July 2020

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for NSF 20-087, Dear Colleague Letter

The National Science Foundation (NSF) released FAQs for the May 2020 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), NSF 20-087. Beginning October 1, 2020, hard deadlines will be removed for Small project proposals submitted to the Core Research Programs in the Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE). These are CISE divisions for Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF), Computer and Network Systems (CNS), and Information...

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Upcoming Training Opportunities

Dear Research Administrators, 
We wanted to take a moment to tell you about an upcoming training opportunity starting in September. Please see below for details and how to apply.

Description:

Are you a current Harvard employee with up to 3 years' experience in research administration or a related field? Would you like to learn more about sponsored projects administration at Harvard? If so, apply for our Fall 2020 Virtual REACH...

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eRA Information: Use of ASSIST Expanded for Submission of Administrative Supplements

On July 22, 2020, NIH released news of ASSIST being expanded for submission of administrative supplements:

Beginning Saturday, July 25, 2020, the use of ASSIST for the submission of administrative supplements will be expanded. This release builds on the previous enhancements to ASSIST, outlined in...

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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship Proposals Due September 9, 2020

Proposals for the next call for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF) under Horizon 2020 are due at 11am EST on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. Please note that this means proposals are due to OSP/SPA/ORA at 11am EST on Wednesday, September 2, 2020. Specific information about the call can be found on the...

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Upcoming Training Opportunities

Dear Research Administrators, 
We wanted to take a moment to tell you about some of the upcoming training opportunities. Please see below for session details and how to register. 

Subrecipient Monitoring: Informational Session and a Review of Available Resources

Description:

In this session we will provide an overview of subrecipient monitoring at Harvard. Topics to be included are:
University Subrecipient Monitoring Policy
GMAS navigation for organization assessments
Resources in the Toolkit
Quarterly Review Process

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NSF - Significant Changes to Revised Terms and Conditions

National Science Foundation (NSF) has revised several sets of award terms and conditions to align with the PAPPG. There are two significant changes of note:

1) A new article in the terms establishes a post-award disclosure requirement for undisclosed current support and in-kind contribution information.

Post-award Disclosure of Current Support and In-Kind Contribution...

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