GReST

The Grant/Research Support Team (GReST)

Here to help

The Grant/Research Support Team (GReST) in the DFM Research Hub is available to assist family medicine research faculty with many aspects of preparing and administering your research project(s).

These may include proposal writing, seeking funding, and completing applications, poster formatting and presentations, and research human resources and financial administration.

See below for a description of the research support each role in our research hub can provide.

Administrator

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Supports:

Finance

  • Expense reimbursement processing
  • Invoice payment processing
  • Project extension requests (PURF)

Human Resources

  • Research staff job extensions and FTE changes
  • Job opening request (JOR), profile postings. New and replacement positions
  • Assist with screening applicants and scheduling interviews
  • Interview guide resource (interview question templates)
  • Assist completing the Request for Offer form
  • Onboarding coordinator
  • Time sheet inquiries

Operations

  • Office stationary inventory and ordering (Grand and Toy)
  • Xerox workstation maintenance and repair
  • Mail and courier
  • Scholarly activity tracking and reporting
  • General research project support (via Research Manager)

Contact Administrator

Manager, Business Operations

Manager business

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Supports:

Finance

  • Research project account set-up (PRF)
  • Financial approval delegate – invoices and reimbursements
  • Project financial reporting
  • Expense transfers and corrections
  • Subgrant agreements - incoming, outgoing
  • Independent Contractor Agreements
  • Pcard and T&E card holder
  • Grant applications – budget review

Human Resources

  • Confirmation of funding availability for new hires and existing hire extensions
  • Research staff hire status changes (e.g. FTE changes, hourly to salary)
  • General Associate U of C access approvals (AHS staff)
  • Non-research job profile creation and amendments

Operations

  • Workstation assignment
  • HSC G012 office access
  • Computer and equipment procurement (research and non-research)

Contact Manager, Business Operations

Manager, Research

research manager

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Supports:

  • Job profile creation for new projects
    • Interviewer for research hires
  • Assist researchers with grant applications
  • Assist researchers with ethics applications
  • Resource for research funding opportunities
  • Research Hub resource access and allocation - biostatistics, scientific editor, research administration support

Contact Research Manager

Commonly used research finance forms

Research Finance and HR FAQs

Click here for a list of commonly asked questions related to research finance and HR procedures.

Useful research links

 

Toolkit for Research in Action (Traction): https://pcrc.fammedmcmaster.ca/traction/ 

 

University of Calgary Internal and External Funding Application Information


Funding Agencies

  

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