SUPPORT

Strategic University Proposal and Platform Opportunity Review Team

The Strategic University Proposal and Platform Opportunity Review Team (SUPPORT) is a Vice-President (Research) (VPR) led initiative created to help faculty member become more successful in major grant competition and awards while ensuring that institutional commitment identified in applications can be fulfilled. SUPPORT also provides a clear and transparent process for participating in institutional program opportunities. SUPPORT assists the VPR and the Research Services Office in reviewing, approving, and prioritizing institutional level projects and in providing guidance on the supports, commitments and approvals that need to be in place in advance of submission and implementation.

SUPPORT’s function is of a strategic nature. Rather than duplicating the scientific review role (already performed at the level of the faculties), SUPPORT:

  • provides feedback regarding the business case put forward in major grant applications
  • provides insights on space and infrastructure requirements
  • identifies institutional risk and opportunity
  • makes recommendation to the VPR regarding the submission of projects (i.e. quota based competitions)
  • strategically advises applicants on how their research program could best align with specific program requirements
  • Hosts Test Your Concept sessions

SUPPORT comprises five subcommittees responsible for program specific proposal development and review. There is also a SUPPORT Executive committee.

For more information about SUPPORT, please contact ipd@ucalgary.ca.

Committees

SUPPORT Executive meets annually to discuss the success of activities, recommendations from subcommittees and to provide input into strategic initiatives. Each Subcommittee Chair also presents a summary of major initiatives within their groups, and opportunities for collaboration, development and inter-disciplinary are discussed.

  • Members include the VPR, Associate Vice-Presidents (AVP), Chairs of each subcommittee, Research Services, and senior representatives from other campus partners as may be required.

 

SUPPORT Chairs and Professorships
Programs:

  • Canada Research Chairs (CRC)
  • Campus Alberta Innovates Program (CAIP)
  • Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC)

 

SUPPORT Partnerships and Major Grants
Programs  reviews large team-focused opportunities such as:

  • SSHRC Partnership Development Grants
  • SSHRC Partnership Grants
  • New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) opportunities
  • Other major programs as announced

 

SUPPORT Training and Professional Development Programs reviews initiatives with a strong professional development or HQP component such as:

  • NSERC CREATE

 

SUPPORT Research Infrastructure Programs reviews funding opportunities for large scale infrastructure requests such as

  • CFI: John R. Evans Leaders Fund
  • CFI: Innovation Fund
  • CFI: Cyberinfrastructure Initiative

 

SUPPORT Research Awards reviews nominations and potential candidates for a select number of prestigious external research award programs.