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.
New ALES Field Activity Safety Plan (FAP) Protocol - October 1, 2021
UofA Reseach 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, October 2022: Proposal submission requirements and deadlines, Financial conflict of interest disclosure on US funding, Avoiding delays in agreement processing
- Tip Sheet #2, November 2022: When do you need a grant agreement? Data Sharing agreements
- Tip Sheet #3, November 2022: 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, March 2023: Indigenous engagement (guidelines & recommendations, considerations when creating new proposals)
- 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)
ALES Funding Adjudication Procedures
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