Dear Research Administrators,
We wanted to take a moment to tell you about the upcoming training opportunities coming up in June and July. Please see below for session details and how to register.
NCURA Live Webinar: This Year in Audits: What's New, What's Hot
Date/Time/Location: June 9th, 2020 / 1:00pm-4:00pm / Live Virtual Training
Program Level: Intermediate
Description: This workshop will provide a recap of the NSF, NIH and other OIG Audit work plans and recent audit results and settlements.
Learning Objectives: Participants will gain an understanding of the basis of the year in audit findings, provided in the context of audit themes and preventative measures, through interactive discussion and the use of source materials. *Please note, this event is hosted by NCURA*
Prerequisites: Participants will want experience in one or more phases of the sponsored project life cycle and basic knowledge of federal grant requirements
Registration: Please register for this session through the NCURA registration website.
GMAS Basics and Requests Training
Date/Time/Location: July 8th & 9th, 2020 / 10:00am-11:30am / Live Virtual Training
Description: GMAS Basics and Requests training provides attendees with an introduction to Harvard’s Grants Management Application Suite (GMAS) and how it is used to manage sponsored projects. This offering has been restructured and broken into two sessions. The first session will focus on an overview of GMAS and basic navigation. The second session will focus on GMAS requests. Staff can register for one or both sessions depending on training needs. For more information on these sessions, please visit the OSP Training Calendar.
Registration: Please register for this session through the Harvard Training Portal.
Overview of Sponsored Programs Administration Training
Date/Time/Location: July 15th, 2020 / 10:00am-3:00pm / Live Virtual Training
Description: The Sponsored Projects Overview is the foundation of the University Research Administration Training Team’s (URATT) course offerings. This full day session, offered quarterly, involves facilitation and participants from across the University, covers basic information on Harvard research administration policies, procedures, the award lifecycle, regulatory compliance, and also provides resources and contacts for future use. Workshop attendance is limited to 40.
Intended audience: Staff members with less than one year of experience in research administration at Harvard or anyone who would like a review of or a University-wide perspective on sponsored projects.
Registration: Please register via the class listing in the Harvard Training Portal.
Subrecipient Monitoring: Informational Session and a Review of Available Resources
Date/Time/Location: July 22nd, 2020 / 10:00am-11:30am / Live Virtual Training
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
Intended Audience: This session is strongly recommended for all grants management staff responsible for reviewing subaward invoices/financial reports, processing subaward payments and reporting on subawards. The session will focus
on the administrative aspects of subrecipient monitoring. This session is meant to be highly interactive, please bring any unique scenarios and questions to the session.
Registration: Please register for these sessions through the Harvard Training Portal
We encourage you to take advantage of these offerings! Please feel free to contact Katelyn Lippman (Katelyn_lippman@harvard.edu) with any questions.
-Office for Sponsored Programs