A Guide for Researchers and Administrators: Navigating Sponsored Research at UBC
This guide helps UBC research administrators and faculty navigate the process of formalizing sponsored research agreements through the Sponsored Research Team at Innovation UBC. We aim to provide practical guidance and answer common questions to help you move your collaboration with industry, government, nonprofit or a post-secondary institution forward.
What’s Inside
Agreement Navigator
Visual tools to help you determine the right agreement type and helpful tips for your specific collaborations.
Process Guidance
Step-by-step information on how the Sponsored Research Team works with you to formalize agreements on UBC’s behalf.
Support Pathways
Clear guidance on when to engage our team and when another UBC unit is better suited to help.
While the fundamentals of sponsored research are consistent across UBC, the practical experience of a researcher can vary depending on the nature of their work, their department’s priorities, and the types of collaborators they engage with. We work closely with Research Managers at departments and faculties across UBC to contextualize this guidance, adding relevant examples, specific workflows and local contacts that make it most useful for the researchers they support.
Guide to Navigating Sponsored Research
School of Nursing, Faculty of Applied Science | Updated: April 2026 |
Don’t see a guide for your department?
If your department or faculty doesn’t yet have a tailored version of this guide, we would love to change that. Reach out to our Engagement Team at engagement@innovation.ubc.ca, we would be glad to work with your research administrator(s) to tailor our guidance.
For sponsored research agreement requests, contact us at sponsoredresearch@innovation.ubc.ca.
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