Purpose  

The ResearchNB Research Support Fund is intended to assist in the design, development, presentation and execution of research by funding in whole or in part research-related expenses that fall outside the scope of the other ResearchNB programs.

Scope 

The funded research must be in a field related to ResearchNB priority sectors: health, energy, forestry, agriculture, or oceans.

Eligibility

• The applicant must be affiliated with a university, college, medical training program, regional health authority or research institution in New Brunswick. Students will not be eligible to receive funding as Principal Investigator.
• The applicant has not received funding in the past under this program for the same research activity.
• The applicant cannot be a recipient of this award more than once during the same fiscal year.

Eligible Expenses

Expenses must be directly linked to the activities of the proposed project and can include:

• Salary of technicians, research assistants, and research associates. Salaries of students are not eligible under this program.
• General office expenses and supplies.
• Research equipment (note: laptop and desktop computers are not considered allowable expenses unless they are connected to a piece of equipment).
• Reimbursement for use of hospital equipment or personnel for medical procedures.
• Expenses incurred by research subjects to allow them to participate in the research but not honoraria or payments for participation, except in exceptional circumstances.
• Technical advice of an unusually complex nature and/or requiring a considerable time commitment that goes beyond what could be expected in a collegial relationship.
• Field travel required for the project.
• Communications and knowledge translation.
• Travel to scientific events related to the project.    

Management or administrative overhead charges or fees are not permissible expenses.

Application Procedure

A researcher must submit an application through the ResearchNB online portal. The application must include:

Project/Program Proposal

• Outline the proposed research project in adequate detail. Applicants should provide an appropriate description of their proposed research including: research question(s) approaches, methods and literature, data collection and analysis and any preliminary results, conclusions etc.
• Length between 3-8 pages, plus references.

Relevance of Project to Research in New Brunswick

• Outline how their project impacts the province of New Brunswick and the population.
• Maximum 1 page, plus references.

Budget

• Maximum 2 pages.

Letter(s) of Support/Funding Confirmation (if applicable)

• Letter(s) of support or funding confirmation letters of commitment from other reported funders.

Curriculum Vitae (CV) 

• An up-to-date CV in any format, submitted as a PDF.

Evaluation 

If projects have not been previously evaluated by another agency, applicants will be asked to provide two (2) suggested reviewers. Reviewers must reside outside of New Brunswick and be fluent in the language in which the application was submitted in.

Applications that will be sent for external peer review will be evaluated based on 1) Quality of Proposal; 2) Potential Impact/Significance of Proposed Research; and 3) Development of New Research Capacity.

Applications supported by other sponsors/funders will be given priority consideration.

Award Duration and Reporting

The maximum duration of the award is 5 years.

The grant recipient must submit a final report within 90 days of the end of the project, as outlined in the Award Letter from ResearchNB. The Final Report is accessed through the ResearchNB online portal.

Award Size

Awards are offered up to $75,000 per project.

Notice of Decision

Applicants can normally expect to receive a Notice of Decision (NOD) within 8 weeks of the time of submission. NODs will be sent to the institution’s research administration office and the applicant by email.

Fund Contact: Research Services Team at researchservices@researchnb.ca