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104 Airport Drive Suite 2200, CB 1350
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1350
Phone: (919) 966-3411
Fax: (919) 962-5011 or (919) 962-3352
Email: resadminosr@unc.edu
RAMSeS Help desk: (919) 843-2594

Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) Frequently Asked Questions

Can't find what you're looking for?

Where can I find information about creating and submitting a proposal?

Internal Processing Form and RAMSeS Frequently Asked Questions contains information to help UNC-Chapel Hill faculty, staff, and students through the proposal submission process.

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Where can I find help on RAMSeS (e.g. IPF submission, Award reports, etc...)?

OSR's Proposal Development and Submission tool kit contains information to help UNC-Chapel Hill faculty, staff, and students through the proposal submission process.

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Where can I find information about the University I need to complete this application?

The Institutional Information Fact Sheet contains a lot of information about the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as well as frequently used rates and figures used in Sponsored Research activities. 

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It has been awhile since I visited the OSR web site and I can not find anything.

We recently completed an overhaul of the entire web site to better serve the research community at UNC.  A site map was created to assist visitors in navigating the web site.  It provides an outline of the entire OSR web site and is a good place to start.

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Is there anyone who can answer my question about a specific sponsor or account?

The contact finder is a tool that enables users to enter either a sponsor or a FRS account number to find the corresponding OSR associate responsible for coordinating contracts, grants and other sponsored research for that sponsor or account.

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Who do I contact if I have comments or suggestions?

If you have comments or ideas to improve this information, please contact Margaret Vigiolto,Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, at (919) 843-7780 or E-mail: vigiolto@email.unc.edu

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Where is the OSR located and what are your hours?

The OSR is located in the Administrative Office Building (AOB) across the street from the Giles Horney building on Airport Drive.  Our office is on the second floor and open Monday-Friday 7 a.m. through 5:30 p.m.  In addition, a drop box is available and checked at 9 a.m. each morning.  (Directions)

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Where should I start my search for an award? 

The OSR's Identifying Funding Opportunities tool kit contains information to help UNC-Chapel Hill faculty, staff, and students with their search. 

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Where can I find a list of departments that deal with different aspects of Research?

Research at Carolina maintains an Alphabetical Listing of All Centers, Institutes, Labs, and other Offices Related to Research
at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Where can I find answers to questions about Clinical Trials?

The Office of Clinical Trials (OCT) was created to perform all administrative, legal, and pre award budgetary functions for clinical trials.  OCT will provide a "one-stop" environment for clinical trial management.

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Where can I find a listing of policy updates and recent changes at OSR?

The Announcements and Policy Updates page provides a central repository for updates and policy changes at OSR as well as other issues that may pertain to research activities at UNC. 

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Where can I find information about working with NIH?

The eRA Commons page on the OSR web site was created to help users at UNC conduct business with NIH in an electronic format.

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Is there a listing of things that cannot be charged to an NIH grant?

The NIH Grants Policy Statement (link to Part II: Subpart A--File 3 of 5 Selected Items of Cost) contains allowable and unallowable items with explanations.

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What types of training are offered through the OSR?

OSR is commited to providing a variety of training workshops, labs, and brown bag lunches.  The Training and Development page lists current and past workshops with corresponding training materials (where applicable), as well as links to other Learning Resources.

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Is there any place I can find award information for my school or the entire University?

The Reports and Rankings page provides standard monthly and annual reports of research activity at UNC-CH.  In addition, this page provides links to other sources of information both inside and outside the University.

The RAMSeS system allows anyone with an ONYEN or SOMID to create downloadable proposal and award reports for a particular investigator, department, or the entire University. Simply login (link to login) and click on the "REPORTING" link at the top of the page.

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Who can I ask in OSR if I need help in deciding what F&A rate to apply to a research project?

If you have any questions in determining which rate to apply, you may contact the appropriate proposal specialist, award manager, or Blair Lasky (843-7281), Cost Analyst in the Office of Sponsored Research.

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How is the location of a sponsored research project determined to be “on campus” vs. “off campus”?

Sponsored research projects are considered “on campus” if they reside in any building or on any property owned by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the majority of project effort is expended at that site, no matter the location. Such projects must apply the “on campus” F&A rate to their budget and expenditures.

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Can I submit my own question to OSR?

"Ask OSR" will allow you to write your own question and you will receive an answer within two business days.

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