NSERC - Summary of Changes – 2009 Tri-Agency Financial Administration Guide

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Summary of Changes – 2009 Tri-Agency Financial Administration Guide

Financial Administration
Section and Sub-section	Nature of Changes
Responsibilities and Accountability
Intellectual Property/Patents	We invite you to read the revised NSERC policy on Intellectual Property.
Archiving of Research Data	CIHR only First paragraph removed.
Annual Funding of Grants
Extension Period for Use of Funds Beyond a Grant Period	New harmonized bullet – Eighth bullet.
Use of Grant Funds
Compensation-Related Expenses	Eligible Compensation-Related Expenses CIHR only Changes to Notes section. Other types of eligible compensation related expenses CIHR only Added Research Time Stipends (only when included in a particular funding opportunity). Non-eligible expenses CIHR only Changes in fourth bullet.
Equipment and Supplies	Eligible Expenses First bullet – added a link to a table providing additional examples of eligible and non-eligible expenses for supplies.
Services and Miscellaneous Expenses	Eligible Expenses Added eligible expense (see last bullet).
Reporting and Supporting Evidence
Reporting and Supporting Evidence	The title "Reporting" is now entitled "Reporting and Supporting Evidence."
Administrative Matters
Ownership of Items Purchased With Grant Funds	The title “Ownership of Items Purchased or Collected With Grant Funds” is now entitled “Ownership of Items Purchased With Grant Funds.”
Ownership of Collections and Specimens	The title “Collections or Specimens” is now entitled “Ownership of Collections and Specimens.” Moved to Responsibilities and Accountability section below Archiving of Research Data subsection.
Paid Maternity and Parental Leave for Students and Postdoctoral Fellows	The title "Paid Parental Leave For Students and Postdoctoral Fellows” is now entitled “Paid Maternity and Parental Leave for Students and Postdoctoral Fellows.” Moved below Maternity, Parental, Medical or Family Medical Leave for Grantees section. Removed all process-based information and added link to process document.
Relocation of a Grantee to an Eligible Canadian Institution	The title “Transferring Grant(s) to an Eligible Canadian Institution” is now entitled “Relocation of a Grantee to an Eligible Canadian Institution.” Removed all process-based information and added link to process document.
Moving Equipment or an Unexpended Equipment Grant	The title “Moving Equipment, Material or an Unexpended Equipment Grant” is now entitled “Moving Equipment or an Unexpended Equipment Grant.” Removed last sentence. Added link to MOU schedule 12. Moved above Deferral of Instalment/Annual Commitment Payments subsection.
Termination of a Grant	The title “Termination Procedures” is now entitled “Termination of a Grant.”
Maternity, Parental, Medical or Family Medical Leave for Grantees	The title “Parental, Medical or Care and Nurturing Leave” is now entitled “Maternity, Parental, Medical or Family Medical Leave for Grantees.” Moved below Termination of a Grant. CIHR has harmonized the extension of the term of a grant with NSERC, but only in cases where there is only one Grantee (i.e., one Principal Applicant) on the grant. For CIHR, the Grantee may request an amount to cover the extended leave of absence for up to one year, provided that there is only one Grantee (i.e., one Principal Applicant) on the grant. Removed all process-based information and added link to process document. NSERC only Section removed. CIHR only Section removed.
Sabbatical Leave	The title “Sabbatical and Other Leaves” is now entitled “Sabbatical Leave.” Text fully harmonized between NSERC and CIHR. Removed all process-based information and added link to process document.

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Summary of Changes – 2009 Tri-Agency Financial Administration Guide