Research Support Fund

Queen’s University intends to use its Research Support Fund grant for 2023-24 for the payment of expenditures related to indirect costs attributed to federally sponsored research under the following five categories in the amounts stated.

The total Research Support Fund Grant Allocation for 2023-24 is $7,793,539.

Categories

Expenditures

Research Facilities

$3,200,000

Research Resources

$1,035,000

Management and Administration of the research enterprise

$2,800,000

Regulatory Requirements and Accreditation

$358,539

Intellectual Property and Knowledge Mobilization

$400,000

2023-2024 Institutional Objectives

The table below lists the performance indicators and target outcomes for these activities for the Fiscal Year 2023-2024.

Eligible expenditure category

Institutional performance objective

Indicator

Output

Outcomes reported at year-end 2023-24

Research facilities

Support and enhance world-class laboratory-based research and increase research intensity and national position.

Laboratories refurbished and/or maintained to meet the needs of new research development

 

Portion of Research Support Fund grant invested refurbishing and/or maintaining laboratories

Square metres of laboratory space maintained and/or refurbished

Research resources

Support the student research experience and training; and support research prominence of faculty members and post-doctoral fellows

Library resources available to the research community at Queen’s

Portion of Research Support Fund used to support the library research holdings and to maintain subscriptions to electronic journals and databases critical to faculty and student research

Number of library resources supported and/or purchased

Management and administration of an institution's research enterprise

Provide faculty support services to enhance faculty and staff productivity, research and retention

Research administration services provided by the Vice-Principal Research and Vice-Principal (Finance and Administration) service units, e.g., Research Services, and Research Accounting

Portion of Research Support Fund used to support the research administration service units within the Vice-Principal Research and Vice-Principal Finance and Administration portfolios

Number of:

- research proposals submitted

- research accounts opened and monitored

- full-time staff supporting research administration services

- electronic research administration and ERP systems implemented and/or sustained

Compliance with Tri-Agency financial policies and guidelines

Regulatory requirements and accreditation

Provide faculty support services to enhance faculty and staff productivity, research and retention

Review and approval services provided by the Research Ethics Boards (REBs) and the University Animal Care Committee (UACC)

Portion of Research Support Fund used to support the REBs (General and Health Sciences) and the functions of the UACC

Number of:

- human ethics protocol approved and renewed by the REBs

- animal use protocols approved and renewed by the UACC

- full-time employees supporting the REBs and UACC

Compliance with CCAC Guidelines and Tri-Agency policies

Intellectual property

Provide support to facilitate impact of research outcomes through innovation, collaborations with industry, and knowledge translation.

Contract review services provided by Industry Partnerships, which supports researchers’ ability to advance their discoveries to the public and market

Portion of Research Support Fund used to support the protection of intellectual property, which may lead to commercialization opportunities

Number of:

- research contracts executed

- Invention disclosures

- License/Option agreements

- Patents Filed/Issued


Research Support Fund & Incremental Project Grant Expenditures

YEAR Facilities Research Resources Management & Administration Regulatory Requirements & Accreditation Intellectual Property TOTAL = RSF + IPG + Research Data Security* QUEEN'S AFFILIATED HOSPITALS OTHER AFFILIATE
2022-2023 $5,265,172 $988,900 $2,917,393 $87,627 $456,853 $9,715,946* $9,069,832 $400,143 $245,971
2021-2022 $4,898,848 $1,217,639 $3,082,742 $78,806 $247,869 $9,525,904 $8,620,405 $362,526 $542,972
2020-2021 $4,544,874 $1,403,109 $2,689,068 $677,5002 $550,512 $9,865,063 $8,571,080 $383,296 $910,687
2019-2020 $3,922,330 $1,227,377 $3,361,253 $683,442 $421,645 $9,616,047 $8,184,939 $373,149 $1,057,959
2018-2019 $4,622,466 $1,235,520 $3,357,462 $780,848 $471,725 $10,468,021 $8,911,795 $370,358 $1,185,868

Affiliated Hospitals: 

Other Affiliate: Canadian Microelectronics Corporation 

The table below lists performance indicators and target outcomes for these activities for the Fiscal Year 2022-2023, in comparison to the previous Fiscal Years.

Eligible expenditure category

Institutional performance objective

Indicator

Output

Outcomes reported at year-end 
2022-2023 *

Research facilities

Support and enhance world-class laboratory-based research and increase research intensity and national position.

Laboratories refurbished and/or maintained to meet the needs of new research development

 

Portion of Research Support Fund grant invested refurbishing and/or maintaining laboratories

43,158 square metres of laboratory space maintained, and 716 square metres were refurbished.

Research resources

Support the student research experience and training; and support research prominence of faculty members and post-doctoral fellows

Library resources available to the research community at Queen’s

Portion of Research Support Fund used to support the library research holdings and to maintain subscriptions to electronic journals and databases critical to faculty and student research

The library purchased and/or supported:

Total titles = 4,103,506
Ebooks = 3,740,168
eJournals = 323,449
Circulation of print materials = 28,297
Downloads of eJournal articles = 3,536,784
Responses to research enquiries = 20,005

Management and administration of an institution's research enterprise

Provide faculty support services to enhance faculty and staff productivity, research and retention

Research administration services provided by the Vice-Principal Research and Vice-Principal (Finance and Administration) service units, e.g., Research Services, and Research Accounting

Portion of Research Support Fund used to support the research administration service units within the Vice-Principal Research and Vice-Principal Finance and Administration portfolios

1090 new research grant proposals were submitted.

797 new research accounts opened.

40 full-time staff supporting research administration services (excluding human and animal ethics, IP, contract negotiation).

Compliance with Tri-Agency financial policies and guidelines.

Regulatory requirements and accreditation

Provide faculty support services to enhance faculty and staff productivity, research and retention

Review and approval services provided by the Research Ethics Boards (REBs) and the University Animal Care Committee (UACC)

Portion of Research Support Fund used to support the REBs (General and Health Sciences) and the functions of the UACC

2,002 HSREB ethics protocols approved and/or renewed.

1,118 GREB ethics protocols approved and/or renewed.

138 animal use protocols approved and/or renewed.

208 UACC approved amendments.

9 full-time staff supporting the Ethics Boards and UACC.

Compliance with CCAC Guidelines and Tri-Agency policies.

Intellectual property

Provide support to facilitate impact of research outcomes through innovation, collaborations with industry, and knowledge translation.

Contract review services provided by Industry Partnerships, which supports researchers’ ability to advance their discoveries to the public and market

Portion of Research Support Fund used to support the protection of intellectual property, which may lead to commercialization opportunities

43 invention disclosures were processed,

7 license / option agreements finalized,

45 new patent applications were filed

24 patents were issued.

26 full-time staff.

*Note: These outcome values represent the total investments made by the University in the five categories. The RSF funds provide approximately 17% of the cost of these investments, while the remainder is borne by the University.

The table below lists performance indicators and target outcomes for these activities for the Fiscal Year 2021-2022, in comparison to the previous Fiscal Years.

Eligible expenditure category

Institutional performance objective

Indicator

Output

Outcomes reported at year-end
2021-2022 *

Research facilities

Support and enhance world-class laboratory-based research and increase research intensity and national position.

Laboratories refurbished and/or maintained to meet the needs of new research development

 

Portion of Research Support Fund grant invested refurbishing and/or maintaining laboratories

40,740 square metres of laboratory space maintained, and 822 square metres were refurbished

Research resources

Support the student research experience and training; and support research prominence of faculty members and post-doctoral fellows

Library resources available to the research community at Queen’s

Portion of Research Support Fund used to support the library research holdings and to maintain subscriptions to electronic journals and databases critical to faculty and student research

The library purchased and/or supported:

4,073,580 total titles

1,940,768 ebooks

 181,303
eJournal

22,164
circulations of print materials

3,178,365 downloads of eJournal articles

15,934
responses to research enquiries
 

Management and administration of an institution's research enterprise

Provide faculty support services to enhance faculty and staff productivity, research and retention

Research administration services provided by the Vice-Principal Research and Vice-Principal (Finance and Administration) service units, e.g., Research Services, and Research Accounting

Portion of Research Support Fund used to support the research administration service units within the Vice-Principal Research and Vice-Principal Finance and Administration portfolios

1310 new research grant proposals were submitted, 

787 new research accounts opened,

37 full-time staff supporting research administration services (excluding human and animal ethics, IP, contract negotiation)

Compliance with Tri-Agency financial policies and guidelines

Regulatory requirements and accreditation

Provide faculty support services to enhance faculty and staff productivity, research and retention

Review and approval services provided by the Research Ethics Boards (REBs) and the University Animal Care Committee (UACC)

Portion of Research Support Fund used to support the REBs (General and Health Sciences) and the functions of the UACC

2,026 HSREB ethics protocols approved and/or renewed

1,163 GREB ethics protocols approved and/or renewed

113 animal use protocols approved and/or renewed

8 full-time staff supporting the Ethics Boards and UACC 

Compliance with CCAC Guidelines and Tri-Agency policies

Intellectual property

Provide support to facilitate impact of research outcomes through innovation, collaborations with industry, and knowledge translation.

Contract review services provided by Industry Partnerships, which supports researchers’ ability to advance their discoveries to the public and market

Portion of Research Support Fund used to support the protection of intellectual property, which may lead to commercialization opportunities

43 invention disclosures were processed, 

7 license / option agreements finalized, 

45 new patent applications were filed

28 patents were issued

26 full-time staff 

*Note: These outcome values represent the total investments made by the University in the five categories. The RSF funds provide approximately 17% of the cost of these investments, while the remainder is borne by the University.

The table below lists performance indicators and target outcomes for these activities for the Fiscal Year 2020-2021, in comparison to the previous Fiscal Years.

Eligible expenditure category

Institutional performance objective

Indicator

Output

Outcomes reported at year-end
2020-2021 *

Research facilities

Support and enhance world-class laboratory-based research and increase research intensity and national position.

Laboratories refurbished and/or maintained to meet the needs of new research development

 

Portion of Research Support Fund grant invested refurbishing and/or maintaining laboratories

40,732 square metres of laboratory space maintained and 1273 square metres were refurbished

Research resources

Support the student research experience and training; and support research prominence of faculty members and post-doctoral fellows

Library resources available to the research community at Queen’s

Portion of Research Support Fund used to support the library research holdings and to maintain subscriptions to electronic journals and databases critical to faculty and student research

The library purchased and/or supported:

3,598,512 total titles

1,470,055 ebooks

148,423 eJournal

Facilitating the following transactions critical to faculty and student research:

8,263 circulations of print materials

2,605,539 downloads of eJournal articles

11,174 responses to research enquiries

Management and administration of an institution's research enterprise

Provide faculty support services to enhance faculty and staff productivity, research and retention

Research administration services provided by the Vice-Principal Research and Vice-Principal (Finance and Administration) service units, e.g., Research Services, and Research Accounting

Portion of Research Support Fund used to support the research administration service units within the Vice-Principal Research and Vice-Principal Finance and Administration portfolios

1269 new research grant proposals were submitted,

990 new research accounts opened,

35 full-time staff supporting research administration services (excluding human and animal ethics, IP, contract negotiation)

Compliance with Tri-Agency financial policies and guidelines

Regulatory requirements and accreditation

Provide faculty support services to enhance faculty and staff productivity, research and retention

Review and approval services provided by the Research Ethics Boards (REBs) and the University Animal Care Committee (UACC)

Portion of Research Support Fund used to support the REBs (General and Health Sciences) and the functions of the UACC

2,031 HSREB ethics protocols approved and/or renewed

1,236 GREB ethics protocols approved and/or renewed

119 animal use protocols approved and/or renewed

7 full-time staff supporting the Ethics Boards and UACC 

Compliance with CCAC Guidelines and Tri-Agency policies

Intellectual property

Provide support to facilitate impact of research outcomes through innovation, collaborations with industry, and knowledge translation.

Contract review services provided by Industry Partnerships, which supports researchers’ ability to advance their discoveries to the public and market

Portion of Research Support Fund used to support the protection of intellectual property, which may lead to commercialization opportunities

31 invention disclosures were processed, 

2 license / option agreements finalized, 

50 new patent applications were filed

19 patents were issued

25 full-time staff

*Note: These outcome values represent the total investments made by the University in the five categories. The RSF funds provide approximately 17% of the cost of these investments, while the remainder is borne by the University.

The table below lists performance indicators and target outcomes for these activities for the Fiscal Year 2019-2020, in comparison to the previous Fiscal Years.

Eligible expenditure category

Institutional performance objective

Indicator

Output

Outcomes reported at year-end
2019-2020 *

Research facilities

Support and enhance world-class laboratory-based research and increase research intensity and national position.

Laboratories refurbished and/or maintained to meet the needs of new research development

 

Portion of Research Support Fund grant invested refurbishing and/or maintaining laboratories

40,882 square metres of laboratory space maintained and 2,077 square metres were refurbished

Research resources

Support the student research experience and training; and support research prominence of faculty members and post-doctoral fellows

Library resources available to the research community at Queen’s

Portion of Research Support Fund used to support the library research holdings and to maintain subscriptions to electronic journals and databases critical to faculty and student research

The library purchased and/or supported:

3,216,742 total titles

1,025,906 ebooks

129,308 eJournal

Facilitating the following transactions critical to faculty and student research:

86,462 circulations of print materials

2,451,751 downloads of eJournal articles

11,652 responses to research enquiries

Management and administration of an institution's research enterprise

Provide faculty support services to enhance faculty and staff productivity, research and retention

Research administration services provided by the Vice-Principal Research and Vice-Principal (Finance and Administration) service units, e.g., Research Services, and Research Accounting

Portion of Research Support Fund used to support the research administration service units within the Vice-Principal Research and Vice-Principal Finance and Administration portfolios

1152 new research grant proposals were submitted,

924 new research accounts opened,

33 full-time staff supporting research administration services (excluding human and animal ethics, IP, contract negotiation)

Compliance with Tri-Agency financial policies and guidelines

Regulatory requirements and accreditation

Provide faculty support services to enhance faculty and staff productivity, research and retention

Review and approval services provided by the Research Ethics Boards (REBs) and the University Animal Care Committee (UACC)

Portion of Research Support Fund used to support the REBs (General and Health Sciences) and the functions of the UACC

1,985 HSREB ethics protocols approved and/or renewed

1,215 GREB ethics protocols approved and/or renewed

135 animal use protocols approved and/or renewed

9 full-time staff supporting the Ethics Boards and UACC

Compliance with CCAC Guidelines and Tri-Agency policies

Intellectual property

Provide support to facilitate impact of research outcomes through innovation, collaborations with industry, and knowledge translation.

Contract review services provided by Industry Partnerships, which supports researchers’ ability to advance their discoveries to the public and market

Portion of Research Support Fund used to support the protection of intellectual property, which may lead to commercialization opportunities

883 contracts to support research were executed,

40 invention disclosures were processed,

3 license / option agreements finalized,

41 new patent applications were filed

21 patents were issued

21 full-time staff

*Note: These outcome values represent the total investments made by the University in the five categories. The RSF funds provide approximately 17% of the cost of these investments, while the remainder is borne by the University.

The table below lists performance indicators and target outcomes for these activities for the Fiscal Year 2018-2019, in comparison to the previous Fiscal Years.

Eligible expenditure category

Institutional performance objective

Indicator

Output

Outcomes reported at year-end 
2018-2019 *

Research facilities

Support and enhance world-class laboratory-based research and increase research intensity and national position.

Laboratories refurbished and/or maintained to meet the needs of new research development

 

Portion of Research Support Fund grant invested refurbishing and/or maintaining laboratories

37,500 square metres of laboratory space maintained and 2,300 square metres were refurbished

Research resources

Support the student research experience and training; and support research prominence of faculty members and post-doctoral fellows

Library resources available to the research community at Queen’s

Portion of Research Support Fund used to support the library research holdings and to maintain subscriptions to electronic journals and databases critical to faculty and student research

The library purchased and/or supported:

3,038,764 total titles

976,866 ebooks

141,309 eJournal

Facilitating the following transactions critical to faculty and student research:

98,283 circulations of print materials

2,657,700 downloads of eJournal articles

16,136 responses to research enquiries

Management and administration of an institution's research enterprise

Provide faculty support services to enhance faculty and staff productivity, research and retention

Research administration services provided by the Vice-Principal Research and Vice-Principal (Finance and Administration) service units, e.g., Research Services, and Research Accounting

Portion of Research Support Fund used to support the research administration service units within the Vice-Principal Research and Vice-Principal Finance and Administration portfolios

1023 new research grant proposals were submitted,

825 new research accounts opened,

45 full-time staff supporting research administration services (excluding human and animal ethics, IP, contract negotiation)

Compliance with Tri-Agency financial policies and guidelines

Regulatory requirements and accreditation

Provide faculty support services to enhance faculty and staff productivity, research and retention

Review and approval services provided by the Research Ethics Boards (REBs) and the University Animal Care Committee (UACC)

Portion of Research Support Fund used to support the REBs (General and Health Sciences) and the functions of the UACC

2,193 HSREB ethics protocols approved and/or renewed

1,169 GREB ethics protocols approved and/or renewed

158 animal use protocols approved and/or renewed

8 full-time staff supporting the Ethics Boards and UACC

Compliance with CCAC Guidelines and Tri-Agency policies

Intellectual property

Provide support to facilitate impact of research outcomes through innovation, collaborations with industry, and knowledge translation.

Contract review services provided by Industry Partnerships, which supports researchers’ ability to advance their discoveries to the public and market

Portion of Research Support Fund used to support the protection of intellectual property, which may lead to commercialization opportunities

943 contracts to support research were executed,

38 invention disclosures were processed,

5 license / option agreements finalized,

16 new patent applications were filed

13 full-time staff

*Note: These outcome values represent the total investments made by the University in the five categories. The RSF funds provide approximately 17% of the cost of these investments, while the remainder is borne by the University.

The Research Support Fund assists Canadian postsecondary institutions and their affiliated research hospitals and institutes with the expenses associated with managing the research funded by the three federal research granting agencies.

The Research Support Fund is a tri-agency initiative of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) . It is administered by the Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat, which is housed within SSHRC.

Learn more about the Research Support Fund