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)
Manager, Business Operations
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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)
Manager, Research
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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
Commonly used research finance forms
Useful research links
University of Calgary Internal and External Funding Application Information
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UofC Research Funding Opportunities webpage
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Welcome page for the Research Services office with links to various resources they provide for grant opportunities
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UofC Research Funding Deadline Calendar
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Internal Deadline calendar for Research Services Office approvals
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UofC Research Grant Application Signature Information Page
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Overview of information pertaining to the Research Services Office internal approvals of grant applications
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Funding Agencies