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Grant Preparation & Research Support Resources

A. Proposal Preparation & Submission

• Researcher Toolbox – Templates, checklists, budget forms, data management resources, and sample successful proposals.
  • 🔗 Researcher Toolbox

• ROLA (Research On-Line Administration) – Mandatory internal approval system for all external grant applications before submission to funders.
  • 🔗 ROLA

• Tri-Agency Financial Administration Guide – Rules for eligible and ineligible expenses under SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR.
  • 🔗 Tri-Agency Guide

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B. Budgeting & Allowable Expenses

• Subsistence, Mileage & Per Diem Rates – Information on allowable daily meal and accommodation rates, personal vehicle mileage reimbursement, and per diem guidelines for research-related travel.
  • 🔗 Preparing to Travel - Financial Services - Western University 

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C. Data & Information Resources

• Western’s Open Repository – Hosts scholarly publications, theses, and dissertations, replacing Scholarship@Western.
  • 🔗 Open Repository
• Statistics Canada RDC @ Western – Secure access to Statistics Canada microdata via the Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN).
  • 🔗 UWO RDC
• Borealis Dataverse @ Western – Secure Canadian-hosted repository for research data storage and sharing.
  • 🔗 Borealis Dataverse
• Map & Data Centre – GIS, census, and geospatial data services through Western Libraries.
  • 🔗 Map and Data Centre - Western Libraries - Western University

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D. Compliance, Ethics & Research Security

• Western Research Ethics – Central hub for all human and non-human research ethics requirements, including forms, policies, and submission procedures.
  • 🔗 Western Research – Ethics
• WREM (Western Research Ethics Manager) – Online platform for human participant ethics submissions.
  • 🔗 WREM Login
• Ethics Guidelines & Policies – Includes the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS 2), Animal Care guidelines, and institutional policies.
  • 🔗 Ethics Guidelines & Policies
• Ethics Process Resolution Pilot – New mechanism to escalate unresolved concerns with human ethics processes.
  • 🔗 Ethics Concerns Form

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E. Example Applications & Proposal Models

• Western Research Grants Repository – Pilot repository within PeopleSoft housing exemplary grant applications to guide proposal development and funding strategies. Access is secured under Western’s PeopleSoft framework.
  • 🔗 Western Financials - Western University (under ROLA and Research Financials)
• Faculty of Social Science Grant Examples – Researchers can request faculty-level sample applications by contacting socsci-researchofficers@uwo.ca directly.

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F. Data Management, Security & Open Access Resources

• Western Research Data Management (RDM) Hub – Western's comprehensive portal for managing research data—including planning, organizing, archiving, and preservation. It offers guidance on best practices and access to workshops and consultations.
  • 🔗 Research Data Management – Western
• Western’s Open Repository – Provides access to Western-produced scholarly publications, theses, and dissertations, replacing Scholarship@Western.
  • 🔗 Western Open Repository
• Tri-Agency Open Access Policy – Federal requirement for freely sharing peer-reviewed research articles within one year of publication.
  • 🔗 Tri-Agency Open Access Policy
• Research Security Service Requests – New JIRA-based ticket system for direct communication and tracking with the research security team.
  • 🔗 Research Security Request

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G. Indigenous Research Resources

• Western Indigenous Research Support – Guidance for culturally appropriate research with Indigenous Peoples, including community engagement and relationship building.
  • 🔗 Western Research – Indigenous Research (please note resources)
• Tri-Agency Guidelines for Indigenous Research – Federal principles for ethical and respectful research with Indigenous communities.
  • 🔗 SSHRC – Indigenous Research Guidelines

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H. Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Decolonization (EDID) Resources

• Western’s EDID in Research – Guidance on integrating equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization principles into research design, grant proposals, and knowledge mobilization, including meeting Tri-Agency EDI requirements.
  • 🔗 Western Research – EDID in Research
• Tri-Agency EDI Framework – Federal guidance for embedding EDI considerations in research team composition, training, and environment.
  • 🔗 NSERC – Guide for Applicants on EDI