Applying for Grants Subject to Research Security Requirements

Canada’s Tri-Council funding agencies and the Canada Foundation for Innovation have adopted guidance to support the safeguarding and integrity of sensitive Canadian research globally.

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Research Involving Private-Sector Partners

If the funding opportunity to which you are applying is subject to the NSGRP, your grant application will need to include a risk assessment form. This form identifies or outlines:

  • any potential security risks from the partner, including conflicts of interest and affiliations that could compromise the integrity of the research

  • a plan and relevant measures to mitigate the identified risks

  • each partner's contribution to the research and the names/roles of involved employees, when applying to a CFI funding opportunity.

Information from the above can be submitted as part of the Risk Assessment Form (all relevant opportunities) and included in any Partner Identification Forms for CFI opportunities. 

Guidance on Completing the Form

All Risk Assessment Forms and Partner Identification Forms (if applicable) must be completed and sent to research.security@ubc.ca along with your application prior to submitting the grant application.

Partner Identification Form 

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Projects Aiming to Advance Emerging or Advanced Technologies

If the funding opportunity to which you are applying is subject to the STRAC Policy, each researcher must ensure they:

  • do not hold active affiliations with, and are not receive funding or in-kind support from, any Named Research Organizations(1)
  • end any active affiliations with NROs prior to submitting the relevant grant application.

Certain research activities may create affiliations. If you're unsure, review our page, Understanding Affiliations.

Each researcher with a named role (see below) on the grant must complete an Attestation Form certifying that they are (and will continue to be for the duration of the grant funding) compliant with the STRAC Policy. 
For CFI applicants, only project/team leaders and team members in the grant application are required to complete the attestation form. 

All Attestation Forms must be completed and combined into a single PDF prior to submitting the grant application.

Attestation Forms

Understanding affiliations


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