VIU Scholarship, Research, and Creative Activity

Policies, forms and guidelines guiding research

The following lists the key policies and procedures along with some key governing documents and web links to guide researchers.

Governing documents

  1. VIU SRCA Foundation Plan
  2. Eligibility to Hold a Research Grant
  3. General Research Accounts (formerly Banked Research Accounts)

Policies, procedures and guidelines

PoliciesProcedures and guidelines
RS01 Animal Care 
RS02 Intellectual PropertyRS02.01 Intellectual Property (procedure)
RS03 Postdoctoral FellowshipPostdoctoral Fellowship (procedure)
RS04 Research Ethics BoardVIU REB Standard Eligibility to Serve as a Principal Investigator
RS05 Responsible Conduct

RS05.01 Responsible Conduct in Research and Scholarly Activity (procedure)

RS05.02 Misconduct in Research and Scholarly Activity (procedure)

RS06 Biosafety 

Policy 31.08

Procedure 31.08.001

Honorary Research Associates Policy and Procedure and the Provost Office Honorary Research Associate form 

Policy 31.11 

Procedure 31.11.001

Research and Scholarly Activity Centres and Institutes Policy and Procedure

Research and Scholarly Activity Centres and Institutes Proposal

Budget template

Policy 31.14Adjunct Faculty Policy and the Provost Office Adjunct form
Conflict of Interest

Guidelines

Form

Indirect costResearch and Indirect Cost Guidelines
Financial AuditFinancial Audits Guidelines
CFI Application and AwardsVIU Guidelines for CFI Applications and Awards

Policies and guidelines related to the employment of research personnel