To all users of UPEI Researcher Portal,

Please be advised that as of March 22, 2021, the following forms will no longer be available on the UPEI Researcher Portal:

• Research Funding Administrative Approvals Form for CONTRACTS
• Research Funding Administrative Approvals Form for GRANTS

Please be reassured that any documents that were prepared using these forms and that are already submitted and in the review process will be unaffected. The review of these documents will proceed as usual.

It is important to note that it will not be possible to work with existing DRAFT versions of these documents after March 21, 2021. All researchers are advised to complete any draft versions of these documents and submit them prior to March 21, 2021. Alternatively, researchers may wish to transfer the information to the updated version of the form.

The above-noted forms were updated in December 2020 and the updated versions must be used by all researchers.  They are labeled as follows:

• Research Funding Administrative Approvals Form for CONTRACTS (rev Dec 2020)
• Research Funding Administrative Approvals Form for GRANTS (rev Dec 2020)

Details on the access and usage of the UPEI Researcher Portal can be found at https://www.upei.ca/research-services/forms.   Please contact Research Services at researcherportal@upei.ca or 902-620-5104 for any questions.