Office of Sponsored Programs
OSP Modified Office Hours: May 15-19
May 12, 2023
Due to construction occurring at the Administrative Office Building (AOB) the week of May 15, the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) will have modified office hours from Monday, May 15 – Friday, May 19. For OSP In-Office Service: May 15 – May 19: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. For OVCR Gift Card Pickup: May 15 – ... Read more
Canvas Email Notifications
May 11, 2023
As we work to finish the transition of our Carolina RAPiDS course to Canvas, users may receive an email notification from Canvas inviting them to join the course. Accepting this invitation will allow you to view the course in Canvas, but they are not currently available for users to complete. However, if you have already ... Read more
2023 Fiscal Year-End Reminders
May 4, 2023
Finance has released the 2023 Fiscal Year-End Closing Dates and Procedures. Below are Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) deadline reminders to ensure financial transactions for sponsored projects are completed in a timely manner for fiscal year-end. As certain transactions require OSP prior approval, please ensure your requests are submitted by or before the noted deadlines ... Read more
OSP Town Hall Recording is Ready!
April 28, 2023
Thank you to all who attended the Town Hall presentation and apologies to those who were not able to join the live event due to Zoom capacity limits. We have ensured this will not occur in the future. The recording of the event is now available on the OSP training events webpage. Click on Learn ... Read more
New Temporary Procurement Process of Gift Cards for Study Subject Incentives
April 24, 2023
Beginning 4/24/2023, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) and the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) will offer a process to procure gift cards for study subject incentives when the following apply: procurement via cash advance is not expedient, domestic vendor payment via an Accounts Payable voucher for Outside Party Individual (OPI) is ... Read more
OSP Town Hall Reminder
April 20, 2023
Agenda: Updates on Payments to Study Subjects Data Management & Sharing Plans RAM Reports: New Features New Intent to Fund Option in RAMSeS New Fringe Benefit Rates F&A Proposal, Space Study, Single Audit Carolina RAPiDs Update Research Core Updates 2023 Symposium Thursday, April 27 | 1:00 – 2:00 pm For questions related to Town Hall, ... Read more
Connecting to ORIS Systems Update
April 17, 2023
Due to ongoing server maintenance, users accessing ORIS systems must either be connected to the campus VPN or be using an on-campus device. Status updates may also be found on the UNC ITS webpage. Systems requiring VPN or On-Campus Network Below is a list of ORIS systems requiring a VPN connection or direct access from ... Read more
Reminders for Processing Subrecipient Invoices
April 17, 2023
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) operating standard 500.11 Outgoing Subrecipent Agreements, requires that all invoices from subrecipients be reviewed and signed by the Principal Investigator for the applicable project. Additionally, invoices must be promptly submitted in ConnectCarolina as required to comply with the reporting requirements of the agreement. Invoices not submitted in a timely ... Read more
Prepaid Card Program Updates and Reminders 2023.04
April 14, 2023
As communicated in the March 13 Finance memo, the closure of the Bank of America (BoA) prepaid card program is forthcoming on June 30, 2023. Below are updates and reminders as you prepare for this transition. Please also see the April 14 Finance memo for more information. BoA Replacement Options The University is working swiftly ... Read more
eRA Commons Updates for LRPS and xTrain
April 4, 2023
New Verification Portal for LRP Research Supervisors Beginning in February 2023, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Division of Loan Repayment introduced a new portal for research supervisors to complete the quarterly Research and Service Verification process. A research supervisor must verify that a Loan Repayment Program (LRP) awardee is conducting research as described in ... Read more