Office of Sponsored Programs
Updates to Subagreement Resources
September 14, 2022
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) Non-Industry Contracting teams are excited to release updated resources for outgoing subagreements on the Subagreements webpage. These updates reflect changing requirements as well as incorporate feedback from campus users. Update to Outgoing Subrecipient Letter of Intent New field for the tax identification number Updates to Subagreement Initiation Portal Clarity ... Read more
Reminder for PrePaid Card Updates
September 9, 2022
Reminder for New Resources and Updated Forms As a reminder, the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) in conjunction with the Finance Cash Management Team has provided new resources and updated forms for PrePaid Cards. Please let all personnel in your departments, including Principal Investigators, know about these changes. PrePaid Card Email: [email protected] Guidance New ... Read more
NIH Loan Repayment Programs 2022
September 6, 2022
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is accepting new and renewal applications for its Loan Repayment Programs that provide support to health professionals pursuing careers in biomedical and behavioral research. The application cycle is September 1, 2022 – November 17, 2022. In order to complete your application by the deadline, the Office of Sponsored Programs ... Read more
Update to Graduate Student Fees Table 2022
August 23, 2022
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) has updated the Graduate Student Fees Table based on the Cashier’s Office information for FY 2022-2023 Graduate Student Fees. Updated Categories Union & IM Fields Debt A preview of the page update is below and the annual and semester totals listed are also the current sum totals for Academic ... Read more
Updates to RAMSeS 2022.08
August 16, 2022
Effective today, August 16, several updates have been released in RAMSeS with the key changes highlighted below. For additional information see the full 5.5 release notes. New Question for Non-UNC Personnel When adding non-UNC personnel to proposals and awards, the below question is now required: “Is the person going to be an author on any ... Read more
ePAR Deadline and Processing Requirements 2022.08
August 16, 2022
Reminder: Submit ePARs Prior to the Deadline During the summer months, May-August, the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) experiences an increased volume of ePARs, most of which are related to summer salary payments. In the previous month, we received nearly all ePAR requests by the school/division deadline which helped our team better manage the approval ... Read more
Fiscal Year 2023 Fringe Benefit Update
August 3, 2022
Updates were made to Permanent Employee Fringe Benefit Rate, Post Doc Trainees and Research Associates Rate, and Graduate Student Health Insurance Rate. Please refer to the Fringe Benefit memo, updated Schedule I & II, and Information Sheet to appropriately determine personnel benefits in proposals. SCHEDULE I Fringe Benefits Health Insurance Permanent Employee 26.753% $7,397.00 Post-Doctoral ... Read more
2022 Symposium Update
July 26, 2022
Thursday – Friday, August 11-12, 2022 Due to recent increases in COVID cases and feedback we have received from registered attendees, we have made the decision to pivot this year’s symposium to a fully virtual event. This decision was not made lightly and is taking into consideration the safety and preferences of attendees and ... Read more
Registration is Open for the 2022 Symposium!
July 17, 2022
Thursday – Friday, August 11-12, 2022 This year, we are offering a hybrid event with both in-person and virtual sessions. The in-person sessions will once again be held at the UNC Friday Conference Center and virtual sessions available via Zoom. You are able to submit questions for our presenters early! Please visit the Symposium ... Read more
Office Name Change Effective July 1
July 1, 2022
Beginning today, the Office of Sponsored Research is the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP). Please take note of these key reminders regarding this change. Emails updated to use our new acronym “OSP“ Name and emails updated in Forms and Tools – urls do not change Name and emails updated in Operating Standards – urls do ... Read more