Overview
The ROMEO Researcher Portal is used at Dalhousie to submit documents for internal review.
This includes:
research funding applications
research contracts and agreements (including contracts and agreements without funding)
other activities related to research, including requests for transfer of Tri-Agency funds, submission of amendments to research contracts, submission of Animal Ethics applications
Along with submission of documents for review and approval, researchers must confirm review and agreement with the Research Accountability Statement [PDF - 98 KB ], and the Principal Investigator Agreement [PDF - 18.2 KB].
Approval by Department/School and Faculty
Once submitted by the Principal Investigator, the file must be approved by the Department/School and Faculty. By providing their approval the Department/School and Faculty are confirming:
- The researcher holds an appointment that allows the pursuit of research as a Principal Investigator (refer to Dalhousie’s Guidelines on Principal Investigator Eligibility)
- Departmental and Faculty commitments in the application, including time, space, equipment access, basic facilities, etc., are available to undertake the proposed project including in instances where they are not otherwise provided for by a signed letter of commitment.
- Awareness of the proposed faculty research activities and acceptance of resource commitments by the applicant (i.e., there is adequate time or release time afforded to the faculty member to undertake the research in line with the regular terms of their appointment). In addition, the Department and/or the Faculty is prepared to provide required support for the project, as may be needed from time to time, for successful completion of the project, and to ensure that funder requirements are met.
ROMEO user guides
There are two categories of submission in ROMEO:
- Application level: Original applications or agreements with a defined workplan and their own set of regulatory, space or financial requirements. For Animal Ethics, original protocols. Submitting an application will create a new ROMEO file.
- Event level: To submit related forms (like amendments or outbound transfers) to an existing ROMEO file.