Forming Research Partnerships

The UILO is your point of contact if you are interested in forming a research partnership with a private company or a research contract (as opposed to a grant) with a government or non-profit organization.

The table below indicates when the UILO or The Office of Research Services (ORS) should be your first port of call to handle your research requirements.

University-Industry Liaison Office 

Office of Research Services   

Industry

Research Grants

Grants 

NSERC 

Service Agreements

SSHRC

Collaborative Research Agreements

CIHR / MSFHR

Government & Non-Profit

CRC / CRF

Research Agreements with Contractual Terms       

U of L Internal Grants

Non-Disclosure Agreements

Government & Non-Profit

Material Transfer Agreements

Grants