Managing Your Research: A handbook for Principal Investigators, Research Administrators, and Research Staff in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences contains practical, hands-on information on all facets of the sponsored research odyssey, from the search for funding to the closeout of a sponsored project.
Printed copies of Managing Your Research are available from mbernard@fas.harvard.edu. The most recent printed copy dates from May 2004. The PDF download from July 2005.
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- Introduction
- I. How is Research Supported?
- II. Conducting Research Responsibly
- III. Obtaining Sponsored Funding
- IV. Budget Policy and Budget Preparation
- V. The Proposal Submission Process
- VI. What Happens When an Award is Approved?
- VII. Managing Awards
- VIII. Tools for Managing Research at the Transactional Level
- IX. Reporting and Monitoring
- X. Closing Out an Award
- XI. Audits
- XII. Where to Go for More Information
- XIII. Compendium of Useful Terms
- Appendices
- Index


