University Research Fund

The Employer recognizes the necessity of supporting research at Acadia and has established a fund to support research by faculty members. A sum of $150,000 shall be provided by the Employer for the support of research in each academic year of the Collective Agreement and to be administered as follows.

The sum of $150,000 shall be available for each year of the contract for distribution to the faculties and the library. The monies shall be distributed by the allocating committee based on an open competition.

By 31 March, Research and Graduate Studies shall submit a report to the President of the Association outlining the disbursement of funds, specifically: the names of the successful applicants and the dollar value of the awards, the total number of applications, total value requested, the number of successful applicants, and the total amount awarded in each of the two annual competitions. The above information shall be broken down on a per faculty basis. (art. 25.55(m))