Research Grant in lieu of Salary. Effective January 1, 2001, employees shall be entitled to receive a portion of their salary in the form of a research grant in accordance with University practice for sabbatical leave grants provided they can demonstrate that such funds are required for research that extends beyond their normal duties. Each College shall have a research committee to assess the quality of proposals for research grants and the funding requested, among other things. Research grants shall not be unreasonably withheld. The grant may include funds for travel, certain living expenses while away from Saskatoon, national and international conferences, research materials, books and journals, telephone, fax, copying, and for such other items as are related to the research costs. (Note: The tax status of expenditures under the research grant is a matter to be settled between the individual and the Canada Revenue Agency.)
Research Grant in lieu of Salary. This program is established to provide faculty members (tenured or tenure-track) or Librarians/Nursing Practice Educators (permanent) an opportunity to support research through grants in lieu of salary. Where another Member is collaborating as part of a research team on an approved research project at the University, this Article may apply. For greater clarity, this clause does not, in any way, alter the duties and responsibilities of the Member as set out in the Collective Agreement. Grants are awarded through a process of peer review (Research and Academic Institutes Policy Committee (RAP) of Senate) from the salary of the successful applicant. Guidelines of RAP are appended to the Collective Agreement and may be amended from time-to-time by the Committee with agreement of the parties to the Collective Agreement. Minimum amount of grant $1500. Bona fide research projects under this program are described in Research Grants Interpretation Bulletins as issued from time to time by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). In such cases, the regular T4 tax form will show the reduced salary and a supplementary T4A tax form will be issued in the amount of the University Research Grant for the year. The researcher must report the expenditures to CRA with their annual tax return. The researcher will administer the grant and full records of expenditures and supporting documentation must be retained. It must be emphasized that it is the researcher’s responsibility to deal with CRA on tax related matters. The University will not become involved in discussions or negotiations with CRA. ARTICLE 33 33 FACULTY PROBATION, PROMOTION AND TENURE
