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Government of Canada helps offset research-related costs for postsecondary institutions

March 13, 2024

The 2022-23 and 2023-24 Research Security results out now!

Government of Canada investment helps postsecondary institutions protect science and research | January 16, 2024

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September 6, 2022

Reporting requirement update 2024

End of grant period reporting requirements

New this year, the Statement of Account and the Outcomes Reports for the Research Support Fund, Incremental Project Grants, and research security are available on the Convergence Portal, rather than SharePoint and Voxco. This is to facilitate this process for institutions.

Because of the migration to Convergence, these reporting requirements have been extended and will now be due November 29, 2024.

What is the Research Support Fund?

The Research Support Fund assists Canadian postsecondary institutions with the costs associated with managing their research enterprise, helping them to maintain a world-class research environment. Grants can be used to:

maintain modern labs and equipment;
secure research from threats;
provide access to up-to-date knowledge resources;
provide research management and administrative support;
meet regulatory and ethical standards; or
transfer knowledge from academia to the private, public and not-for-profit sectors.

Over $450 million is invested each year through the Research Support Fund to support researchers, collaboration and breakthrough science. This includes the Incremental Project Grants and research security.