Research Finance
Find information for managing your research grant, including grant compliance, financial reporting, invoicing and other support for researchers.
The Research Finance team at UBC Okanagan provides financial services and advice to the University community about research grants and their management.
- Reviewing research project budgets, collaborative research agreements, contracts and award letters to ensure research project grants are set up in accordance with contractual obligations
- Revenue collection including invoicing, collection and deposit of funds
- Financial reporting to sponsors
- Reconciliation of general ledger balances
- Monitoring deficits—cash and budget
- Refund of surplus funds to sponsors
- Reviewing and inactivating expired project grants
- Allocation of (overhead) Indirect Cost of Research (ICR)
- Validation and notification of General Research Funding (GRF)
- Training and orientation for new researchers
- Conducting spot audit of transactions
- Developing Research Finance guidelines
- Implementing UBC and agency policies and guidelines
Pre-award support: The Office of Research Services (ORS) and the University Industry Liaison Office (UILO) provide pre-award services, including budget development, grant application support, and ethics compliance certificates.
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