Save the date! Coffee with Colleagues – Sponsored Research Audits – February 25, 2020
Save the date for our upcoming session of Coffee with Colleagues on the topic of Sponsored Research Audits. Formal invitation with RSVP coming soon. [important text=”February 25, 2020″ type=”notice”] Have any burning questions about Sponsored Research Audits? We want to know what your questions are – ever wonder how research grants get chosen, or who […]
Advance Notice: NIH “Forms-F” Grant Application Forms and Instructions Coming for Due Dates on or after May 25, 2020
NIH and AHRQ have announced upcoming changes to grant application forms and application guide instructions for applications with due dates on or after May 25, 2020 in Notice Number: NOT-OD-20-026. The new FORMS-F application packages will be required for due dates on or after May 25, 2020 and FORMS-E application packages will continue to be […]
Wondering when your grant account will be set up? Our new Where’s My Award? view is now live!
Sponsored Programs has created an award set-up tracking page called “Where’s my Award”. This view can be found via the Research Support site under the Tools and Services page (view here) . We hope this will increase transparency and timeline expectations of the award set-up process, and make it easier for investigators and department administrators […]
Lessons Learned from FY19 Proposals
In FY19 BU Sponsored Programs submitted 2,296 proposals and the vast majority (80% of proposals with deadlines) did not adhere to the proposal submission policy. 58% of proposal packages ready to submit were received within 1 day or less of the due date, meaning we are not able to perform an adequate review prior to […]
FastLane and Research.gov unavailable November 8 – November 12
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is migrating its business applications to a modern and flexible platform from November 8 at 8:00 PM EST through November 12 at 6:00 AM EST. As part of this effort, NSF will also upgrade the alpha-numeric character set used by the FastLane and Research.gov systems to correct text errors, such […]
An Important Message from NSF – NSF Approved Biographical Sketch Format
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has designated the National Institutes of Health’s SciENcv (Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae) as an NSF-approved format for submission of biographical sketch(es) and is encouraging its use to prepare a biographical sketch for inclusion in proposals to NSF. In accordance with the current Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide […]
ORCID iD – Open Researcher and Contributor ID REQUIRED as of OCTOBER
In October 2019, NIH, AHRQ and CDC will require individuals supported by research training, fellowship, research education, and career development awards (T03, T15, T32, T34, T35, T37, T42, T90/R90, TL1, TL4, TU2, K12/KL2, R25, R38, RL5, RL9) to have an ORCID iD. ORCID iDs are a unique personal digital identifier that distinguishes every researcher and […]
Announcing the 2019 Ignition Award Winners
Technology Development is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Ignition Award. The Ignition program awards $75K, one-year grants to Boston University faculty to help launch promising new technologies into the marketplace. Congratulations to this year’s winners, listed below. Members of the BU research community can reach out to Rana K. Gupta, Director, Faculty Entrepreneurship, with […]
Personnel Activity Reports (PARs) for January to June 2019
[important text=”Important Dates for PARs” type=”notice”] Monday, July 29 Last day PAFO has to approve Salary Adjustments. Please note that all salary adjustments approved by Monday, July 29th will be included in the PAR. If your salary adjustment is unable to be approved by PAFO by Monday, July 29th and it affects salary from June […]
Upcoming Training Opportunities
Sponsored Research Training Workshop for New Department Administrators [important text=”September 17 & 18, 2019 — All Day” type=”notice”] The 2-Day Foundational Training Workshop has proven very popular and will be offered again this fall. The course will give participants a holistic and high level view of sponsored research at BU, including roles and responsibilities. It […]