PrintMany departments in the FAS have individuals with extensive experience in developing and managing sponsored projects. Department administrators, laboratory directors, and financial officers can provide information on local resources and on the departmental review process.
FAS Research Administration Services
FAS Research Administration Services, under the direction of the Associate Dean for Research Administration, shares with departments many of the responsibilities associated with the preparation and approval of sponsored proposals, the management of awards, and training on all aspects of research administration. View the FAS RAS Team Directory.
Research Administration Services is located on the second floor of 1414 Massachusetts Avenue — above the Bank of America, across from Out of Town News, and the same block as The Harvard Coop. Take the front elevators to the second floor as a key is required for the stairs. Click Here for Map.
| If you have a question about... | check with... | Job Aids |
|---|---|---|
| A-21 direct cost interpretations | Nuala McGowan, Kara Colannino, Sheila Doyle |  |
| A-133 audit issues | Nuala McGowan | |
| Animal protocols | Damema Spragens | |
| ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) | Charlotte Mallio, Rady Rogers, Samantha Schwartz | |
| Arts and Humanities Division Proposals | Susan Gomes | |
| Budget Uploads to the General Ledger Using the Sponsored Budget Tool | Kara Colannino, Sheila Doyle, Nuala McGowan | |
| Budget Uploads to the General Ledger Using FASSPAR | Kara Colannino, Sheila Doyle, Nuala McGowan | |
| Budget Template and Budget Justification | Kara Colannino, Sheila Doyle, Nuala McGowan | |
| Conflict of interest/conflict of commitment | Dean Gallant, Gearoid Griffin | |
| Cost sharing | Dawn Elliott Patton | |
| Cost Transfers | Nuala McGowan, Patrick Fitzgerald | |
| CREW reporting | Kara Colannino, Sheila Doyle | |
| Dean's Approval Form | Pamela Baker-Webber | |
| Dean's review/approval of sponsored proposals | Pamela Baker-Webber | |
| Effort Reporting, Faculty (FASERS) Annually | Sheila Doyle | |
| Effort Reporting, Other Academic Salaries (Annually) | Nuala McGowan | |
| Effort Reporting, Non-Faculty Staff (Monthly) | Nuala McGowan | |
| Equipment Management (Equipster) | Kara Colannino | |
| Export control issues | Gearoid Griffin | |
| FAS Research Administration Services Web Site | Marva Bernard-Saunders | |
| FASSPAR reporting and projections | Sheila Doyle, Kara Colannino | |
| Funding opportunities, Science Division | Susan Gomes | |
| Funding opportunities, Social Sciences and Arts & Humanities Divisions | Susan Gomes |
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| Harvard Name, Use of | Dean Gallant | |
| Human embryonic stem cells | Pat Fitzgerald | |
| Human subjects issues/IRB | Jane Calhoun (or email cuhs@fas) | |
| Humanities Division Proposals | Susan Gomes | |
| IACUC Approval Letters | Ellyn Lane | |
| Interest on grant-account deficits | Nuala McGowan, Sheila Doyle | |
| Occupational health program to work with animals | Melissa Majkut | |
| Overexpenditures on sponsored awards | Nuala McGowan, Sheila Doyle | |
| Overhead rate calculation | Sheila Doyle | |
| Overhead rate policy on sponsored awards | Pat Fitzgerald | |
| Proposal preparation | Pamela Baker-Webber | |
| Proposal preparation, Social Sciences Division | Pamela Baker-Webber | |
| Purchasing using ERP Power (EREQ) | Kara Colannino | |
| Purchasing using HCOM | Marva Bernard-Saunders, Sheila Doyle, Kara Colannino | |
| RAS Friday scheduling, agendas, materials, invitee list | Marva Bernard-Saunders | |
| Research misconduct | Gearoid Griffin, Dean Gallant | |
| Research policy questions, general | Patrick Fitzgerald, Dean Gallant | |
| Restricted or Limited Submission Funding Opportunities, Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences | Susan Gomes | |
| Restricted or Limited Submission Funding Opportunities, Science | Susan Gomes | |
| Salary Certifications, Faculty (Annually) | Sheila Doyle | |
| Salary Certifications, Non-Faculty Staff (Monthly) | Nuala McGowan | |
| Salary Certifications, Other Academic Salaries (Annually) | Nuala McGowan | |
| Science Division Proposals | Susan Gomes | |
| Service Centers | Nuala McGowan | |
| Social Science Division Proposals | Pamela Baker-Webber, Susan Gomes | |
| Spending Sponsored Funds | Nuala McGowan, Kara Colannino, Sheila Doyle | |
| Stimulus (ARRA) Project Administration | ||
| Sponsored reporting (CREW, FASSPAR) | Sheila Doyle, Kara Colannino | |
| Training programs for research and grants management | Karen Woodward Massey, Pat Fitzgerald | |
| University Committee on the Biological Sciences (UCBS) selection process | Susan Gomes | |
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Harvard Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP)
Pre-award responsibilities (proposal preparation, submission, negotiation of terms, and account setup) and post-award responsibilities (financial transactions, account closeout, and reporting) at the Office for Sponsored Programs are handled by teams of OSP personnel. OSP Departmental contacts may be found on the OSP website at http://osp.fad.harvard.edu/content/contact-osp
Other Web Resources
- A full list of web resources may be found by clicking here...
- http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~research/quick_links/web_resources.html
- or by clicking on the upper left and on the navigation bar links on all pages of the RAS website. The search box at the upper left corner is also a valuable tool. It searches this site and other Harvard websites.
