Dear Research Administrators,
We wanted to take a moment to tell you about the upcoming training opportunities coming in early 2020. Please see below for session details and how to register.
January 2020
REACH Foundations 102 Spring 2020 Application Cycle
Date: Application cycle will open mid-January 2020. please check HTP/OSP calendar/OSP blog for updates and additional information to come.
Description: The Research Excellence in Administration Certificate at Harvard program, a University-wide sponsored research training series for research administrators, is currently accepting applications for the Spring 2020 offering of the REACH 102 level course. Applications for Spring 2020 are due February 2020. For more details on the program and application process, please visit the REACH website, or send questions to katelyn_lippman@harvard.edu.
Subrecipient Monitoring: Informational Session and a Review of Available Resources
Dates/Times/Locations: January 22nd, 2020 / 10:00am-11:30am / Longwood, TMEC Building, Room 128 (location subject to change, please check HTP/OSP calendar/OSP blog for updates on location information)
January 29th, 2020 / 10:00am-11:30am / Cambridge, Lamont Library, Forum Room
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.
*Please note: The content presented at these sessions will be the same for the Longwood and Cambridge offerings.*
Registration: Please register for these sessions through the Harvard Training Portal
ECRT Basics Training
Dates/Times/Locations: January 28th, 2020 / 10:00am-12:00pm / Longwood, Countway Library, Room L-025 (basement computer lab)
February 4th, 2020 / 2:00pm-4:00pm / Cambridge, 8 Story Street, Room B50 (basement computer lab)
Description: This course will introduce department administrators to effort reporting and the electronic effort reporting and certification system (ecrt, which allows Principal Investigators and Faculty to certify their effort on federally-sponsored projects. This course will cover the following:
- Introduction to effort and effort reporting
- ecrt roles and responsibilities
- Workflow for certification by Principal Investigators and/or Faculty
- Workflow for Grants Managers to review and monitor and overall management of certifications during certification periods
- Best practices during the pre-certification review period
- Workflow for Primary Effort Coordinators to monitor the process of certifications in their departments and assign roles and overrides as needed
*Please note that this session will include system demos that will first cover Grant Manger responsibilities. The last 30 mins of the session will be devoted to Primary Effort Coordinators and will cover the additional aspects of the systems their role needs to utilize.
Intended Audience: ecrt Basics training is intended for Grant Managers with responsibility for assisting their faculty during the effort reporting process as well as anyone in the Primary Effort Coordinator role. This is a great opportunity for new ecrt users as well as for existing users who want a refresher.
Recommended Pre-Work: Review of the University wide Effort Reporting Policy: http://osp.finance.harvard.edu/effort-reporting-policy
Registration: Please register for these sessions through the Harvard Training Portal.
GMAS Basics and Requests Training
Date/Time/Location: Please check HTP/OSP calendar/OSP blog for updates on location information
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.
NCURA Live Webinar: How to Audit-Proof Your Department
Date/Time/Location: January 29th, 2020 / 2:00pm-3:30pm / Please check HTP/OSP calendar/OSP blog for updates on location information.
Description: This webinar is a professional development opportunity that focuses on how a department can prepare for an audit through understanding audit lessons learned, internal controls and daily department operations. This workshop provides an in-depth look at audit issues through a combination of audit trends, review of Federal audit reports, and a discussion of day-to-day best practices. In addition, we will discuss the role of the department administrator so your department will be set up for a successful audit.
Registration: Please register for this session through the Harvard Training Portal.
February 2020 – March 2020
Overview of Sponsored Programs Administration 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.
Live Webinars
Description: OSP will host and live stream various webinars throughout the year on a variety of research administration topics. For more information and registration information, please visit the Harvard Training Portal and OSP Training Calendar.
We encourage you to take advantage of these offerings in the new year! Please feel free to contact Katelyn Lippman (Katelyn_lippman@harvard.edu) with any questions.
Thanks and Happy Holidays!
-Office for Sponsored Programs