Office of Sponsored Programs
Cayuse Application Update
June 25, 2019
Cayuse is Operational Cayuse is available to users again. If you experience any additional issues using the application, please contact ORIS at 919-843-2594 or email Lori Saddler, [email protected].
Cayuse Down June 25, 2019 at 12:00pm
June 25, 2019
Cayuse Unavailable To resolve performance issues in Cayuse noticed by several users on campus, the Cayuse application will be down for updates beginning at 12:15 today. Please immediately save your data and logout of the application. We anticipate the downtime will be brief and will send another update as soon as Cayuse is available again ... Read more
OSR Operating Standards Moving to PolicyStat
June 24, 2019
Effective July 1, 2019, Operating Standards and Procedures for the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) will migrate to PolicyStat, the official repository for policies, procedures, and standards at UNC-Chapel Hill. After migration, the OSR Operating Standards and Procedures webpage will still exist with direct links to the content on PolicyStat. What this means Any links ... Read more
RAM Tracker Transparency Update
June 13, 2019
New RAM Tracker Transparency Dashboard Research Award Management (RAM) Tracker was created to assist the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) with day-to-day management of award requests by providing real-time visibility of transaction status in process. The RAM Tracker Transparency roll-out last year provided campus users access to the tool and to view individual RAM Tracker ... Read more
Graduate Student Fees Allowable on Federal Funding Sources
May 15, 2019
The UNC Graduate School announced a new mandate on March 7, 2019, updating University guidelines for payment of mandatory graduate student fees. The Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) has identified the standard fees that may be charged to Federal research funding and the table of allowable student fees is posted on the OSR Website in ... Read more
Update to the RAMSeS Internal Processing Form
May 10, 2019
New International Activities Questions in the IPF Effective May 10, 2019, the RAMSeS Internal Processing Form (IPF) displays a new question in the “General Proposal Information” section. Will the proposed project involve activities primarily focused outside of the United States? If the questions are answered with “Yes”, this triggers additional required questions concerning the international ... Read more
Reporting Harassment Findings and Actions to the National Science Foundation
April 26, 2019
Memorandum RELEASE DATE: April 22, 2019 FROM: Terry Magnuson Vice Chancellor for Research Felicia Washington Vice Chancellor for Workforce Strategy, Equity and Engagement RE: Reporting Harassment Findings and Actions to the National Science Foundation Please visit the Office of Sponsored Research website for an important announcement regarding a new National Science Foundation (NSF) grant term ... Read more
NIH Releases New Salary Cap for FY19
April 18, 2019
Updated Salary Cap for Grants and Cooperative Agreements Per the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Notice NOT-OD-19-099, the Office of Personnel Management has recently released new salary levels for the Executive Pay Scale. Effective January 6, 2019, the salary cap for Executive Level II is $192,300. The Office of Sponsored Research Information Sheet has been ... Read more
Update on Revision of NSF PAPPG
February 21, 2019
New Effective Date for the Revised NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide Due to the recent lapse in appropriations, implementation of the revised NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), (NSF 19-1) was postponed. We are pleased to announce that the revised PAPPG will now be effective for proposals submitted, or ... Read more
Update on eRA Commons Login Issues
February 21, 2019
Because of new security protocols recently put in place, eRA Commons user profiles were reset to comply with the NIH’s password policy (passwords must be reset every 120 days). eRA Commons users experiencing issues logging in due to the expiration of their passwords will receive an error when attempting to log into Commons. Users should ... Read more