Research Account Administration

UBC has multiple teams that support research contracts or grants. Use the tool below to find the right contact for help with administering your research account.

What is the primary source of funding for the contract or grant?

Is it an interventional clinical trial (e.g. study involves the use of drugs, devices, procedures, or behavioural changes)?

Yes

Do the contract terms and conditions require negotiation (e.g. intellectual property rights; ownership of data and results; liability; revenue sharing)?

Yes

Is the funding to support medical residents or research fellows and their stipends/salaries or for attendance to non-research conferences/events?

Yes

What type of study is it?

Contact Innovation UBC's Sponsored Research Group

UBC researchers partner with industry, government and non-profit organizations on many collaborations with contractual terms and project deliverables.

Find out more about Innovation UBC's Sponsored Research Group.

Vancouver: Contact the Office of Research Services (ORS)

ORS staff will assist you in obtaining an institutional signature for the grant/contract/award letter.

Find out who to contact at ORS (Vancouver).

For reference, the full decision tree for contracts and grants are available in a flow-type and tabular format (click for full version):

flowchart representing contracts decision tree on the page

flowchart representing grants decision tree on the page

If you are unsure, or still have questions on which unit will review your contract, please contact either Innovation UBC at sponsoredresearch@innovation.ubc.ca, or ORS at claudia.ramos@ubc.ca.

Research Account Administration

Contact Innovation UBC's Sponsored Research Group

Vancouver: Contact the Office of Research Services (ORS)

Okanagan: Contact the Office of Research Services (ORS) Okanagan

Contact the relevant health authority

Contact the Development and Alumni Engagement office for your faculty

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