INTERNAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Research Development Fund (RDF) for the Humanities & Social Sciences:
1. Research Grant - please note that we will no longer be accepting old application forms
Deadlines: May 1st & Sept 1 (original plus 2 copies)
2. Travel Grant to International Conferences
Effective April 1, 2012 RDF funding for conference travel will be managed by your faculty
3. Visiting Speaker
Effective April 1, 2012 RDF funding for conference travel will be managed by your faculty
Contact:
Sara Lavender
Research Grants Facilitator
Tel 494-2872
Sara.Lavender@dal.ca
Reduced Salary for a Research Grant (click here for application form):
Deadline: six weeks prior to start date (DFA 32.16)
Grants awarded under this program are considered taxable income, and will be reported on a T4A slip; no income tax will be deducted by Dalhousie University. The grantee is responsible for reporting income to Canada Revenue Agency, declaring against this income any eligible expenditures, dealing with any subsequent negotiations with CRA as per Canada Revenue Agency Bulletin IT-75R4.
Contact:
Caroline Sequeira
Research Grants Officer
Tel 494-2247
caroline.sequeira@dal.ca
Sabbatical Leave\Education Leave Grant Applications (Application Form)
1. Supplementary funding is available to support research by faculty members on sabbatical leave (DFA Collective Agreement, Article 30.22). The deadline is April 15 of each year.
2. Sabbatical leave salary support may be designated as a research grant (DFA Article 30.28(b)). The deadline is April 15 and September 30 of each year.
3. Supplementary funding is available to support research by faculty members on education leave (DFA Collective Agreement, Article 30.32(f)). The deadline is April 15 of each year.
4. Education leave salary support may be designated as a research grant (DFA Article 30.32(i)). The deadline is April 15 and September 30 of each year.
Faculty members will be notified of their awards by May 31 of each year.
Faculty members who apply for an award under both Articles 30.22 and a 30.28(b) may recieve an allocation under Article 30.22 and the balance will be provided under Article 30.28(b). Faculty members are not notified of the amount that they will receive under Article 30.28(b) before the notification is sent to the Payroll Office.
Income tax is not deducted from any of these awards. Financial Services will issue a T4A tax form for the award amount in the appropriate calendar year. All expenses claimed against the grant for tax exemption must be supported by receipts to Revenue Canada. Any questions about the eligibility of expense deductions and taxation regulations should be referred directly to Canada Revenue Agnecy.
Contact:
Caroline Sequeira
Research Grants Officer
Tel 494-2247
caroline.sequeira@dal.ca
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