Research Institutional Commitment (RIC) Request Form


The RIC request and process is exclusively for monetary support. For non-monetary support please contact VPR directly.

This request must be submitted by a Senior Ranking Research Officer. (Senior Associate Dean of Research or Research Assistant Dean) Requests from PIs will not be accepted.


To allow sufficient time, please submit the RIC at least four weeks before the sponsor due date.


Incomplete RIC submissions will be returned for revisions.


Please download a copy of the Research Institutional Commitment Request Summary. Complete and save as a PDF to attach on the form below.




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College/School*
Is the RIC submission date 4 weeks before the sponsor due date?*

Please enter the date project grant is due to the sponsor

This should be the sum of total direct and indirect costs that you are requesting from the sponsor in your grant budget and should match #9 in the RIC Summary PDF

This will be the sum of the amounts listed in 6a, 6b and 6c below

Is the department (or equivalent) providing any support for this project?*

This amount must match amount on #10a. in the RIC Summary PDF

Is the Dean/college providing any support for this project?*

This amount must match amount on #10b. in the RIC Summary PDF

Please indicate support amount requested from the Office of Research. Total amount must match amount indicated in #10c. in the RIC Summary PDF

Please attach:

  • Research Institutional Commitment Summary PDF
  • Funding announcement/RFA
  • If applicable written communication with PO indicating justification
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