Rates of Pay

Research staff are classified and paid according to their education, skill level and responsibility. How to classify and pay an employee should be based on the university classifications and rates of pay and the employer's judgment regarding the individual's experience and abilities.

• Student Rates of Pay for undergraduate or graduate students enrolled full-time in a program of study. Note: full-time graduate students cannot work more than 12 hours per week.
• Current rates of pay and classifications for:
  - CUPE (research clerical assistant, research technical assistant, etc.)
  - ASPA (research assistant, research officer, research scientist, professional research associate, etc.)

Calculating Benefits

Mandatory or nondiscretionary benefits (CPP, WC, EI, vacation and statutory holiday pay) are an eligible cost and should be included in your budget for research personnel. The benefits rate depends on whether the employee is paid on an hourly, monthly or stipend basis. When budgeting to pay research personnel:

• on an hourly basis, add 13.84% benefits to the hourly rate to include CPP, WC, EI, vacation pay and statutory holiday pay
• on a monthly basis and student stipends, including graduate student stipends, add 8.07% to the base rate to include CPP, WC, EI. (Vacation pay is not included as typically such employees would be required to take vacation time prior to the end of their term of employment in-lieu of being paid out.)

Tri-Agency Financial Administration Guide

Tri-Agency Financial Administration Guide The Summary of Changes, highlights the most significant updates on an annual basis. Questions can be directed via email to:

• CIHR
• NSERC
• SSHRC

Quick Reference Guide to typical research costs, overhead, taxes

• Read the Quick Reference Guide

• Guidebook for new principal investigators - Great guidebook by a CIHR Institute for developing successful funding applications
• Tips on proposal development and grant writing with links to writing guides and resources
• Writing letters of support
• The following are available on SharePoint:
  • Template for project timelines & responsibilities
  • Peer reviewer presentations, SHRF and college information sessions, proposal tips and a successful application for the SHRF Establishment Grant
  • Writing for Publication in Nursing

Processes and timelines are issued several months prior to the competition deadline through Research Services listservs, so be sure to subscribe.

Internal review is required for:

• Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
• Heart and Stroke Foundation

and strongly recommended for:

• SHRF Establishment Awards
• CIHR
• SSHRC
• NSERC

Contacts for Internal Review

• CIHR, SSHRC, SHRF, NSERC
  • Brittany Walch, Research Services and Ethics Office; (306) 966-1325
  • Mahfam Jan, Research Services and Ethics Office; (306) 966-7521
• CFI
  • Sandra Stone, Innovation Programs Unit; (306) 966-1976

• CIHR resources
• SSHRC resources
• CEDN

Almost every funding opportunity requires the applicant to link their research with institutional, college, or unit strategic priorities as outlined in the funding agency's application procedures.  Links to several of the most frequently referenced documents are included below. Researchers should also be familiar with CIHR's Strategy for Patient Oriented Research (SPOR) and each CIHR institute has its own strategic plan.

• The University's Third Integrated Plan including the Vice-President Research and College of Nursing
• Extending Horizons: University of Saskatchewan Research, Scholarly and Artistic Landscape (2007)
• The Foundational Document on Outreach and Engagement: Linking With Communities For Discovery and Learning (2006)
• SSHRC Strategic Plans

The SSRL supports faculty, staff and students conducting research in the social sciences. The facility consists of five complementary and interconnected research laboratories:

• Experimental Decision Laboratory (EDL)
• Qualitative Research Laboratory (QRL)
• Spatial Analysis for Innovation in Health Research Laboratory (SAFIHR)
• Survey and Group Analysis Laboratory (SGAL)
• Video Therapy Analysis Laboratory (ViTAL)
• Community-Based Observation Laboratory (COL)
• EEG Hyperscanning Laboratory (EHL)
• Social Network Laboratory (SNL)

University of Saskatchewan Training Services offers training in a broad range of programs, including statistical software like NVivo and SPSS