The Office of Research Services provides administrative and support services for NSCAD student, faculty and institutional research endeavors.
Externally funded research has expanded significantly in the past few years, and with this growth comes an increased demand for a variety of services. The Office of Research Services provides assistance to the NSCAD research community by:
• providing information on sources of grant funding
• promoting grant applications and contract proposals by NSCAD faculty
• supporting project planning, proposal development and project coordination
• processing requests for research funds
• representing NSCAD in negotiations between research sponsors and faculty
• arranging acceptance of funds for sponsored research
• processing all research-related transactions (travel claims, reimbursements, equipment purchases, etc)
• assisting in the organization and presentation of collaborative research ventures
• acting as a liaison between researchers and NSCAD administrative departments
• assisting with ethical and environmental considerations for research projects
• assisting with the development of research policies and procedures
• preparing all financial and outcome reporting to research sponsors
• promoting research within and beyond the NSCAD community
Contact Information
Kirstie McCallum
Research Grants Officer (Acting), Office of Research Services
(902) 444 7221
Email
Eric MacDonald
Coordinator, Academic Affairs and Research
(902) 494 8220
Email
Research & Academic Plans
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NSCAD UNIVERSITY RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
Internal Funding
Supported through SSHRC’s Institutional Grants program, NSCAD provides seed funding for faculty research projects through an adjudicated application process. Inquiries on the application process can be directed to the Office of Research Services.
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Research Centres and Research Institutes
External funding
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Research Support Fund
The Research Support Fund assists Canadian post-secondary institutions with the indirect costs (the operational costs that underpin an institution’s research activities, i.e., heating, lighting, ethics reviews, facilities for animals used in research, management of intellectual property, environmental assessment and safety compliance. The services that give rise to indirect costs are institutionally based and are not specific to individual research grants) associated with managing their research enterprise, helping them to maintain a world-class research environment. The Research Support Fund for universities is calculated based on a proportion of Tri-Council funded grants earned over a three-year period. Grants can be used to:
• maintain modern labs and equipment;
• 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, helping to make Canada a world leader in research and development.
From 2019-2024, NSCAD used its RSF support to fund research public lecture series, research office grant support to faculty and for the library’s purchase of online direct licenses, cataloguing functions.
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- 2023 – 2024 ($160,642)
- 2022 – 2023 ($133,846)
- 2021 – 2022 ($107,007)
- 2020 – 2021 ($91,215)
- 2019 – 2020 ($80,045)
With the support of the 2024-25 RSF ($179,613), NSCAD plans to allocate its grant funds under each of the following five expenditure categories:
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- Research facilities : $20,000 (Library infrastructure)
- Research resources : $35,000 (investing in the library resource collections in the areas of our EDI cohort faculty appointments)
- Management and administration of the institution’s research enterprise : $96,400 (Research Grants Officer and financial oversight)
- Regulatory requirements and accreditation : $10,000 (National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) accreditation and Research Ethics Officer)
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Intellectual property and knowledge mobilization : $18,213 (Springboard Atlantic Ltd membership – administration of agreements and partnerships with industry)
As well, NSCAD continues to support the research enterprise, by providing one on one support to faculty in the process of developing their research programs.
From 2019-2024, NSCAD used its RSF support to fund research public lecture series, research office grant support to faculty and for the library’s purchase of online direct licenses, cataloguing functions.
2023-24 RSF ($160,642)
1. Research facilities : $20,042 (Library infrastructure)
2. Research resources : $34,600 (investing in the library resource collections in the areas of our EDI cohort faculty appointments)
3. Management and administration of the institution’s research enterprise : $80,000 (Research Grants Officer and financial oversight)
4. Regulatory requirements and accreditation : $10,000 (National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) accreditation and Research Ethics Officer)
5. Intellectual property and knowledge mobilization : $16,000 (Springboard Atlantic Ltd membership – administration of agreements and partnerships with industry)
2022 – 2023 ($133,846)
1. Research facilities : $0
2. Research resources : $48,366 (investing in the library resource collections in the areas of our EDI cohort faculty appointments)
3. Management and administration of the institution’s research enterprise : $75,480 (Research Grants Officer and financial oversight)
4. Regulatory requirements and accreditation : $0
5. Intellectual property and knowledge mobilization : $10,000 (Springboard Atlantic Ltd membership – administration of agreements and partnerships with industry)
2021 – 2022 ($107,007)
1. Research facilities : $20,052 (Library infrastructure)
2. Research resources : $66,902 (investing in the library resource collections) 3. Management and administration of the institution’s research enterprise : $20,053 (Research Grants Officer and financial oversight)
4. Regulatory requirements and accreditation : $0
5. Intellectual property and knowledge mobilization : $0
2020 – 2021 ($91,215)
1. Research facilities : $1,215 (Library infrastructure)
2. Research resources : $40,000 (investing in the library resource collections) 3. Management and administration of the institution’s research enterprise : $45,000 (Research Grants Officer and financial oversight)
4. Regulatory requirements and accreditation : $5,000 (Research Ethics Officer)
5. Intellectual property and knowledge mobilization : $0
2019 – 2020 ($80,045)
1. Research facilities : $0
2. Research resources : $26,950 (investing in the library resource collections) 3. Management and administration of the institution’s research enterprise : $52,595 (Research Grants Officer and financial oversight)
4. Regulatory requirements and accreditation : $500 (Research Ethics Officer) 5. Intellectual property and knowledge mobilization : $0
NSCAD commits to publicly and actively communicate how RSF funds are used at the institution to support research activities. This means that every OAAR organized research public lecture, whenever the research officer provides assistance to a faculty member on a grant application, when library consortia licenses are purchased the RSF will be acknowledged.
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