Support of Research— General Information Eligibility UWFA Collective Agreement, Regular Academic Staff (RAS) The Research Committee will consider funding requests in support of research from eligible University of Winnipeg Faculty Association (UWFA) Members, as defined by the Collective Agreement, RAS, including the following: Faculty/Counselor members; Librarian members; and Instructor or Coach members whose letters of employment include a research obligation. Pre-PhD Applicants UWFA Members without a PhD are eligible for funding by the Research Committee as per the UWFA Collective Agreement, RAS. Research proposals will be evaluated with all others and judged on qualitative grounds. The Research Committee will not support research that is undertaken in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a higher degree. This includes research in direct fulfillment of degree requirements or preliminary work for such research.
Special Cases There are some special cases for which eligibility may include: › UWFA Members who do not have a contractual research obligation. › Tenured Faculty without a research obligation in their contract. › Part-time teaching Faculty appointed on a continuing basis. › Faculty with shared appointments with the University of Manitoba (minimum 50% appointment at UW), and others as determined by the Research Committee. › Others on a case-by-case basis, as decided by the Research Committee. › Academic administrators and Members of UWFA excluded from UWFA, by virtue of their appointment, by election to the Board of Regents. Other The following are eligible for funding support on a non-priority basis: › Former Faculty holding an emeritus position. › Senior Scholars (see the University’s policy).
Ineligibility › Teaching Faculty who are not UWFA RAS Members. › Applicants who cease to be employees of The University of Winnipeg during the tenure of the grant.
Adjudication Committees Internal research grants for faculty listed in this manual are adjudicated by the Research Committee. Internal and external research grants for students listed in this manual are adjudicated by the Student Research Committee. Internal and external faculty research awards are adjudicated by the Research Nomination Committee. For more information, visit our website.
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