The Office of Research maintains a Research 101 document, which covers a variety of topics to help new faculty, staff and trainees navigate the research landscape at UBC. If your question is not answered below, please refer to our guidebook!
If you meet the granting agency’s eligibility criteria you can apply for the grant and be listed as PI on the grant agency’s application forms. However, trainees are not eligible to hold a grant at UBC. In such a case, the funds must be managed by your supervisor, a co-investigator on your research team with an appropriate rank, or your Department Head/School Director. This individual should complete the UBC RPIF as the UBC PI.
Clinical Faculty are eligible to hold all types of grants, awards, and contracts, as long as they meet the eligibility criteria.
The Research Project Information Form (RPIF) is a university requirement. Every grant submitted must have a RPIF attached. All of the relevant fields must be filled out correctly and the form must be signed appropriately. Grants submitted with incomplete or missing RPIFs will not be processed.
If the other University requires an institutional signature from UBC, or if UBC will be receiving funds for your part of the project, a Research Project Information Form (RPIF) is required to be completed by you (as though you were the PI) and attached to a copy of the original application that has been completed by the lead PI from the other university.
The Faculty of Medicine Indirect Costs of Research Policy can be found on our Policies & Guidelines page. If you have any questions regarding this policy, please refer to the Faculty of Medicine Indirect Costs of Research FAQ.
Please visit the FoM Graduate and Postdoctoral studies website for more information.
The FoM Student Research Coordinator can assist faculty in connecting with undergraduate students interested in participating in extracurricular research and scholarship opportunities. The usual method is to promote your opportunity via the Student Research News e-bulletin which is distributed to all UBC MD students and non-MD student subscribers twice per month.
For information on Funding Opportunities for MD and undergraduate students please visit the FoM MD & Undergraduate Student Research website.
Faculty members interested in engaging with MD students as part of the MD undergraduate program’s FLEX course should fill out an activity proposal form in order to advertise their opportunity in the FLEX repository. For more information about the FLEX course, please visit the FLEX section on MedNet.
Please visit the Research Team contact page to determine who is best positioned to assist you.