University Research Fund

25.55  The Employer recognizes the necessity of supporting research at Acadia and has established a fund to support research by faculty members. A sum of $175,000 shall be provided by the Employer for the support of research in each academic year of the Collective Agreement and will be administered as follows.
The monies shall be distributed by the allocating committee based on an open competition.
(a) The funds shall be administered through the Research Office which shall
appoint a committee to allocate the funds. The committee shall consist
of:
(i) Vice-Provost Research and Innovation (Chair);
(ii) two (2) members of each Faculty chosen from a pool of six (6) members of each Faculty, elected on an annual basis by the Faculty(elections to be held prior to 30 April for the subsequent academic
year);
(iii) one (1) Librarian or Archivist chosen from the Librarians and Archivists by 30 April for the subsequent academic year.