Application Guidelines and Procedures

Rationale
A number of faculty who are retired have strong and active research programs that they wish to continue following retirement. Retired faculty contribute to the academic life of the departments with which they are associated, are often noted in their fields, add to the research reputation and record of the institution, and serve as teachers, mentors and advisors to students involved with their research.

While retired professors are eligible to apply for external research funding, there remains a need to provide modest internal support to keep these research programs going.

Using the University Research Fund criteria as a model, the Standing Committee for UNB Retired Faculty and Staff recommended the following, which has been approved by the President:

Introduction
The Retirees' Research Fund (RRF) provides modest research support to eligible faculty members to enable them to continue their research activities after retirement and to prepare projects for future submission to the granting councils.

The RRF is not intended to be a substitute for external funding sources, and retired faculty are encouraged to find support from other sources.

Eligibility
Retired faculty with active research programs with the University may apply for grants from the RRF.

Applicants may not hold current federal research council funding.

There is no restriction concerning the field of research that may be supported. Applicants who wish to obtain support for projects involving either human subjects, the use of animals or possible biological hazards must satisfy the pertinent university policies and procedures to acquire the appropriate certification.

Applicants who have been previously funded by the RRF may apply for an RRF Travel Grant if they have been invited to present research findings from that research previously funded by the RRF.

Items Eligible for Support
Grants may be requested for such items as the purchase of research equipment and supplies not provided for in departmental budgets, hiring of research assistants, especially graduate students, field trips and other travel directly related to the proposed research.

Research assistants must be paid at the rates set by Human Resources for the appropriate class of employee and must include appropriate fringe benefits.

Under the Research Grant, travel is considered to include travel between campuses and to other universities, libraries or research centres for research purposes, or field trips for the purposes of making observations, taking measurements or data collection, etc.

Travel Grants are for travel to conferences, symposia, workshops, etc., and will be considered upon submission of a separate application, provided that the grantee has been invited to present research findings from research previously funded by the RRF.

Travel expenses claims must comply with the current University regulations that govern transportation, accommodation and meal costs. Grants from the fund must not be used to provide personal remuneration for the grantee or for members of the grantee's family.

Items Not Eligible for Support
Telephone and fax charges, purchase of books already provided for by UNB libraries, periodical subscriptions, page charges for journal articles, publication support costs and purchase of computer software duplicating UNB site licenses.

Application Procedures
Applications for research grants of up to $2,500 must be made using the RRF form. Applicants who have been previously funded by the RRF may apply for a Travel Grant of up to $1,000 if they have been invited to present research findings from that research previously funded by the RRF. These applications must also be made using the RRF form.

Applicants should note that their applications must be reviewed and signed by the Chairperson and Dean before submission to the Research Office.

Eligible retired faculty may submit only one application in each competition and all information must be contained within the form provided. No attachments are permitted. Within the same form, the applicant may request support for more than one project.

For Research Grants, a clear statement of objective, methodologies, potential results and implications of the research must be given in the Outline of Proposed Research / Travel section of the RRF form.

For Travel Grants, a summary of the research findings to be presented that were originally funded by the RRF must be given in the Outline of Proposed Research / Travel section of the RRF form. You must also provide details of the methods of dissemination that you have chosen for your findings (e.g., conferences, symposia, workshops, etc.), as well as a link to the conference/symposia/workshop website. Your invitation and the conference/symposia/workshop program should be appended to each copy of your application.

All proposed expenses must be justified and sufficient detail given to enable an assessment of the merit of the proposal and the budget by the Vice-President Research.

There will be one round of applications considered each year, adjudicated by the University Research Fund committee. Please deliver the original plus seven (7) copies of your application package to the Office of Research Services by the deadline indicated on the Funding Programs page (http://www.unb.ca/research/ors/grants_contracts/funding.php#Internal).

Availability of Grants / Duration of Grant
In most cases, grants will be available for use immediately upon receipt of a notice of award and delivery to the Office of Research Services of a completed Request to Open, Close or Amend Account form. If your research requires certification (e.g., ethics, animal care, biohazards, etc.), funds will be held until the Office of Research Services receives approval for the project. Grants will be made available in the form of a restricted research account administered by the Office of Research Services.

Funds must be spent by December 31 of the year following the grant award. There is an automatic one-year extension to use any remaining funds. Monies not spent will be automatically returned to the URF general account on January 1 following the extension year.

Report on the Use of Grants
Each grantee will be expected to submit a brief report to the Office of Research Services concerning the use made of his or her RRF grant within one year of receipt of the grant.

Administration of the Fund
The fund consists of an annual contribution by the Office of the President and the Office of the Vice-President Research. The selection committee must report its decisions to the President each year.

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