1. Research Orientation for New Faculty Hires:
Research Development Unit January 17, 2019
Dominique Michaud
Director

2. Research Development Unit
Our objectives
It’s really all about…
Proactively deliver information and support services to assist faculty in the acquisition of funded research
Expert navigation of agency guidelines and procedures
Increase the quality of research funding applications submitted by the University
Proposal review and troubleshooting
Strive to optimize success rates in funding competitions and other research-related opportunities
Timely strategy of funding applications

3. Research Development Unit
Start-up funds (internal)
External funding:
- FRQ + Tri-Agency
- Other sources
Building your individual research profile
Team seed funding (internal)
Collaborative funding:
- project-based
- infrastructure
Expanding your research

4. Research Development Unit
Facilitation & Development
Grant presentation & readability ☐
Research methodologies & proposed analysis
Research objectives & questions
Addresses agency’s evaluation criteria
Literature review
Proposed budget & justification
Impact & knowledge mobilization
 Knowledge mobilization & data management
Feedback & Review
Communicated directly with the applicant in person / over the phone
Provided applicant with written report/ summarizing feedback
Have offered a follow up review of the final version
Additional comments:

5. Advisors at Your Service
Business & Social Sciences:
Accountancy; Applied Human Sciences; Economics; Finance; Geography, Planning & Environment; Management; Marketing; Political Science; Religions & Cultures; School of Community & Public Affairs; Simone de Beauvoir Institute; Sociology & Anthropology; Supply Chain & Business Technology Management
Arlene Segal, x2388
Engineering & Computer Science:
Civil & Environmental Engineering; Centre for Engineering in Society; Chemical & Materials Engineering; Computer Science & Software Engineering; Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering; Electrical & Computer Engineering; Mechanical, Industrial & Aerospace Engineering
Shoghig Mikaelian, x3263
Lauren Segall (on leave)

6. Advisors at Your Service
Fine Arts, Humanities & Education:
Art Education; Art History; Cinema; Classics, Modern Languages & Linguistics; Communication Studies; Contemporary Dance; Creative Arts Therapy; Design & Computation Arts; Education; English; Études françaises; History; Journalism; Liberal Arts College; Library; Music; Philosophy; School of Canadian Irish Studies; Studio Arts; Theatre; Theological Studies
Michele Kaplan, x5632
Sciences:
Biology; Chemistry & Biochemistry; Health, Kinesiology & Applied Physiology; Mathematics & Statistics; Physics; Psychology
Jessica Safarian, x5001