Rachelle Joseph
Reporting to the Associate Vice President of Sponsored Programs, Rachelle Joseph joins Sponsored Programs with a diverse background in research and education. As an accomplished administrative and financial leader in academic medicine, she has specialized in supporting faculty research and driving medical education initiatives across large institutions. With over 15 years of experience in financial […]
Sponsored Programs Proposal Deadline and Fiscal Year End Reminders
Please review important upcoming dates and deadlines below, and reach out to your pre- or post-award officer with questions. Pre-Award Summer deadlines for National Insitutes of Health proposals (June 5, 12, and 16; July 5, 12, and 16; August 8, etc.) are upon us. Proposal volume is always high this time of year. If you intend to submit […]
NIH, AHRQ, and HRSA Announce FY 2024 Updates to NRSA Stipends, Tuition/Fees, and Other Budgetary Levels
Stipend increases are announced for fiscal year (FY) 2024 Kirschstein-National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for undergraduate, predoctoral, and postdoctoral trainees and fellows. Training-related expenses and institutional allowances for predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees and fellows reflect a moderate increase. The tuition and fees for all educational levels remain unchanged from the prior budget year. Please see […]
Institutional Numbers and Rates
Commonly Referenced BU Officials Diane Baldwin, Associate Vice President, Sponsored Programs Renna Lilly, Assistant Vice President, Sponsored Programs Rachelle Joseph, Assistant Vice President, Post-Award, Sponsored Programs Todd Conley, Associate Director, Pre-Award Services, Sponsored Programs Suzanne Rocha, Associate Director, Pre-Award Services, Sponsored Programs Beth Durak, Associate Director of Contracting Craig Gerome, Assistant Director, Compliance and Subcontracting […]
Nancy Schindele
Important National Science Foundation (NSF) Updates
The National Science Foundation has announced updates to the: NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide NSF Award Terms and Conditions NSF Grants.gov Application Guide If you have any questions regarding these changes, please contact your Sponsored Programs Pre-Award Officer. NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 24-1) The revised version of […]
Update to NIH Guidance on Marking Changes in Resubmission Applications
Effective May 25, 2024, NOT-OD-24-061 replaces previous guidance on marking changes in Resubmission applications. The use of markups such as bracketing, indenting, highlighting, bolding, italicizing, underlining, margin lines, change in typography, font, or font color, or any other type of markup should not be used to identify changes in Resubmission applications. Changes made to a Resubmission application […]
Personnel Activity Reports (PARs) are Due in One Month
PARs for the period: July – December 2023 are due back to effort reporting (effort@bu.edu) on Friday, April 5, 2024. Any PAR received after this date runs the risk of disallowance. Please contact effort@bu.edu with questions. If you are not paid from Sponsored Research funds this does not apply to you.
Karen Ghaddar
Sponsored Programs Staffing Update
A message from Diane Baldwin, Associate Vice President for Sponsored Research Colleagues, I am writing to share two staffing updates in Sponsored Programs. Gretchen Hartigan will leave Sponsored Programs to become the Assistant Vice President of Budgeting, Planning & Business Affairs effective Tuesday, February 20th. Gretchen’s new responsibilities will include overseeing BU’s budget development and […]