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)
- Animal ethics protocols
- Other activities related to research, including requests for transfer of Tri-Agency funds, submission of amendments to research contracts, etc.
Note: Human ethics protocols are not submitted through ROMEO; see application instructions for human ethics.
Along with submission of documents for review and approval, researchers must confirm review and agreement with the Research Accountability Statement [PDF - 82 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 linked below).
- 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 types of submissions in ROMEO:
1. Application level: Used for original applications or agreements that have a defined work plan and their own regulatory, space, or financial requirements. In Animal Ethics, this corresponds to an original protocol. Submitting at this level creates a new ROMEO file.
2. Event level: Used to submit related forms - such as amendments or additional agreements - to an existing ROMEO file.