In 2024–2025, Brock University’s Research Support Fund (RSF) grant was $2,589,299. Brock’s RSF funding was allocated in the following five areas:

Chart description: Pie chart titled “Planned Brock University RSF Expenditures, 2024-2025” depicting the planned expenditures for Brock University RSF for the fiscal year 2024-2025. The chart highlights five categories: Management & Administration ($1,657,151), Intellectual Property ($486,788), Regulatory Requirements & Accreditations ($209,733), Research Facilities ($111,341), and Research Resources ($124,286). Each category is represented by a distinct color segment, with the largest portion allocated to Management & Administration.

In 2023–2024, Brock University’s Research Support Fund (RSF) grant was $2,542,608. Brock’s RSF funding was allocated in the following five areas:

Chart description: Pie chart titled “Planned Brock University RSF Expenditures, 2023-2024” depicting the planned expenditures for Brock University RSF for the fiscal year 2023-2024. The chart highlights five categories: Management & Administration ($1,601,843), Intellectual Property ($483,096), Regulatory Requirements & Accreditations ($213,579), Research Facilities ($114,417), and Research Resources ($129,673). Each category is represented by a distinct color segment, with the largest portion allocated to Management & Administration.

In 2022–2023, Brock University’s Research Support Fund (RSF) grant was $2,466,645. Brock’s RSF funding was allocated in the following five areas:

Chart description: Pie chart titled “Brock University RSF Expenditures, 2022-2023” depicting Brock University’s RSF expenditures for 2022-2023. The chart includes segments for Management & Administration ($1,578,653), Intellectual Property ($443,996), Regulatory Requirements & Accreditations ($217,065), Research Facilities ($118,399), and Research Resources ($108,532). Each segment is colour-coded for clarity.

In 2021–2022, Brock University’s Research Support Fund (RSF) grant was $2,279,257. Brock’s RSF funding was allocated in the following five areas:

Chart description: Pie chart titled “Brock University RSF Expenditures, 2021-2022” depicting Brock University RSF expenditures for 2021-2022, highlighting various categories: Management & Administration in blue ($1,413,139), Intellectual Property in gray ($464,968), Regulatory Requirements & Accreditations in orange ($193,737), Research Facilities in yellow ($104,846), and Research Resources in light blue ($102,567). Each category is represented by a distinct color, providing a visual breakdown of financial allocations.

In 2020–2021, Brock University’s Research Support Fund (RSF) grant was $2,217,890. Brock’s RSF funding was allocated in the following five areas:

Chart description: Pie chart titled “Brock University RSF Expenditures, 2020-2021” depicting Brock University RSF expenditures for 2020-2021. The segments are labeled as follows: Management and Administration (62%), Intellectual Property (20%), Regulatory Requirements and Accreditation (9%), Research Facilities (5%), and Research Resources (4%). Each segment is represented in distinct colours to visually differentiate the categories.

In 2019-2020, Brock University’s Research Support Fund (RSF) grant was $2,093,391. Brock’s RSF funding was allocated in the following five areas:

Chart description: Pie chart titled “Brock University RSF Expenditures 2019-2020” depicting Brock University RSF expenditures for 2019-2020. The segments include: Research Facilities in red ($488,072), Research Resources in green ($34,339), Management & Administration in blue ($200,966), Regulatory Requirements & Accreditation in yellow ($128,634), and Intellectual Property in orange. Each segment is labeled with its corresponding expenditure amount.

In 2018-2019, Brock University’s Research Support Fund (RSF) grant was $2,066,806. Brock’s RSF funding was allocated in the following five areas:

Chart description: Pie chart titled “Brock University RSF Expenditures 2018-2019” depicting Brock University RSF expenditures for 2018-2019. The chart segments show the following expenditures: Facilities ($187,261), Resources ($250,297), Management and Administration ($443,706), Regulatory Requirements and Accreditation ($206,448), and Intellectual Property ($979,093). Each category is colour-coded for clarity.

Facilities (4%): 4% of the RSF grant will be used to help establish the Core Research Facilities (CRF) Framework, while also supporting sustainable equipment operations/utilization. 

Resources (4%): 4% of the RSF grant will support memberships to the Digital Research Alliance of Canada, the Canadian Research Knowledge Network, and the Conversation Canada. It will also support maintenance related to a research security database and related resources.   

Management and Administration (60%): 60% of the RSF grant will be used for the salary of research administrators, such as officers, accounting supports, and technical research support staff (Research Ethics Officers) who provide core services to Brock researchers.

It also will be used to support the process of enhancing software solutions for various aspects of Research Enterprise management. 

Regulatory Requirements and Accreditation (13%): 13% of the RSF grant will be used to support the operation of the Research Ethics Boards (REBs), the Animal Care Committee (ACC), and additional regulatory accreditations and certifications as required. 

Intellectual Property and Knowledge Mobilization (19%): 19% of the RSF grant will be used for administration of commercialization, research-industry partnerships, and knowledge mobilization, as well as fees for legal counsel advising on IP management strategies.