Save the Date OSR Sponsored Training Opportunity

February 28, 2017

The Office of Sponsored Research is pleased to announce a special 2-day training opportunity in conjunction with The Society for Research Administration International. SRA International is the premier research management association; providing education, training and research management operation reviews across the globe. Its mission is to globally foster and strengthen research management, administration and knowledge ... Read more

New Facilities and Administration Rate

February 28, 2017

On January 7, 2017, UNC finalized its new facilities and administrative (F&A) rate agreement with DHHS. Beginning July 1, 2017, UNC’s new F&A rate will be increased from 52.0% to 55.5%. Please be sure to incorporate this new rate into new and competing budget renewals that have an effective date after July 1, 2017. Also, ... Read more

Office of Sponsored Research Town Hall

January 31, 2017

OSR Update Please join us for a discussion on recent developments and changes within the UNC Office of Sponsored Research regarding: Office Transition Update and New Hires Departmental and OSR Lifecycle Roles and Responsibilities Billing and Closeout Requirements Effort Reporting and F&A Rate Agreement Update Session 1 Monday – February 6, 2017 9:00 am – ... Read more

OSR Holiday Schedule

December 21, 2016

As a reminder, the University is officially closed starting at 5 pm on Friday, December 23rd and will reopen at 8 am on Tuesday, January 3rd. The Office of Sponsored Research will also be closed during this period. All research information systems (RAMSeS, IRBIS, etc) will continue to be operational during this period. In the ... Read more

OSR Transformation

December 21, 2016

The Office of Sponsored Research is pleased to announce the initial launch of its organizational transformation. Pre-Award Services has merged with Award Management to form the new Research Administration group under the direction of John Sites, who will serve as the Interim Director. Brian Collier will serve as one of two Assistant Directors. The new ... Read more

RASG Fall Forum 2016 Recap

November 15, 2016

On Wednesday, November 9, 2016, RASG hosted the 2016 Fall Forum.  The agenda and presenters included: Welcome and Introduce RASG Committee — Joni Bowling ([email protected]) Fall Forum Flyer OSR Transformation Updates — Andy Johns ([email protected]) Closeout Process — Jenifer Gwaltney ([email protected]) and Celia Gravely ([email protected]) Research Compliance Office and New Training Program — Robyn Cyr ... Read more

RASG Fall Forum 2016

September 28, 2016

Save the Date! On Wednesday, November 9th, RASG will be hosting their 2016 Fall Forum. The event will be held from 9:00 – 11:00 in the Fox Auditorium in Carrington Hall. More information to come!

FDP Expanded Clearinghouse Pilot

August 19, 2016

Our institution has joined the Federal Demonstration Project (FDP) Expanded Clearinghouse Pilot. The Expanded Clearinghouse pilot seeks to test an Entity Profile, including using a national repository of posted information as a less burdensome alternative to achieve the stewardship obligations expected in the subaward issuance and oversight process. The Entity Profile was developed based on ... Read more

2016 UNC Research Symposium Presentation Materials

August 9, 2016

Presentation materials from select sessions are now available online and can be found here. Thank you to all participants for making this year’s symposium the most successful yet.

2016 UNC Research Symposium Registration — July 29

July 14, 2016

We are pleased to launch the registration for the 2016 UNC Research Administration Symposium! This event will be held on Friday, July 29th with registration beginning at 7:30 am and the last session ending at 4:10 pm. Please follow this link to register for the event and indicate the sessions you plan to attend. Be ... Read more