Contact
Barb Thomas, PhD
ALES Associate Dean (Research)
bthomas@ualberta.ca
780-492-3405
René Déry, PhD
ALES Research and Innovation Director
rene.dery@ualberta.ca
780-492-0174
Marina Offengenden, MSc
ALES Research Development Coordinator
offengen@ualberta.ca
780-492-6039
Krista Stefan, MA/BSc/PEng
ALES Research Development Coordinator
kstefan@ualberta.ca
780-492-1896
The research team of the Faculty of ALES offers the following services to faculty members and researchers:
- provides information on funding opportunities, ethics, grant processing, deadlines, and sponsor guidelines,
- reviews grants and agreements, and
- facilitates adjudication and ranking of grant applications
Research Team Deadlines for Faculty Review and Approval of Research Applications
Research applications should be submitted to ALES Research Team 8 days before the agency deadline to ensure adequate time to review.
Please ensure appropriate University of Alberta and agency signature pages and letters of support are included in the application.
ALES Field Activity Safety Plan (FAP) Protocol
- For details and FAP forms, please visit the ALES Safety Webpage
UofA Research Updates | Tip Sheets
UofA Research Updates & COVID-19
ALES Field Research & COVID-19
- UofA Procedures for Field Research Activities during COVID-19
- UofA Field Research Office - please find the Field Activity Plan template and instructions under Field Researcher's Tool Kit
- Example COVID protocols for FAP
ALES On-Campus Research & COVID-19
ALES Work Related Travel
ALES Research Tip Sheets
- Tip Sheet #1, March 2025: Proposal submission requirements and deadlines, Financial conflict of interest disclosure on US funding, Avoiding delays in agreement processing
- Tip Sheet #2, March 2025: When do you need a grant agreement? How do I get a data sharing, material transfer or confidentiality agreement?
- Tip Sheet #3, March 2025: Providing service work through the Lab/General Services Account
- Tip Sheet #4, December 2022: No-cost end date extensions, Authorized Over Expenditures (OE), Administrative end date extensions and Salary/Benefit Adjustments (SBA)
- Tip Sheet #5, February 2023: Mitacs funding (general and program-specific tips, UofA application process)
- Tip Sheet #6, June 2025: Indigenous Engagement (guidelines & recommendations, considerations when creating new proposals, resources, contracts)
- Tip Sheet #7, May 2023: Tri-Agencies (selecting the correct Agency)
- Tip Sheet #8, August 2023: eTRAC Access (providing access to lab managers, project administrators, ect. for projects and proposals)
- Tip Sheet #9, September 2023: Budgeting for Proposals (user fees, personnel, overhead, in-kind contributions)
- Tip Sheet #10, October 2023: Application and Proposal Submission Requirements (filling out the online request form, required attachments and process for obtaining draft letters of support signed by Faculty/ADR)
- Tip Sheet #11, November 2023: Subgrants (sending and receiving subgrants to and from other institutions)
- Tip Sheet #12, December 2023: Key Contacts for Research Resources
- Tip Sheet #13, March 2024: Generating eTRAC reports to move expenditures between accounts
- Tip Sheet #14, June 2024: Commercializing IP & Spinoff Companies (how to commercialize intellectual property, Technology Readiness Level (TRL), spinoff companies)
- Tip Sheet #15, September 2024: Research Offboarding
- Tip Sheet #16, November 2024: Research Onboarding
- Tip Sheet #17, July 2025: Donations to Academics