Office of Sponsored Programs
Updated Fringe Benefits Memorandum for Fiscal 2018
March 28, 2018
Effective July 1, the university is implementing a central pool for the payout of terminal level (see memo here). This central terminal leave payout pool will fund any unused vacation and bonus leave that is eligible for payout upon an employee’s separation from the University. The existing benefits rates will remain unchanged for Fiscal Year ... Read more
Central Pool for Terminal Leave Payouts – Effective July 1, 2018
March 27, 2018
Date: March 26, 2018 To: Deans, Directors, and Department Chairs From: Andy Johns, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Dwayne Pinkney, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance & Operations Re: Implementation of Central Pool for Terminal Leave Payouts, Effective July 1, 2018 The University continuously strives to improve its administrative processes and procedures in order ... Read more
Correction to Additional GSHIP Charges Posted
February 14, 2018
This notice confirms that the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) has addressed the UNC Finance transaction on October 31, 2017 that posted additional GSHIP charges (related to memo below) by reversing the posted charges on all OSR projects that ended before the corrective action was taken. Any questions regarding this issue can be directed to ... Read more
Fiscal 2017 System Error in KK Budgets for Clinical Trials – Error Resolved
February 14, 2018
Last year it was identified that budgets for some clinical trials were inadvertently impacted by fiscal year end transactions in the accrual ledger. This caused unintended budget fluctuations on some clinical trial projects. The Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) can confirm that the process announced in October 2017 to correct this system error has been ... Read more
New RAMSeS System Enhancements
February 1, 2018
A RAMSeS systems update has been scheduled for tonight. The purpose of this update is to increase transparency and provide campus users access to relevant research administration information. Much of this update improves automatic notifications generated by RAMSeS. Minor updates will streamline the Award Received automated email, grant access to see OSR Sponsored Projects Account ... Read more
RAMSeS Patch Notes v. 3.06
January 31, 2018
Internal Processing Form – NIH Mechanism The NIH Mechanism is now required if ‘NIH Grant’ has been selected in the ‘Award Type’ field For NIH T-Series Mechanism, a pop-up window will include the following guidance: “Training Programs – https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-16-152.html (See Section 3 – Additional Information on Eligibility for Trainee Eligibility Requirements).” Proposal Administration – Award ... Read more
Policy Update – Unallowable Expenditures and Overdrafts
December 21, 2017
Effective December 21, 2017, the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) has an updated Policy pertaining to Unallowable Expenditures and Overdrafts and has provided a new Procedure document to clarify the existing process. Policy Reminder – Expectations of Expenditure Management: Unallowable expenses and overdrafts must be moved from the sponsored project within the timeframe indicated by ... Read more
OSR December Break Proposal Submission Deadlines
December 6, 2017
The University will be closed on December 25, 2017, and reopen on January 2, 2018. Due to this closure, the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) will not be available to submit proposals. All proposals due during this period must be received by OSR by 12:00 pm on Thursday, December 21. We greatly appreciate everyone’s efforts ... Read more
Updated Policy and Procedure for Cost Transfers
December 5, 2017
Effective December 1, 2017, the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) has an updated Policy and Procedure pertaining to Cost Transfers for all sponsored projects. Effective with this updated policy, the following deadlines for processing cost transfers are as follows: All non-salary cost transfers must be submitted within 90 days from the date the transaction is ... Read more
Update on System Error in KK budgets for Clinical Trials
October 18, 2017
During the months of July and August, budgets for some clinical trials were inadvertently impacted by fiscal year end transactions in the accrual ledger. As a result, there were unintended budget reductions and/or increases that occurred on these clinical trials. During the month of October, OSR is addressing this issue and we hope to correct ... Read more