Test page - NSERC procedures

Your application must be prepared and submitted using the Research Portal and NSERC CCV. Instructions can be found on the NSERC website. Select “The University of British Columbia” as the administering institution (do not select “Technical University of British Columbia”).

Use the UBC Research Project Information Form (RPIF) and follow UBC's signatures requirements.

For co-applicants, electronic acceptance of the PI’s invitation to participate in the application meets NSERC requirements, so physical signatures are not required. However, UBC co-applicants will need to determine with their Department/Faculty whether they need to review and sign the application. External authorized institution signature is required for co-apps outside of UBC. Please use the ORS signature page.

If you are a co-applicant on a grant application initiated by a PI at another institution, you must still submit a copy of the application with required UBC signatures for ORS review and approval per NSERC policy.

Please check with your grant facilitator regarding faculty-specific requirements and/or deadlines.

You can e-mail the pages to the appropriate ORS location. Ensure you have collected all required signatures prior to submitting to ORS, and confirm that the documents submitted to ORS are identical to your Research Portal submission. Your portal submission documents should include:

• A signed UBC Research Project Information Form (RPIF). If you have any internal or external co-applicants, you must also submit an ORS signature page. If the co-applicants are within UBC, they will need to determine with their department/faculty whether they need to review and sign the application. External authorized institution signature is required for co-applicants outside of UBC.
• Co-applicants page
• Identification page (page 1 of the application)
• Summary of Proposal Page
• Proposed Expenditures and budget justification pages

Submit your full application and NSERC CCV online using the Research Portal by the e-submission deadline stated above. To do this, the applicant must complete and link all the forms as described in the NSERC instructions. First, take time to verify that the application is complete. Then click “Submit” to submit your application to ORS for online approval. 

If all requirements are met, ORS will approve your application on the Research Portal by NSERC’s deadline. ORS has read-only access to your application and cannot make changes. If the application is not approved, ORS will return it to you for changes. ORS is no longer required to physically sign applications submitted through NSERC Research Portal.

Once ORS has approved your application, the status on the NSERC Research Portal will change from "Received by Administrator" to “Received by Agency” (see Definition of Application Status). Material or revisions received under separate cover (before or after the deadline date) will not be accepted by NSERC.