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    Update – Partial Government Shutdown

    January 8, 2019
    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) […]

  • Update: NIH Confirms SciENcv Hyperlinks Are Allowable

    January 21, 2026
    Dear Colleagues,We have received clarification from the NIH Policy Office regarding hyperlinks in SciENcv-generated biosketches:"The links automatically generated in the Biographical Sketch Common Form in SciENcv are allowable."This means you do not need to remove hyperlinked ORCIDs or other system-generated links from your biosketches. SImply use the document as produced by SciENcv.Thank you for your […]
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    Updated Consent Form for Use of Research Videos or Recordings

    April 25, 2018
    The Charles River Campus (CRC) Institutional Review Board recognizes that that investigators may wish to use videos or recordings that were obtained during a research study for other purposes which are not related to the research study. This may include any of the followinguse in future research studies;educational or presentation purposes;scientific conferences;scientific publications;classrooms;public presentations to […]
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    Updated Elements of an NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan

    March 9, 2026
    NIH is updating the required elements of a Data Management and Sharing Plan (DMS Plan) effective for applications due on or after May 25, 2026. See NIH guidance NOT-OD-26-046 for full details.As a reminder, the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy requires applicants to submit a DMS Plan for any NIH-funded or conducted research that […]
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    Updated F&A Rates for FY25 and Revised Budget Templates

    July 1, 2024
    The University has recently negotiated new Facilities & Administrative (F&A) cost rates with the Department of Health & Human Services for fiscal year 2025 and beyond. The new rates are in effect beginning July 1, 2024. The revised F&A rates can be found here.Until further notice, the following rates should be reflected on all future […]
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    Updated Federal and Non-Federal Budget Templates

    September 9, 2020
    Sponsored Programs has updated the Federal and Non-Federal budget templates with the updated fringe rates announced on June 22, 2020 (rate agreement date of 6/10/2020). The budget templates can be found here and include the updated FY21 fringe rates and provisional FY22 fringe rates.  The templates allow you to prorate fringe calculations for Year 1 […]
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    Updated Fringe Benefit Rates for FY24/25 and Revised Budget Templates

    May 30, 2023
    The University has negotiated new fringe benefit rates with the Department of Health & Human Services for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. The revised Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement dated 3/27/2023 can be found here.The new rates should be reflected on all future grant and contract proposals where there will be activity on and after July […]
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    Updated Guidance Issued for Active Study PI Changes

    October 17, 2024
    The Boston University Institutional Review Board (IRB) has issued updated guidance to clarify its policies and procedures for changing the overall Principal Investigator (PI) on active studies. Those individuals looking to initiate this change should follow these steps:Complete and Submit a Staff Amendment Form: This form should include information about the current PI and must […]
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    Updated NIH Requirements for Foreign Subaward Agreements

    January 22, 2024
    The NIH has updated its grant policy guidance for foreign subaward agreements (NOT-OD-23-182). Effective January 1, 2024, agreements for foreign subawards must contain a provision requiring foreign subrecipients to provide access to copies of all lab notebooks, all data, and all documentation that supports the research outcomes as described in the progress report, to the […]
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    Updates from Sponsored Programs on Grant Management at BU

    January 16, 2026
    Dear Colleagues,We are aware of concerns regarding the transition to SciENcv for NIH biosketches and the hyperlinks that appear in the generated documents. As you may know, NIH biosketch format pages have traditionally prohibited hyperlinks. However, biosketches produced through SciENcv include hyperlinked ORCID IDs and other elements by default. We understand this has caused confusion […]

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