Resumption of Operations at NSF
NSF has developed a Resumption of Operations at NSF page that includes Important Notice No. 145, Resumption of Operations at the National Science Foundation, dated January 28, 2019 as well as supplemental guidance that addresses grant and cooperative agreement-related policy and systems issues and identification of new deadline dates for specific solicitations and Dear Colleague […]
Update – Partial Government Shutdown
A partial Government shutdown went into effect on December 22, 2018 and continues into its third week. The shutdown affects a number of federal agencies which do not have a final fiscal year 2019 budget. The largest funders of research at Boston University that are subject to the shutdown are the National Science Foundation (NSF) […]
NIH Announces FY 2019 Updates to NRSA Stipends, Tuition/Fees and Other Budgetary Levels
NIH announces stipend increases for FY 2019 Kirschstein-NRSA awards for undergraduate, predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees and fellows. Training Related Expenses and the Institutional Allowance for postdoctoral trainees and fellows have also been increased. Training Related Expenses and Institutional Allowances for predoctoral trainees and fellows and the Tuition and Fees for all educational levels remain unchanged. […]
January/February 2019 – Coffee with Colleagues
Announcing our upcoming session of Coffee with Colleagues on the topic of Proposal Best Practices. Formal invitation with RSVP coming soon. Please submit specific questions related to preparing a proposal here. This will help us effectively prepare for the session. Subscribe
Lab Animal Per Diem Rate Changes
Effective September 1, 2018, the University announced new lab animal per diem rates for the Charles River and Medical Campuses (exclusive of the NEIDL). The tables below reflect the costs for the current fiscal year, FY19, as well as proposed costs for the next five years. Please use these projected costs when preparing proposal submission […]
New Human Subjects System (HSS) replaces NIH’s Inclusion Management System
As part of NIH efforts to comply with 21st Century Cures requirements to enhance accountability and transparency in NIH clinical research, NIH has developed a new Human Subjects System (HSS) which consolidates human subjects and clinical trial information in one place. HSS was launched on June 9 and replaces the Inclusion Management System IMS) previously […]
REMINDER for Upcoming October and November NIH Deadlines
It is that time of year again when the next NIH submission cycle is quickly approaching. We know the main dates: October 5, October 16, November 5, and November 16. With this, we again remind the research community of our proposal submission policy. If we take for example the October 5th deadline, in order to […]
NIH and NSF (non-financial) Report Reminders
As the recipient of sponsored funding, Boston University is required to provide accurate, timely, and complete reports outlining the results of the sponsored awards and programs. Timely processing and submission of Non-Financial Reports are important since lack of adherence to the sponsor’s closeout requirements could affect future funding for both the Principal Investigator and the […]
2018 Excellence in Research Administration Award
Sponsored Programs and the Office of Research are now accepting nominations for this year’s Excellence in Research Administration Award, which honors two staff members — one in central administration and the other at a school or center — for exceptional service to the University’s research mission. The award is open to all staff on the […]
Lessons Learned from the June NIH deadlines
As many of you know, there are “high seasons” for proposal volume and June and July certainly fall in this category. June proposals in numbers: BU Sponsored Programs processed over 220 proposals in June. Proposals submitted directly to NIH for the R01, R03, R21 deadlines = 92 Percentage of proposals finalized and submitted one day […]