Research Support Fund
ÉTS offers teachers and students a variety of individual and collective measures and services to support their research.
Ancillary services incur expenses in supporting research activities. Among these services are:
- Financial management;
- IT support;
- The Communications Service;
- Laboratory maintenance and security;
- Purchasing of equipment;
- Support staff.
To help with these costs, the federal government provides an annual grant to Canadian universities and colleges.
The Research Support Fund, formerly called the Indirect Costs Program, allows ÉTS to recover part of the costs related to research. The amount awarded each year is based on the total research activities carried out by all institutional researchers through the three granting councils: NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR.
In 2019-2020, ÉTS received $3,063,347. This sum was allocated as follows:
- 52.76%: Facilities;
- 32.59%: Management and administration;
- 8.28%: Research resources;
- 5.49%: Intellectual property;
- 0.89%: Regulatory requirements.
In 2020-2021, ÉTS received $3,213,359 from the Research Support Fund. This sum was allocated as follows:
- 55.5%: Facilities;
- 37.2%: Management and administration;
- 1.9%: Research resources;
- 4.5%: Intellectual property;
- 0.9%: Regulatory requirements.
SPS Funding = $54,755
Activities related to the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion (100%)
In 2021-2022, ÉTS received $3,258,450 from the Research Support Fund. This sum was allocated as follows:
- 51,2%: Facilities;
- 42,3%: Management and administration;
- 2,2%: Research resources;
- 2,7%: Intellectual property;
- 1,5%: Regulatory requirements.
SPS Funding = $81,622
Activities related to the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion (100%)
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In 2022-2023, ÉTS expects to receive a total of $3,317,859 in RSF and $97,485 in SPS.
Impacts of the Research Support Fund Grants
Research activity at ÉTS has been growing steadily for several years. The funding obtained through the Research Support Fund allows us to organize research in a coherent manner and to offer a creative environment that adequately supports the efforts of ÉTS researchers, while providing students with a stimulating learning environment that calls on them to excel.
Whether it is through the maintenance and renovation of research facilities, the enhancement of digital resources, administrative support for research projects, faculty training in issues of equity, diversity and inclusion, or the administration of patent applications, the grant has a significant impact on the research organization and environment.
Among other things, the RSF has improved research management tools by implementing digital tools for more efficient in-house administration of research projects. In addition, many research facilities have been built, new infrastructures have been installed and others have received necessary upgrades, all this in a context of increased implementation of security measures, including the security of information systems.
The financial support of the federal government allows ÉTS to promote and strengthen the complementarity and synergy between all the actors involved in research and the transfer of its results, to participate in research projects of international scope and to exercise leadership in innovation closely linked to the industrial sector.
Performance Targets for 2022-2023
The amounts of SRF funds to which ÉTS is entitled for 2022-2023 are SRF: $3,317,859 and Supplementary Project Grant (SPG): $97,485.
As part of its 2022-2023 SRF grant, ÉTS has established the following performance targets:
Performance target:
- Develop new research facilities and maintain the quality of existing facilities.
Output:
- Portion of SRF grant invested in research infrastructure and research space/laboratory development.
Expected results:
- Increase the effectiveness, capacity and efficiency of the use of research space.
Performance target:
- Improve service delivery.
Output:
- Portion of SRF grant invested in salaries for librarians, research tools and technical staff for servers and networks.
Expected results:
- Increase the number of researchers using the services and the deposit of open access scientific publications.
Performance target:
- Improve research positioning.
Output:
- Portion of SRF grant invested in salaries of research advisors and other support staff and tools.
Expected results:
- Increase in the number of grant applications and the number of contracts signed.
Performance target:
- Maintain high standards of ethical and responsible research conduct.
Output:
- Portion of SRF grant invested in salaries for ethics counsellor positions, ethics certificate application tracking and approval system, and community training.
Expected results:
- Increase in the number of files processed.
Performance target:
- Increase in the number of invention declarations and partnerships.
Output:
- Portion of SRF grant invested in salaries of research advisors and other support staff, and community training.
Expected results:
- Increase in the number of invention declarations and the number of collaborative agreements.
The Supplementary Project Grant (SPG) will be fully dedicated to all equity, inclusion and diversity activities and faculty renewal.