SPO Proposal Submission Schedule – Winter Break School of Medicine Colleagues: The University will be closed December 24, 2019 – January 1, 2020 for the Winter Break therefore, the Sponsored Programs Office (SPO) will not be available to review/submit proposals during this time. Considering the approaching Winter Break, please be mindful of the standard operating … Read more
Updated Grant Application Instructions and Forms Coming in Spring 2020 NIH will require the use of updated application forms and instructions (FORMS-F) for due dates on or after May 25, 2020 (NOT-OD-20-026). A preview of form changes and clarification of how the changes impact research training grant, fellowship, and career development award applications (NOT-OD-20-033) are already available. … Read more
Release of Science and Security Guidance Release Date: 11/12/2019 – OSR Science and Security webpage Collaborations are often the cornerstone of success in the research community and the University remains strongly committed to that idea by encouraging and supporting collaborative efforts worldwide. Concerns have been raised by Federal entities that certain international activities … Read more
A new Sample Template for NIH Other Support is now available on The Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) Forms and Tools webpage – in the Proposal Related forms section. The UNC sample template provides a detailed list of the required elements for NIH Other Support that are currently not identified in the NIH template forms. These requirements were recently communicated … Read more
Guidance from the Vice Chancellor for Research Regarding Concerns of Inappropriate Foreign Influence and University Research Updated: August 20, 2019 Summary Our federal funding agencies have advised that there will be a heightened focus on ensuring compliance with respect to mandatory reporting of all sources of research support, financial interests and relevant affiliations, as well … Read more
NIH is focusing on Other Support Two days ago, we shared with you that the NIH Published the Notice NOT-OD-19-114 Reminders of NIH Policies on Other Support and on Policies related to Financial Conflicts of Interest and Foreign Components. Today the NIH follwed up with this “Open Mike” article written by Dr. Michael Lauer is … Read more