Grant Policy Guidelines

1. The Centre for Regional Studies (CRS) is funded by the SSHRC Aid to Small Universities Program. The current funding is based on support for research of the social, economic, historical, cultural and political dimensions of the development in Atlantic Canada.
2. Applicants are to complete a form requesting funds. This application form for funding is available from the CRS website. One signed copy the of proposal is required.
3. Applicants are reminded that the annual grant from SSHRC is a relatively small amount. Proposals requiring funds in excess of $5 000.00 should be sent to SSHRC or to other agencies.
4. Competitions for grants are held in the Fall and Spring, with deadlines that coincide with UCR applications.
5. Schedule of Rates currently in effect (based on UCR guidelines):
- Research Assistants: $12.00 per hour (maximum); during the academic year, student research assistants may not be asked to work more than 8 hours per week. For full-time work during the summer, student research assistants should also receive 11.5% benefits; for more information, please contact Payroll Office (ext. 2391).
- Subsistence: $40.00 per day (maximum)
- Accommodation: Any reasonable rate for single accommodation
- Car mileage: $0.37 per km; $140.00 flat rate to Halifax Airport return; $155.00 flat rate to Halifax or Sydney return.
6. Principal investigators must be members of the Faculty of Arts, Business, or Education at St. Francis Xavier University. They are to acknowledge the contribution of CRS and SSHRC in any publications based on research supported by CRS.
7. A final report is required from each project funded by the CRS, and principal investigators may be asked to make a CRS presentation on their research. Upon receipt of the final report, the investigator is welcome to apply for a new grant.
8. All research projects funded by the CRS should be completed within a period of three (3) years. Throughout these three years, an annual report about the project funded by the CRS is required. If there is no demonstrable research activity after Year 1, the grant-holder must submit an explanation for this delay in his/her annual report to the CRS. If there continues to be no significant expenditure of research funds after 2 years, the
funds will normally revert to the consolidated revenue of the CRS. A grant-holder may apply in writing to the Chair of the CRS for an extension of his/her grant beyond the normal 3-year time period, and will be favorably considered for said extension inextraordinary circumstances. A grant-holder may have no more than one grant at a time with CRS.