Office of Sponsored Programs
Update to RAM Reports
August 17, 2021
New Monthly Snapshot Reports The Monthly Reports Tab is now available in RAM Reports. This enhancement provides the ability to view and download monthly snapshot reports for the overall award as well as individual projects. The reports are available in either summary or detail and downloadable in both PDF and CSV formats A summary of ... Read more
FY 2022 Fringe Benefits Released
August 13, 2021
Updates were made to Health Insurance Rates and Retirement Contributions for Full-Time Permanent EHRA/SHRA employees, Post Doc Trainees, and Research Associates. Please refer to the Fringe Benefit memo, updated Schedule I & II, and Information Sheet to appropriately determine personnel benefits in proposals. SCHEDULE I Fringe Benefits Health Insurance Permanent Employee 25.900% $7,046.00 Post-Doctoral Appointee ... Read more
Update to Graduate Student Fees Table 2021
August 11, 2021
The Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) has updated the Graduate Student Fees Table on the OSR website. These updates are made based on the Cashier’s Office information for FY 2021-2022 Graduate Student Fees. Updated Categories Campus Security Student Health Grad Student Programming Night Parking A preview of the page update is below and the annual ... Read more
ePAR Deadline and Processing Requirements 2021.08
August 9, 2021
Reminder: Submit ePARs Prior to the Deadline During the summer months, May-August, the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) experiences an increased volume of ePARs, most of which are related to summer salary payments. To ensure that employees receive payments on time, please be sure that all requests are awaiting OSR approval by the August 2021 ... Read more
New Operating Standard and Procedure
August 5, 2021
Prepaid Cards and Procedure The Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) is excited to release OSR Operating Standard 500.17 – Prepaid Cards and Procedure for 500.17 – Prepaid Card Request & Reconciliation. Both may be located via OSR’s website or directly from the links above. This operating standard and procedure detail the steps to request and ... Read more
Updated Budget Revision/Prior Approval Forms
July 21, 2021
New Account Code 558430 to Pay Educational Awards to Non-UNC Enrolled Students A new budget (and expense) account code 558430 – Educational Award Non-Enroll, Non-Student Payments has been added to the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) Budget Revision and Prior Approval Request forms. The intended use of this new account code is to pay non-UNC ... Read more
Coming Soon! RAM Reports Enhancement
July 20, 2021
New Monthly Snapshot Reports In August 2021, after July closes, the Monthly Reports Tab will be available in RAM Reports. This enhancement provides the ability to view and download monthly snapshot reports for the overall award as well as individual projects. The reports are available in either summary or detail and downloadable in both PDF ... Read more
Office of Sponsored Research Update
July 20, 2021
OSR Office in AOB Open to Visitors In alignment with the University’s return to campus guidance, the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) has opened our office to the public beginning Monday, July 19. Please see below for more information about this transition. Where is OSR’s office located and what are the office hours? OSR is ... Read more
Released – OSR Cost Share Journal Entry Type
July 15, 2021
New OSR Journal for Recording Committed Cost Share Cost Share, also referred to as matching or in-kind contribution, is the financial portion of a sponsored project that is not covered by sponsor funds. Based on individual project agreements, committed cost-share may be required to be reported to the sponsor. To facilitate this, the Office of ... Read more
New Account Codes for Study Subject Payments & Expenses
July 9, 2021
Effective July 1, 2021, accounts 514810 (Study Subject Payments) and 514820 (Study Subject Expenses) will be replaced by the new accounts below for all voucher payments and cash advance settlements related to study subjects. The new account codes now roll up into budget account 523000. New account 523150 – Study Subject Payments (replaces 514810) Payment ... Read more