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Research Administration Certification (RAC) Program
Upcoming Grant Administration Roundtable
Upcoming Event - 2013 Faculty Grant Writing Workshop
Cayuse 424 Resources and Training
Research Administration Certification
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP), in collaboration with Grants and Contracts Accounting (GCA), is pleased to announce the launch of its Research Administration Certification program at American University. RAC is a comprehensive training and certification program designed to assist AU departmental and school/college level staff with research administration and/or grant/contract development and management responsibilities. The RAC program will provide pertinent information to enable participants to effectively manage sponsored awards.
The RAC program consists of eight (8) consecutive sessions that will be offered annually during the academic year (Sept. – May). The first session will be held on Sept. 27th at 9:30am in the Butler Board Room. Each session will last 2-3 hours (depending on content), and will include topics covering proposal preparation, research compliance, financial management and reporting, as well as applicable regulations, polices, and guidelines governing sponsored grant and contract awards.
A certificate will be issued upon successful completion of all eight RAC sessions.
The following RAC sessions will be held during the fall 2012 semester:
Modules Presented by OSP
Session 1: Overview of Research Administration
Date: Sept. 27th (View training material here).
Time/Location: 9:30am-11:30 Butler Board Room
Session 2: Proposal Related Issues
Date: Oct. 24th (View training material here).
Time/Location: 9:30am-11:30 Butler Board Room
Session 3: Grants Management I (Pre-award)
Date: Nov.15th (View training material here).
Time/Location: 9:30am-11:30 Hugh Formal
Session 4: Grants Management II (Pre-award)
Date: Dec. 13th (View training material here).
Time/Location: 9:30am-11:30 MGC 4&5
Modules Presented by Grants & Contracts Accounting
Session 5: Financial Mangement I/Post -Award Policies
Date: Feb 21st (View training material here).
Session 6: Financial Management II (Post-award) / Procedures
Date: April 17, 2013 (View training material here).
Time / Location: 9:30am-11:30am KSB Room 118
Session 7: Systems Overview
Date: April 24, 2013 (View training material here)
Time / Location: 9:30am-11:30am KSB Room 118
Module Presented by OSP
Session 8: Research Compliance Overview
Date: May 9, 2013 (View training material here).
Time / Location: 9:30am-11:30am KSB Room 118 (*Location has been changed)
Interested participants should register in advance by submitting an e-mail with your name, job title, academic unit, and desired session number/title to the following:
- Grants and Contract Accounting Office at gcaEvents@american.edu (for modules presented by GCA)
- Office of Sponsored Programs at OSPEvents@american.edu (for modules presented by OSP)
Please RSVP no later than 2 PM on Thursday, April 11th so that we can properly accommodate the number of attendees.
GRANT ADMINISTRATORS ROUNDTABLE (GAR)
Please mark your calendars for the following upcoming Grants Administrators Roundtable (GAR) session:
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Upcoming Event - 2013 Faculty Grant Writing Workshop
Presented by Dr. Ralph Pollack, Associate Vice President for Research at UMBC
This workshop will focus on the fundamentals of proposal writing, how to effectively target a specific funding opportunity, as well as strategies for enhancing your proposal writing skill set.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
9:00 - 5:00pm
Provost Conference Room, Leonard Hall
Those interested in attending are asked to provide the following information to Anita Brown by April 29, 2013:
1. Are you currently working on an application for funding? If so, how far along are you with the application?
2. Are you targeting a specific funding opportunity (RFA, RFP or PA) or a specific funding agency? If you do not have a specific funding opportunity in mind, we will connect you with one of the research librarians on campus to obtain a preliminary search for you before your meeting with Dr. Pollack. We can also connect you with the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) to begin the flow of information.
3. What do you want to get out of the sessions with Dr. Pollack? What are your expectations and what knowledge and skills would you like to enhance?
If applicable, please include a copy of either a summary of your research, a previous proposal, a draft of a proposal that you are working on, or a book prospectus, etc. (Preferably in word format, but PDF is ok).
Dr. Pollack will also be on campus May 20 conducting one-on-one meetings with faculty who require review of their draft proposals. Meetings run from 8:30 - 5:00pm. There are limited slots available.
Please contact Anita Brown for more information.
Cayuse 424 Resources and Training
OSP is proud to offer a Cayuse 424. Cayuse 424 is a fast, easy-to-use Web application created specifically to simplify the creation, review, approval, and electronic submission of grant proposals. By placing all of the necessary proposal forms in a central location PIs, OSP, and college level research administrators can collaborate in real time, fill in forms with reusable, centrally stored data, and route proposals electronically from anywhere in the world.
Request a training session by logging into ASuccessfulU today.
http://www.american.edu/training/OITClasses.cfm
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