Applied Research and Innovation Services

Research Support Fund (RSF)

The RSF assists colleges and universities across Canada with indirect costs related to managing their research enterprise.

This support strengthens the federal government's Tri-Council research investment in health sciences, engineering and natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. The annual RSF grant helps institutions conduct federally funded research projects with first-rate administrative support in world-class facilities outfitted with top-of-the-line equipment by offsetting indirect costs. Indirect costs can include the operational costs that underpin an institution’s research activities and services not specific to individual research grants.

In 2022/2023, SAIT received a $24,190 RSF grant; in 2023/2024, the institution expects to receive $38,982.

In the coming year, SAIT will once again allocate all the received RSF to the management and administration of the research enterprise, which is one of the five categories of allowable expenses.

This federal support is applied to Applied Research and Innovation Services (ARIS) management and administration costs, including salaries for employees who support federally funded research. ARIS is one of Canada's top applied-research hubs with full-time research staff supporting research proposal and grant application development and pre and post-award administration and reporting.

Working collaboratively is at the core of SAIT’s applied research enterprise. The RSF grant helps the ARIS team unite researchers, industry, communities, and institutions with students to develop skills and collaborate on new ideas, technologies and products that contribute to economic and environmental advancements.

With the ongoing support from the annual RSF grant, ARIS can continue toward achieving its goal to be a Canadian applied research hub known as a leader in the country, supported by students, partners and the community to help build a stronger future through novel research.