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The Office of Sponsored Research offers seminars featuring research administration related processes, transactions and the SeRA system.  If you cannot attend in person, seminars are broadcasted via Zoom video conferencing.

All Seminars are:

 

·         Held at Clark Center - Room S361 unless otherwise noted

·         Drop-in with no registration

·         Available via Zoom video conferencing.

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Cayuse 424 - The Solution for the Retiring Grants.Gov PDF Package

September 19, 2017 - 3:00 to 4:00 pm  - NOTE: held in Clark S360

October 18, 2017 - 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

November 16, 2017 - 1:00 to 2:00 pm

Seminar on Cayuse 424 as the proposal solution for the Dec. 31, 2017 retirement of the Grants.gov PDF application package for federally funding opportunities.  Learn more about Cayuse 424 including its real-time error checking, pre-populated information and other helpful features which will make assembling an application easier.  Click for more Cayuse 424 information. 

 

SeRA Proposal Development Routing Form

October 4, 2017 - 3:00 to 4:00 pm

Seminar for research administrators on how to create, prepare and route a Proposal Development Routing Form (PDRF) for sponsored research project proposals and applications for funding.  Learn how the PDRF can help you gather necessary information and approvals.  Highlights include the PDRF's routing, tracking and attachment functions.

 

Proposal Preparation and Development Best Practices

October 9, 2017 - 11:00 to 12:00 am

Seminar on best practices for proposal preparation and development.  Tips on reviewing the funding opportunity solicitation.  Discussion on leveraging the SeRA Proposal Development Routing Form (PDRF) to capture critical Stanford and sponsor information and approvals in advance of submission deadlines.

 

How to Create a Proposal Budget That Makes Award Administration a Snap!

October 10, 2017 - 3:00 to 4:00 pm

Seminar on how to develop proposal budgets to make project management easier for research administrators during the life of the project and at closeout.  Tips and best practices to buildling a budget as the foundation for efficient award administration during the life of the award.

 

SeRA New Account Setup

October 16, 2017 - 3:00 to 4:00 pm

Seminar for research administrators on how to prepare and complete new account-PTA setup transactions for funded sponsored research projects via the SeRA System.  Overview of the award to account setup process flow and how Oracle P-T-A's are configured based on the award terms and conditions.

 

How to Manage Awards with Carry Forward Restrictions 

October 18, 2017 - 3:00 to 4:00 pm

Seminar for research administrators on how to manage awards that require prior approval for carrying forward of funds from one year to another.  Best practices on how to prepare for  requesting carry forward approval from the sponsor.  Also tips how to leverage SeRA to help setup the right accounting treatment for carry forward fund balances.  

 

OSR Post Award Management: “Don’t We Just Catch That at Closeout?”

October 25, 2017 – 3:00 to 4:00 pm

Seminar highlighting best practices for effective life of the award management of sponsored research projects for research administrators. Tips and tricks to maintain compliance with award terms and conditions, federal and University policies and documenting in anticipation of the project closeout process.   

 

SeRA OSR Request Form for Sponsored Project Management

October 31, 2017 - 3:00 to 4:00 pm

Seminar for research administrators on how to leverage the SeRA OSR Request Form transaction for effective sponsored research project management.  Learn about the multiple types of requests you can submit to OSR via SeRA.  See how the Request Form's status tracking and attachment features can save you time from emailing and calling in requests.

 

How to Manage Your Faculty's Research Project Portfolio with SeRA My Projects

November 1, 2017 - 10:30 to 11:30 am

Seminar on SeRA My Projects features and functions.  Learn how you can quickly access information about your faculty's portfolio including account balances with My Accounts, submitted proposals, active awarded projects and projects in closeout.  See how you can manage and prepare current and pending/other support reports from within SeRA.  Clean-up old proposals and update Major Goals information.

 

All Seminars are:

 

·         At Clark Center - Room S361 unless otherwise noted

·         Drop-in with no registration

·         Available via Zoom video conferencing link.

Setup Zoom in advance to attend seminars virtually. Click for more info.

 

NSF Spring 2017 Grants Conference Semi-annual NSF Grants Conferences are essential learning opportunities for new faculty, researchers and administrators who want to gain key insights into a wide range of current issues at NSF. NSF program officers representing each NSF directorate will be on hand to provide up-to-date information about specific funding opportunities and to answer attendee questions. The Spring 2017 NSF Grants Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Louisville, Kentucky. Find more information here. DoR/OSR NSF Update Seminar Our annual National Science Foundation Updates Seminar  was held on November 30th at the Clark Center (Room S360), between 10 and noon. The session was presented by Nicole Pobuta from OSR and Catalina Verdu-Cano from DOR. You can view the presentation for this event here.  NSF Webinar The Fall 2016 National Science Foundation (NSF) Grants Conference Webcast is now available on YouTube, and may be accessed here. Topics include: Types of NSF Funding Opportunities, Proposal Preparation, Award Management, the Merit Review Process, the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, and more. Presentations are also available on the conference website.

NSF Proposal Preparation and Award Guide: NSF 16-1 Presentation, January 11, 2016, Clark Center

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