PrintNovember 18, 2009
Emmanuel College Research Administration Graduate Program Application Deadline is November 30, 2009.
For more information, go to the Emmanuel Graduate Program website by clicking here
November 17, 2009
New NSF Grants.gov Application Guide- December 2009
Grants.gov Application Guide may be downloaded from the NSF website at: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/grantsgovguide1209.pdf?WT.mc_id=USNSF_109
Significant Changes:
Chapter III – Section 6, Next Steps – Post Submission to Grants.gov: has been updated to reflect the availability of Research.gov to track the status of NSF grant applications.
Chapter VI – Section 1, NSF Cover Page: has been updated to include the Grants for Rapid
Response Research (RAPID) and EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER)
mechanisms.
Chapter VI – Section 2, NSF Application Checklist: form has been converted to a Checklist for use by the organization in conducting an administrative review. The NSF Application Checklist now appears in Chapter VII.
November 15, 2009
Budget Template Has Been Updated:
The template now has additional columns to accommodate five-year proposal budgets starting on or after 7/1/10. If you have questions or comments, please email raslearn@fas.harvard.edu.
Click here to download the updated Current Budget Template.
October 20, 2009
Upcoming Equipment Management Workshop:
Tuesday, Nov. 24th, 1-3 pm, Science Center Computer Classroom 226
Click here for more information.
October 20, 2009
PHS Non-Competing Continuation Progress Report: Instructions for PHS2590 Have Been Revised. Significant Changes Include:
- New All Personnel Report: Replacement of the Senior/Key Personnel Report with an All Personnel Report (see NIH Guide Notice OD-09-140 for details and background on this new requirement).
- New Assurance for Institutions Receiving Awards for Training of Graduate Students for Doctoral Degrees: More details on this new institutional assurance are described in NIH Guide Notice OD-09-141
- Inclusion of Changes to Innovative Potential
- Changes to the Biographical Sketch
- Human Embryonic Stem Cells (hESCs) changes
See http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/2590/2590.htm for links to the form and detailed information on significant changes.
October 14, 2009
RAS Friday Notes and Handouts from October 9, 2009
Topics included: Administrative and Clerical Costs Charged to Federal Grants: An Update, NIH Policy Changes Around Conflict of Interest, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Update, Overhead Calculation Process
Announcements Included: 1) RAS Fridays are open to all administrators. 2) Next one-day Overview of Sponsored Projects Administration workshop. 3) Dean's Approval Form and Guidelines have been updated.
Click Here for Full Summary of October RAS Friday
For previous RAS Friday notes and handouts, and to sign up for the RAS Friday invitee list, please click here.
August 31, 2009
Research Administration Services Has Moved
Research Administration Services is now 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
July 14, 2009
New "Direct Cost" Online Course for Research Administrators
The "Direct Cost" course focuses on the most common types of costs charged directly to grants. It is appropriate for any staff member charging costs to sponsored awards. Prerequisite Course: "Cost Principles". You can find links to both of these courses on the OSP website at: http://vpf-web.harvard.edu/osp/quick_links/training.php, and in the "Research Administration" section, "Online Courses" tab of the Eureka learning management system at http://eureka.harvard.edu.
May 14, 2009
June 12th Deadline for July-December 2009 Faculty Supplemental Salary Forms
Summer/Fall FY2010 Faculty Supplemental Salary Request forms for the period July-December 2009 are now available at: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~finance/faculty/Supplemental Salary Form FY2010 SummerFall-1.doc . Forms must be submitted to Michael Jackson in the FAS Office of Finance by June 12th in order to make the July payroll. More information on the policy may be found at the FAS RAS Faculty Supplemental Salary page. Questions should be addressed to Michael (mjackson@fas, 5-1526) or to Alan Long (aklong@fas, 6-2491).
April 20, 2009
Fringe and Vacation Agreement Signed April 10, 2009
The approved fringe and vacation assessment rates for Harvard Fiscal Year 2009 (7/1/08-6/30/09) and the estimated rates for FY10- FY12 are indicated on the Fringe Rates and Vacation Assessment page. A .pdf of the newly-signed formal agreement is available on the OSP website:
http://vpf-web.harvard.edu/osp/pdfs/Univ_Area_Apr_10_09_Agreement.pdf
March 18, 2009
University Issues New Guidance on
Charging Stipends to Sponsored Research Awards
In general, most federal grants expect to provide compensation in exchange for work performed, rather than a stipend for living expenses. The new "Guidance for Stipends on Sponsored Awards" document, which includes a Frequently Asked Questions section, describes this new guidance in detail, as well as the rationale behind it.
February 18, 2009
NEW NSF Guide Effective for Proposals Submitted on or after April 6th
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has published a revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPP), NSF 09-29, effective for proposals received on or after April 6, 2009. It can be found at : http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf0929
Significant change: On 4/6/09, the postdoc mentoring description will become a one-page supplemental document. In the interim, proposers must adhere to the current policy which requires the plan be submitted as a separate section within the 15-page Project Description. For detailed information on the postdoc mentoring description requirement and the full suggested text, please download the following: Postdoc_Mentoring_for_NSF_Proposals.doc
November 14, 2008
NSF Proposals: Faculty Salary Requests Update
NSF recently issued new guidance on their Supplemental Salary policy. In the new policy, there is no mention of "summer salary," though the usual limit of the equivalent of two months of Supplemental Salary from all NSF sources in a given year remains.
To accommodate this new NSF policy, effective immediately, we ask that you:
- Use the CY (calendar year) column instead of the Summer column on NSF budgets,
- Use the term "Supplemental Salary" rather than "summer salary" when requesting faculty salary from NSF grants, and
- Use the new language on the FAS RAS website: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~research/policy/effort/fac_effort.html when describing faculty effort in proposals, either in the budget justification or the current and pending support pages
For more information please see the NSF Award and Administration Guide "Summary of Significant Changes": http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf09_1/aag_sigchanges.jsp
