CIHR Mini-Info Session Tuesday January 29, :00-1:00 pm JCC 4th Floor Lecture Theatre AGENDA 12:00 WelcomeIntroduction Wendy Hollinshead, Manager HRS 12:05 e-Approval and process for CIHR Operating Grants Lisa Hodge, Sr. Advisor, CIHR 12:45-questions & comments 1:00 Closing RemarksW. Hollinshead, Manager HRS *Peer Review past and present --CIHR Peer Review Members at the CIHR website McMaster University CIHR Information Session INTRODUCTION Lisa Hodge, Sr. Grants Advisor, CIHR ext Jennifer Snow, Senior Grants Advisor ext Highlights of Materials to be presented: Zero Tolerance - eligibility Updates- Admin, Policy, Process e-Approval- on Research NET What do you need to do? -process tips Whats coming to CIHR Zero Tolerance Since September 2008, CIHR has implemented a zero tolerance policy regarding application submissions: Zero Tolerance ---incomplete application can mean anything from not formatted correctly or not included as per the instructions and per CIHR policies ---eligibility of applicant ---missing info/sig pages ---file formatting ---page limitations Zero Tolerance what is it? Incomplete applications can be withdrawn Eligible institutionsHHSC has no signing authority Eligible Applicants and CO-PIs-staff/trainees Missing signaturessigs still required; not sent -----upload pdf file Updated Common CV CCV confirmation # What we know so far: What we dont know yet? Call Lisa Hodge ext for clarification CIHR UPDATES- Administrative Changes ADMIN Changes: 2009 to present ALL Research NET-application are ALL now submitted online e-Approval is an online tool used for specific programs (not all) Signature pages-eliminated signatures for NPI (electronic signature is your consent) -no institutional signatures for co-app' s -signatures pages no longer sent to CIHR (must be uploaded as pdf to application) NEW 2011! Online Deadline change -ALL Research NET submissions DUE online by 8:00 PM EST Institute signature here POLICY Changes: Equipment-definition; not funded through Operating GrantsAcceptable Attachment Format -dictates format of ALL uploaded pdf documentsResearch Outputs Policy ---eligible budget cost item!Open access via Pub Med Canada McMaster repositoryNeera Bhatnagar, Reference Librarian Grad Pay rates ---no longer max/min amounts for graduate student pay rates CIHR UPDATES-Policy Changes Equipment (or Materials and Supplies?) Definition of EquipmentEffective August 1, "Research Equipment: Any item (or interrelated collection of items comprising a system) of nonexpendable tangible property, having a useful life of more than 1 year and a cost of $2,000 or more, which is used wholly or in part for research. ALL 3 conditions must be met for an item to be considered equipment: -nonexpendable tangible property; and, -useful life of more than 1 year; and, -a cost of $2,000 or more. To be considered Materials or Supplies an item must meet only 1 of the following: -expendable tangible property; or, -useful life of 1 year or less; or, -a cost of less than $2,000. For example, a laptop computer that costs less than $2,000 would be considered as materials or supplies even though it is a nonexpendable tangible item with a useful life of more than one year. Definition of EquipmentEffective August 1, "Research Equipment: Any item (or interrelated collection of items comprising a system) of nonexpendable tangible property, having a useful life of more than 1 year and a cost of $2,000 or more, which is used wholly or in part for research. ALL 3 conditions must be met for an item to be considered equipment: -nonexpendable tangible property; and, -useful life of more than 1 year; and, -a cost of $2,000 or more. To be considered Materials or Supplies an item must meet only 1 of the following: -expendable tangible property; or, -useful life of 1 year or less; or, -a cost of less than $2,000. For example, a laptop computer that costs less than $2,000 would be considered as materials or supplies even though it is a nonexpendable tangible item with a useful life of more than one year. CIHR Open Access Policy formerly Policy on Research Outputs NEW! requirements for recipients of grants starting January 2013: -CIHR-funded researchers will be required to make their peer-reviewed publications freely accessible within 12 months of publication at the latest. -Researchers can comply with the green open access policy by depositing the articles in an archive, such as PubMed Central Canada or an institutional repository, and/or by publishing results in an open access journal. -Compliance with the policy will continue to be monitored through end of grant reporting. The revised Open Access Policy is available online: Link to PubMed CentralNeera Bhatnagar, Reference Librarian, ext OPEN ACCESS POLICY-Research OutputsNEW! PROCESS Changes: RCT included in Operating grants competition -same deadlines but differences in format (headings) e-Approval online tool used for Operating Grants and only a few other programs (will be apparent once you start an application and choose your institution paid)-yellow band will signal an e-approval submission NEW 2011! Online Deadline change -ALL Research NET submissions DUE online by 8:00 PM EST CIHR UPDATES-Process Changes RCT included in Operating grants Since Fall 2009 Open Operating grants have included RCT applicants-if the budget requested is $250,000 in any project year researchers must apply to the RCT peer review committee (no choice); -if the budget requested is