The Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation (VPRI) has the expertise and connections to help researchers at every stage, by providing advice and resources. Working with our Faculties and affiliated hospitals, we are the administrative support hub for U of T's research and innovation activities.
The University of Toronto is where transformative research and innovation is happening across a breadth of fields and disciplines.
$1.4 Billion
in Sponsored
Research Funding in 2019
Consistently Top 5
in the world for research output
315
Canada Research Chairs
The Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation supports the U of T community by managing the research and innovation enterprise.
9,000
Research Funds
1,100
Lab Safety Inspections
250
Commercialization Projects
Upcoming Application & Nomination Opportunities
Sponsor Deadline: January 29, 2021
Sponsor Deadline: Ongoing
Sponsor Deadline: January 22, 2021
CRIS Research Roundup
A weekly digest of research & innovation communications curated by the Centre for Research & Innovation Support (CRIS). The Research Roundup is published on Tuesday, and includes information communicated in the preceding week.
Thursday, January 28, 2021
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2021 STAR Workshop #1 - Research Administration Processes: The Impact of COVID-19
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- My Research Applications & Agreements
- University of Toronto Faculty Member Remuneration from Research
Inventions, Commercialization & Entrepreneurship
- Copyright Disclosure Form
- Invention Disclosure Form
- Inventor-Owned Revenue Report
- Inventor-Owned Status Report
Humans in Research & Teaching
- Protocol submissions and amendments: My Research Human Protocols (MRHP)
- Graduate Course Template – for Course-based Graduate Research
- Undergraduate Course Template
- Undergraduate Ethics Review Protocol Form – Student-initated Projects
- Quality Control/Assurance and Research Checklist
- MRHP Application worksheet – to Assist Researchers with Developing Protocols with Collaborators PRIOR to Submission through MRHP
Manage Research Funds
Research & Innovation Agreements
- Confidential Information & Intellectual Property (CIIP) Agreement
- One Way Confidentiality Agreement
- Mutual Confidentiality Agreement
- Biological Material Transfer Agreement
- Biological Material Transfer Agreement for Evaluation Purposes
- Biological Material Transfer Agreement for Research Purposes
- Service Contracts & Agreements: Project Summary Questionnaire
- Sponsored Research and Collaboration Agreement
- Visiting Scientist Agreement
Animals in Research & Teaching
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