#  Upcoming Training Opportunity: ECRT Basics (University-wide) 

 





August 18, 2026

 

 

Dear Research Administrators,

We wanted to take a moment to inform you about an upcoming training opportunity in early September. See below for session details and registration information.

## ECRT Basics (University-wide)

**Date/Time/Format:** Thursday, September 3rd, 2026 /2:00pm-3:30pm / Live Virtual Training on Zoom

**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.

*\*Please note, the first hour of this session will focus on policies and procedures, while the last 30 minutes of the session will be a demo of ecrt itself.*

**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 this course on HTP](https://trainingportal.harvard.edu/Saba/Web_spf/NA1PRD0068/common/leclassview/virtc000000000032152).



 

 

 



 

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