Our Services

ORS professional service and support team

We can assist with obtaining institutional signatures for a grant application, setting up research accounts, transferring research funds to collaborators at other institutions, declaring a conflict of interest, obtaining a compliance certificate for research involving human subjects, animals or biohazardous materials, registering a clinical trial, and more.

We offer the following services:

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

  • Disseminating information on internal and external funding opportunities and deadlines
  • Investigating and sharing criteria for new funding programs and competitions
  • Providing administrative updates on major funding sources, research opportunities and related events

PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT

  • Providing advice and guidance in the preparation of research grant proposals
  • Hosting workshops to assist with successful preparation of grant proposals
  • Creating and sharing resources (sample proposals, templates and guides)

RESEARCH ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT

  • Issuing Project Grants (PG) for accessing and managing research funding
  • Transferring research funds to partner institutions
  • Facilitating grant extensions

RESEARCH ETHICS

  • Providing information on the research ethics review and approval process
  • Providing online resources and customized training and support
  • Creating and sharing resources (sample proposals, application tools and templates)

POLICY COMPLIANCE

  • Ensuring grant proposals comply with internal and external policies and procedures, including applicable legal, regulatory and ethical requirements
  • Obtaining an institutional signature for grant applications