Effective immediately, the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) and Sponsored Programs Office (SPO) will no longer require detailed budgets when the sponsor does not require them. Projects that do not require detailed budgeting will use the budget pool in account … Read more

The NIH is accepting new and renewal applications for its five (5) Loan Repayment Programs (www.lrp.nih.gov). The application cycle is September 1, 2017 – November 15, 2017. In order to submit your application by the deadline, the UNC certification official … Read more

The Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) is restructuring OSR Pre-Audit workflow. This transition impacts the transaction approval process in ConnectCarolina. Part of this effort is to shift responsibility of Pre-Audit approval from the Research Administration (RA) to the Audit Team … Read more

The Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) has updated fiscal year 2018 fringe benefits budgeting guidelines for sponsored agreements. The annual Fringe Benefits Memo is available on the OSR website at: https://research.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FY-2018-Annual-Fringe-Benefits-Memorandum_Final.pdf Rates are available on the OSR website at: https://research.unc.edu/sponsored-research/resources/data_res_osr_infosheet/#fringe2 … Read more

Our next effort certification period is rapidly approaching. Here are a few important things for you to consider as we get closer to our next effort certification period beginning on September 1, 2017: January-June 2017 Effort Certification Period Timeline Pre-Review … Read more