Details
| Opportunity Name | Original Research on University Support Staff Workload – Request for Proposals |
| Agency | Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) |
| Value | Not stated |
| Indirect Costs | Eligible at 40% |
| Duration | Not stated |
Deadlines
Final application
| Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review | 06-14-2024 |
| Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review | 06-24-2024 |
| Final application and fully signed ORS checklist due at ORS for mandatory review | 06-27-2024, by 10:00AM |
| Application due at agency | 06-30-2024 |
Objective
To seek a research team to conduct an independent study into workload issues facing support staff working at Ontario universities. Specifically, the key question to be addressed is: how have policy and funding changes over the past five years affected the workload, health, and mental well-being of university support staff? Please see attached RFP document for more details.
Eligibility
Eligibility requirements are not stated. Proposals should include a list of key research personnel to be involved in the project, including brief descriptions of research specializations and their affiliation to the principal investigator (i.e., in-house staff, contracted, etc.).
How to Apply
York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency. For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Checklist, which requires the Dean’s signature. Please send the complete application, with the finalized budget and a completed ORS checklist to sciapps@yorku.ca, five days prior to agency deadline.
ORS is accepting electronic applications – the process is outlined here.