Holiday Deadlines 2024
The University will be closed for both the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday and the Winter Holiday Break. During these closures, the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) and School of Medicine’s Sponsored Programs Office (SOMSPO) will not be available to process proposal and award transactions.
Holiday Closure Dates
- Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 28 – Friday, November 29
- Winter Holiday: Wednesday, December 25 – Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Early Submission Deadlines
To ensure our offices can meet all deadlines and tasks before the closures, we have established the following early submission deadlines. For proposal and/or award actions not specifically listed below, please submit requests before the University closure for OSP and/or SOMSPO to review and process.
Agreements to be Fully Executed in 2024
Monday, December 9 at Noon
For agreements required by a sponsor to be fully executed by the end of this calendar year, please contact OSP as soon as possible with all available details no later than the deadline noted. This ensures that OSP can review the agreement and work with the sponsor if additional time is needed.
Proposal Submittals with Organizational COI
Monday, December 16 at Noon
Proposals due during the closure period and through January 9.
Proposal Submittals without Organizational COI
Wednesday, December 18 at Noon
Proposals due during the closure period and through January 5.
ConnectCarolina Transactions
Monday, December 16 at 5:00 p.m.
Journals and vouchers that require OSP Pre-Audit approval.
Participant Payment Requests
Monday, December 16 at 5:00 p.m.
Cash advance or Tango requests that require processing prior to closure.
Contacts
- For proposal related questions, contact your department’s OSP Sponsored Programs Specialist/Officer or SOMSPO Grants Analyst assigned to the RAMSeS IPF.
- For all award activities and related questions, please contact your department’s OSP Sponsored Programs Specialist/Officer.
- For agreements entered in ALICE or questions for the OSP Contracting Team, please contact OSPContracting@unc.edu.
- For questions on outgoing subagreements, please contact OSPSubs@unc.edu.
- For all other general inquiries, please contact SponsoredPrograms@unc.edu.