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Travel expenses

Per diem rates*

For other international travel rates, consult the .

Postdoctoral fellows

The minimum annual compensation for postdoctoral fellows will be increasing over the next several years:

If the postdoctoral fellow is paid in whole or in part by internal sources of funding (meaning all funds administered by �糵����)*, the fellow will have employee status and so it will also be necessary to cover the additional cost of employee benefits. To calculate the cost of benefits, see the .

* Internal sources of funding include:

1. Operational Funds: A fellowship paid from the University’s operational funds.
2. Research and Other Restricted Funds: A fellowship paid from the supervisor’s grant or contract.

Postdoctoral fellows funded by a Tri-Council (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) fellowship will not, however, have employee status and will instead have the status of “affiliated postdoctoral fellow”; Tri-Council fellowships are paid in the form of a bursary and not a salary, and there are no additional benefits to cover.

For more information, consult Policy on Postdoctoral Appointments.

Tri-Agency financial administration principles

There are four basic principles that govern the appropriate use of grant funds.

Grant expenditures must:

• Contribute to the  of the research/activities for which the funds were awarded, with benefits directly attributable to the grant;
• Not be provided by the administering institution to their ;
• ; and
• Not result in  for members of the research team.

These four principles form the basis for the �糵���� Guide on the Management of Research Expenditures. These guidelines apply to all research funds held at �糵����, including: Tri-agency funds; �糵���� research funds; general research funds; and all other funding sources, unless the funder allows more or less flexibility.

For more information, consult:

• �糵���� Guidelines, Policies and Regulations on the Use of Grant Funds
• Information for Researchers