities. This group of professors, researchers and senior university administrators from across Canada meets via teleconference once a month.
Since 2008, the University of Ottawa’s UD is Julian Little, Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, holder of Canada Research Chair in Human Genome Epidemiology.
Professor Little is also a member of the University Delegates Executive Committee (UDEC).