The Office of Research and Graduate Studies at Bishop's continues to grow, thanks to the RESEARCH SUPPORT FUND

The Research Support Fund (RSF) of the Government of Canada is a program that provides funds to cover a portion of the costs associated with managing the research funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Research Support Fund grants are based on the funding received by researchers from the three federal agencies in the three most recent years for which data are available. One major objective of the RSF is to support the costs for management and administration of the institution’s research enterprise, which includes a portion of the costs associated with salary expenses for staff members who provide administrative support to the Office of Research and Graduate Studies (ORGS).

Thanks to the RSF, the ORGS recently confirmed Dr. Samia Mihoub and Ms. Raphaëlle Mercier Gauthier in tenured positions dedicated to research administration at Bishop’s University. Dr. Mihoub holds a M.A and a Ph.D. in Communications and a M.A in Administration. In her role as the Grants Officer at Bishop’s, she provides pre- and post-award revision and administrative support to professors who have research funding and ensures compliance with the University’s and funding agencies’ financial administration policies and procedures. Ms. Mercier Gauthier holds a M.Sc. in Biological Sciences. In her role as the Research Officer at Bishop’s, she provides pre- and post-award revision and administrative support for students through scholarship opportunities, coordinates Bishop’s ethics committees and is responsible for knowledge transfer and events organization. Both have actively contributed to increasing knowledge about the best practices and strategies in getting research funding in the past year and spreading news about our research activities, contributing to a very successful funding year for Bishop’s. It seems like everyone is talking about research at BU these days!

The Office of Research and Graduate Studies can also thank the RSF for its growth, with two new positions soon to be posted. A Graduate Studies Coordinator will be responsible for the coordination of the recruitment, admissions and conversion practices of graduate students, as well as the accompaniment of these students with scholarship opportunities. An administration assistant will also be added to the team, to help provide general administrative, operational, coordination and technical support for the conduct of research programs and the ORGS.

If you have any questions for the ORGS, do not hesitate to contact us, or swing by our new offices (McGreer 224-225)!

Dr. Samia Mihoub

Ms. Raphaëlle Mercier Gauthier