Vanessa Craige
Save the Date for the next Coffee with Colleagues: May 12, 2021
Save the Date for the next Coffee with Colleagues session on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, 1pm-3pm. We are happy to have guest panelists: Matt Abrams – Associate Comptroller, Payroll and Payment Services Heather Gillis – Director, Procurement, Sourcing and Procurement to present and lead a discussion on Ariba, Contracted Services, P-Card Administration, and Consultants. Before […]
Subrecipient (Subaward) Invoice Disbursement Form Enhancement – You Can Now Add Multiple Attachments
As part of a recent enhancement to the Subrecipient (Subaward) Invoice Disbursement Form, multiple documents can be now attached to the Form. All documents received from subinv@bu.edu (including the subrecipient invoice) should now be attached to the Form. Documents other than the W9 or W8 must not be attached to that field any longer. Subscribe
NSF enables three new proposal types and withdrawal functionality in Research.gov
Effective March 22, the National Science Foundation (NSF) enabled three new proposal types in the Research.gov Proposal Submission System and in the recently launched Research.gov Proposal Preparation Demo Site. These are the Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities (FASED), Equipment, and Travel proposal types. New automated compliance checks and associated error and warning […]
DHHS over the Cap Salary Tool
Do you have faculty on DHHS awards over the Cap? Do you need help determining how to account for what is over the cap, how and where to charge it? PAFO has created a Salary Tool to assist you in deciphering the appropriate charge to Sponsored Research accounts for those individuals who earn more than […]
Current Federal Budget Template & Non-Federal Budget Template
Sponsored Programs has updated the Federal and Non-Federal budget templates with the updated fringe rates. The budget templates can be found below. If you have questions, please reach out to your Sponsored Programs Award Officer. Federal Budget Template Federal Budget Template updated 2/25/2026 Non-Federal Budget Template Non-Federal Budget Template updated 2/25/2026
Save the Date Coffee with Colleagues
Save the Date for the next Coffee with Colleagues session on Tuesday April 6, 2021, 10am-12pm. We are happy to have guest panelists: Sarah Hokanson- Assistant Provost, Professional Development and Postdoctoral Affairs, Adeline Wong- Managing Director, Global Programs and, Jeanne Kelly- Managing Director, International Students and Scholars Office to present and lead a discussion on hiring and onboarding of Post […]
Extensions for Early Career Scientists Whose Career Trajectories have been Significantly Impacted by COVID-19
NIH has issued Guide Notice No. NOT-OD-21-052, to support early-career scientists whose career trajectories may have been significantly affected by the pandemic. NIH is providing an opportunity for recipients in their last year of NIH Fellowship (“F”) and NIH Career Development (“K”) awards who have been impacted by COVID-19 to request extensions. No-cost Extensions – For Fellowships […]
Personnel Activity Reports (PARs) for the period: July to December 2020
PARs are due in one (1) month (Friday, April 9th). Please return all certificated PARs to Post Award Financial Operations (PAFO) via effort@bu.edu. For further guidance please click here. Subscribe
NIH Announces Childcare Costs for Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Supported Individual Fellows in Notice No. NOT-OD-21-069
NIH Announces Childcare Costs for Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Supported Individual Fellows in Notice No. NOT-OD-21-069. As part of NIH’s on-going efforts to develop programs that support family-friendly research environments for the NIH-supported workforce, NIH will begin providing an option for recipients of NRSA individual fellowships to request support for childcare costs […]