COVID-19 (Coronavirus) information and resources
Updated May 6, 2020 - 4 pm
The office of Research, Engagement, and Graduate Studies continues to foster innovation at UFV during this time. Please consult UFV’s Research Guidelines in Response to COVID-19 available on the UFV Research Office website.
If COVID-19 has impacted your research, please submit relevant project updates or protocol changes to regs@ufv.ca.
There is an immediate need for research that contributes to our knowledge of COVID-19; its impacts on society, the economy, and government; and ways to contain the spread and improve public health response and patient care. We encourage proposals to the Research Supplementary Fund to support COVID-19 related research. Contact Jerri-Lynne.Cameron@ufv.ca with questions.
UFV's Human Research Ethics Board (HREB) is currently prioritizing and expediting ethics review of COVID-19 related protocols and projects, as these are considered essential research and above minimal risk given the current global health crisis.
Minimal risk, non-essential research will be reviewed as time permits. Above minimal risk, non-essential research will follow the regular submission deadlines and be reviewed as close to the original HREB meeting date as possible.
Please contact Research.Ethics@ufv.ca with questions.
Researchers who need to change any part of their Research Option and Scholarly Activity (ROSA) release project or Research Supplementary Fund (RSF) project due to COVID-19 should complete a "ROSA COVID-19 Changes" form or a "Research Supplementary Fund COVID-19 Changes" form in ROMEO. Contact regs@ufv.ca with questions.
Due to travel restrictions currently in place, student travel grants are suspended at this time. Students may still apply for funding to present at conferences being held later in the year but are advised not to book travel until restrictions are lifted. Contact Deborah.Block@ufv.ca with questions.
Nominations are still being accepted for the Undergraduate Research Excellence Awards through Monday, May 11. The Research Office looks forward to awarding the $1,000 prizes to UFV’s top research students. The in-person URE awards dinner has been cancelled. Contact Deborah.Block@ufv.ca with questions.
Researchers who receive funding through one of Canada's Tri-Agencies should view the agencies' respective COVID-19 webpages for ongoing updates: NSERC, SSHRC, and CIHR.