Application and Peer-Review Processes

The Office of the VPRI uses an online application process for its internal research competitions. 

The streamlined online platform, UBC Research + Innovation Apply, is easy to use, eliminates fillable PDF application forms, and allows research teams to develop applications collaboratively and save draft versions before submission.  To apply for VPRI’s internal research competitions:

  • Applicants simply log in through UBC Research + Innovation Apply using their Campus Wide Login (CWL).
  • Select the competition they wish to apply for and follow the simple instructions.
  • Applications can be saved at any point and completed at a later date before final submission and downloaded as a PDF at any time for review.
  • Lead principal investigators must initiate and submit the application, and can invite others to contribute.
  • Co-applicants that are external to UBC should request short-term guest access by contacting Stacey Herzer, Internal Research Competitions Manager.
  • After an application has been submitted, confirmation of receipt is sent to the applicant via email. The application is now ready for peer review.

For additional support regarding UBC Research + Innovation Apply, please contact Stacey Herzer, Manager, Internal Research Competitions.

Peer Review Process

The VPRI is committed to incorporating inclusive excellence and supporting research excellence throughout our internal research competitions processes. Our peer-review process is generally modelled after Tri-Agency best practices and incorporates our values of integrity, rigour, and fairness in order to support top-quality research. 

Our peer-review process is conducted using the following steps:

First Nations land acknowledegement

We acknowledge that UBC’s two main campuses are situated within the ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam people, and in the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples.



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