OFFICE of RESEARCH SERVICES
Research Support Fund
The Research Support Fund is a Government of Canada program that assists Canadian post-secondary institutions with the expenses associated with managing research projects that have been funded by the three federal research granting agencies: CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC.
Costs covered
Eligible institutions receive an annual grant through the Research Support Fund (RSF) to help offset the central and departmental administrative costs related to federally funded research. These indirect costs of conducting research, such as expenditures outside the direct project costs and items expensed from university operating budgets, can present financial challenges to an institution. The RSF alleviates these challenges by funding items such as:
- Salaries for staff or students who provide administrative support for researchers and their projects
- Training costs for workplace health and safety, as well as the development and promotion of equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives and practices
- Costs related to the maintenance of libraries and laboratories
- Administrative costs associated with getting a patent for an invention
MacEwan University allocations
The RSF grant has been instrumental in MacEwan’s research growth by investing in staff who support faculty in project management and knowledge mobilization and by providing support in the form of research tools and resources. The history of MacEwan’s RSF allocations is as follows:
Proposed 2024-25 RSF Award ($375,174)
Research Resources $50,000
Management and Administration $310,174
Intellectual Property and Knowledge Mobilization $15,000
2023-24 RSF Award ($341,846)
Research Resources $45,097
Management and Administration $284,915
Intellectual Property and Knowledge Mobilization $11,834
2022-23 RSF Award ($307,245)
Management and Administration $307,245
2021-22 RSF Award ($273,046)
Management and Administration $273,046
2020-21 RSF Award ($231,143)
Management and Administration $231,143
2019-20 RSF Award ($181,271)
Management and Administration $181,271
2018-19 RSF Award ($164,745)
Management and Administration $164,745
2017-18 RSF Award ($132,146)
Management and Administration $132,146