Office of Sponsored Programs
Update to Independent Contractor & External Key Personnel Questionnaire and Outgoing Subrecipient Letter of Intent
June 27, 2022
In order to comply with updated federal regulations, the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) has updated the below forms, which are located on the Forms and Tools webpage. Independent Contractor & External Key Personnel Questionnaire In recent updates, the following question has been added to this form and is used to assist in identifying an ... Read more
2022 Asset Management Inventory
June 17, 2022
To remain in compliance with Uniform Guidance regulations, the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) wanted to remind campus that the Annual Asset Management Inventory form(s) are due June 24, 2022. UNC Asset Management is requesting that units that have capital assets review and conduct your department inventory. This inventory is conducted by email- departments that ... Read more
Updates to RAMSeS 2022.06
June 17, 2022
Effective today, several updates have been released in RAMSeS with the key changes highlighted below. For additional information see the full 5.4 release notes. Enhanced Dashboard Searches To allow IPF Approvers, PS Project ID Managers, and individuals with Proposal and Award Data Access more robust search capability, additional options have been added to the RAMSeS ... Read more
Year-End Effort Reminders
June 14, 2022
Effort Certification Deadlines for FY 2022 The fiscal year-end for 2022 is coming up and we wanted to remind campus about upcoming effort certification deadlines. All PAATs Submitted in OSR Workflow by 06/22/2022 by 5 pm. All ePARs Submitted in OSR Workflow by 06/24/2022 by 5 pm. Thank you for all you do to ... Read more
Pre-Paid Card Updates
June 9, 2022
New Resources, Updated Forms, and Year-End Deadlines The Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) in conjunction with the Finance Cash Management Team has created new resources and updated forms for PrePaid Cards. Guidance New OSR PrePaid Card Guidance Updated Finance webpage Updated Form PrePaid cards have new and updated forms Training and Resources There is now ... Read more
2022 Fiscal Year-End Reminders
June 2, 2022
Below are Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) deadline reminders to ensure financial transactions for sponsored projects are completed in a timely manner for fiscal year-end. As certain transactions require OSR prior approvals, please ensure your requests are submitted by or before the noted deadlines below. See OSR Operating Standard 500.04 for more details on Pre-Audit approvals. Travel ... Read more
ePAR Deadline and Processing Requirements 2022.05
May 16, 2022
Reminder: Submit ePARs Prior to the Deadline During the summer months, May-August, the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) experiences an increased volume of ePARs, most of which are related to summer salary payments. In the previous month, 58% of summer salary payments were submitted after the school/division deadline. To ensure that employees receive payments on ... Read more
Institutional Official Related Updates
May 13, 2022
Reminder to list Penny Gordon-Larsen as Institutional Official Per the chancellor’s announcement, Dr. Penny Gordon-Larsen, Carla Smith Chamblee Distinguished Professor of Global Nutrition currently serves as the University’s Interim Vice Chancellor for Research. The Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) Information Sheet reflects this change in Institutional Official (IO). Proposals and award documents submitted on or ... Read more
SAVE THE DATE | 2022 Symposium & Pre-Event Survey
May 11, 2022
Thursday – Friday, August 11-12, 2022 Planning has begun for the 10th Annual Symposium for Research Administrators! This year, we are offering a hybrid event with both in-person and virtual sessions. The in-person workshops and sessions will once again be held at the UNC Friday Conference Center and virtual sessions available via Zoom. We ... Read more
Posting Expenses and Final Financial Reporting on Sponsored Projects
April 21, 2022
Federal sponsors using the draw-down payment method are implementing various guidelines that may restrict UNC’s ability to draw for expenses not recorded in a timely manner in ConnectCarolina. Therefore, the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) is providing a reminder on posting expenses for sponsored projects. Expectations for Posting Expenses All expenses must be posted to ... Read more