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April 2023

NIH Notice regarding NRSA Stipends, Compensation and Other Income

Dear colleagues,

On April 21, 2023, NIH released a notice (NOT-OD-23-111) regarding NIH Policies for NRSA Stipends, Compensation and Other Income. The notification is not clear and Harvard, along with COGR and FDP representatives, have requested clarification from NIH on this notice. Therefore, at this time, there are no updates to Harvard University policy regarding...

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Research Administration Essentials (RAE): Award Receipt & Audits

Dear Colleagues,

We are excited to announce that previously recorded REACH Foundations 101 sessions are now available in the Harvard Training Portal (HTP). Each Wednesday, an OSP Blog Post titled “Research Administration Essentials (RAE)” will detail the most recent video releases.

These REACH 101 recorded training sessions were reviewed and separated into 21 videos that provide foundational information about topics that span the sponsored award life cycle and are essential to research administrators.

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Reminder - Upcoming Training Opportunity

Dear Research Administrators,

We wanted to take a moment to remind you about anupcoming training opportunity. Please see below for session details and how to register.

Audits: Request and Documentation (University-wide)

Date/Time/Format: April 26th, 2023 / 1:00pm-2:15pm / Live Virtual Webinar

Description: This session is for research administrators who would like to gain knowledge of audit requests and what actions are needed when you are audited. We will cover the work flow of audits, the...

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Just Added - Upcoming Training Opportunity - NCURA Live Webinar

Dear Research Administrators,

We wanted to take a moment to let you know about a newly added training opportunity. Please see below for session details and how to register.

NCURA Live Webinar - Current and Pending/Other Support: Updates to NIH and NSF Requirements and Institutional Approaches (University-wide)

Date/Time/Format: April 25th, 2023 / 2:00pm-3:30pm / Live Virtual Webinar

Description: Over the last several years, federal agencies have worked to clarify disclosure requirements, partly due to directives...

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Reminder: Upcoming Training Opportunity

Dear Research Administrators,

We wanted to take a moment to remind you about an upcoming training opportunity. Please see below for session details and how to register.

Procurement Policy Info Session

Date/Time/Format: April 12th, 2023 /1:00pm- 2:00pm / Virtual Training

Description: This session will provide an overview of the Procurement Policy. This session utilizes partially recorded content and live instruction/Q&A.
*Please note: Part of this training will show a previously recorded...

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4/17/2023 Classification of Employee Fellow vs. Nonemployee Fellow Brown Bag Session

Do you wonder why some fellows are classified as employees and others are not? Would you like to understand why it is important to classify these individuals correctly and the best way to classify them?

The Financial Policy Office and Office for Sponsored Programs will be holding a brown bag session on Monday, April 17, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. This session will review the recently issued draft guidance regarding the Classification of Employee Fellows vs Nonemployee...

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Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Outage

The Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Outage will occur from Tuesday, 04/18/23 at 5:00pm through Monday, 04/24/23 at 8:00am.  Full details on the outage and impact to system availability are included on the Oracle EBS 12.2 Project website along with the Cutover Outage FAQs. 

Specific details that impact sponsored accounts during the outage are summarized below and additional details are noted on the related...

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