• Total net direct operating budget (1) of Research Services and the Office of the Vice-President, Research (VPR): $3.5 million, increase of $0.3 million over the 2019-20 budget • Highlights of some investments in the 2020-21 budget include: – Grant funding for various items including VPR Research Excellence for application, program, equipment, Indigenous research and matching funds support. As well as Chancellor's Chair and Match of Minds grant – Inaugural grant funding to support research related to the Canada Games – Increase in the personnel budget of $0.6 million. Some key personnel included: SHARCNET Co-ordinators, Research Accountant – FedDev and Venture Development/ LINC Co-ordinators – Funding the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute, the Niagara Community Observatory and Lifespan Development Research Centre brocku.ca/research-at-brock
The Office of the Registrar • Net direct operating budget (1): $3.9 million, increase of $0.4 million vs. 2019-20 budget • FTE (2): 64.5 vs. 57.6 in 2019-20 Budget brocku.ca/registrar
Brock International • Net direct operating budget (1): $2.2 million, increase of $0.8 million vs. 2019-20 budget, increase mainly due to international student recruitment • FTE(2): 55.3 vs. 56.6 in 2019-20 budget brocku.ca/international
The library acquisition budget was increased by $0.1 million in 2020-21. We know the Library is important to both teaching and research, and for this reason, in order to ensure Brock’s Library remains competitive with our peers, the Fiscal Framework establishes a goal of benchmarking our acquisitions on a per-student basis against our peers in the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL). Library acquisitions • Net direct operating budget (1): $5.0 million • Strategic investment: $0.1 million • Where is this budgeted: Library brocku.ca/library
Engineering • Net direct operating budget (1): $0.6 million, increase of $0.2 million vs. 2019-20 budget • FTE (2): 1.8 vs. 1.0 in 2019-20 budget • Where is this budgeted: Senior Academic and Administrative Team and Global
(1) Net direct operating budget equals revenue minus expenses for 2020-21 fiscal year. These budgets do not allocate overhead costs (i.e. support services, space, etc.). (2) FTE represents 2020-21 evaluated salaried staff and faculty full-time equivalent positions and ongoing CUPE 1295 positions (both filled and unfilled).
BUDGET DEVELOPMENT
Research support
Another of the strategic priorities detailed in the Institutional Strategic Plan is to “Offer a transformational and accessible academic and university experience.” Part of this priority is to enhance and support student services within the University. Highlighted below are a few areas in which the 2020-21 budget supports this priority:
11 2020-21 Budget Report
The strategic priority to “Build research capacity across the University,” as identified in the Institutional Strategic Plan, is supported as part of the 2020-21 budget. The section below details investments to support research activity.