Queen’s University intends to use its Research Support Fund grant for 2024-25 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 2024-25 is $7,926,025.
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Categories |
Expenditures |
|---|---|
|
Research Facilities |
$4,500,000 |
|
Research Resources |
$610,000 |
|
Management and Administration of the research enterprise |
$2,541,000 |
|
Regulatory Requirements and Accreditation |
$100,000 |
|
Intellectual Property and Knowledge Mobilization |
$175,025 |
2024-2025 Institutional Objectives
The table below lists the performance indicators and target outcomes for these activities for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025.
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Eligible expenditure category |
Institutional performance objective |
Indicator |
Output |
Outcomes reported at year-end 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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
- IN PREPARATION -
The table below lists the performance indicators and target outcomes for these activities for the Fiscal Year 2023-2024.
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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 |
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 |
|
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. |
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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