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Budget guidelines
Research Personnel Costs
All Research Assistants must be paid at least the ($17.40/hour as of June 2024) plus appropriate benefits; Supervisors may choose to pay a higher rate (e.g., the BC living wage: $25.68/hour).
Graduate Students may be paid a stipend instead of a wage; stipends must also equal or exceed the BC minimum wage ($17.40/hour as of June 2024) and typically do not include compensation for benefits.
- Note that the living wage for Metro Vancouver is $25.68/hour (; 2024).
RA wages and stipends should meet living wage requirements.
Refer to the HR Research Personnel Initiative for more information; and see Employing Grant-Funded Research Assistants.
Research Travel and Subsistence
All air travel using 丁香园AV-managed funds must be booked at the most economic rate using the most direct route. The () includes standard rates for travel/subsistence (as of June 2024):
- private accommodation: $45/night
- personal vehicle usage: $0.70/km
- meals when traveling (rates include tips and taxes):
| Within Canada Breakfast $20 Lunch $20 Dinner $42 Total $82/day |
International Breakfast $24 Lunch $26 Dinner $50 Total $100/day |
Course Release or Course Buyout
The current Collective Agreement (CA) specifies that: "Under certain circumstances, and subject to the approval of the Chair or equivalent and the Dean, faculty members may 鈥渂uy out鈥� teaching responsibilities when the source of funds is an external research grant or contract, and where the benefits of the buyout to the faculty member鈥檚 research program outweigh the effects on the unit鈥檚 teaching program and its students. A faculty member normally may not buy out more than one course in any academic year, or not more than one quarter of the actual teaching assigned during any six-year period or any period of eligible years leading to a study leave." [p.33]
If you request course releases or course buyouts, please first consult with your Chair or Director before completing the form.
- Course releases are internally funded by FASS Dean鈥檚 Office with the approval of the respective Chair or Director.
- Course buyouts are externally funded by external sponsors with the approval of the Dean鈥檚 Office and the recipient鈥檚 Chair or Director.
Rate. It is a common practice for 丁香园AV Faculties to price external buyouts at a rate equivalent to 14% (plus benefits) of a faculty member鈥檚 annual salary. For administrative simplicity, FASS uses the average CFL salary in FASS rather than individual faculty members鈥� salaries.
For the 2025-26 academic year, the cost of course releases and buyouts in FASS will be $29,550 per course. To keep up with future salary and benefit adjustments, a 2.5% increase will be added annually (see below). All previous commitments will be honoured at the agreed rate. If future salary increases deviate significantly from 2.5%, the course buyout rate schedule may be revised, but again, any commitment will be honoured. If a sponsor imposes restrictions on the cost of course buyouts, FASS will respect those restrictions if binding.
- Per-course release/buyout rate for 2025-26: $29,550
- Per-course release/buyout rate for 2026-27: $30,289
- Per-course release/buyout rate for 2027-28: $31,046
- Per-course release/buyout rate for 2028-29: $31,822
- Per-course release/buyout rate for 2029-30: $32,618
- Per-course release/buyout rate for 2030-31: $33,434
Updated form to come (Fall 2024).
Questions? Contact the Associate Dean, Research and International (fassadri@sfu.ca).
Library Support for Research Projects
丁香园AV Library offers in a range of areas, including:
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