Year End Planning and Holiday Deadlines
In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday Sponsored Programs (SP) will be closed starting 5pm Wednesday November 24, 2021, re-opening 9am Monday November 29, 2021. Beginning 2pm Wednesday November 24, 2021 there will only be a skeleton staff available to cover emergency items. Should you have proposals or any other items due between Monday November 22, 2021-Monday November 29, 2021 […]
Announcing a new online internal resource, Best Practices for Grant Management at BU!
An instructional library is now available on a variety of grant management topics, created to identify the best approach to navigating areas of grant management at BU. You can view the list of topics and best practice documentation on our new webpage, which can be found under the Training & How To umbrella of the […]
New Unique Entity Identifiers (UEI) for Charles River Campus and Medical Campus
By April of 2022, the federal government will stop using the DUN and Bradstreet (D&B) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number to uniquely identify entities. The transition from DUNS to the new Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) is ongoing by federal agencies up through April 2022, with some agencies transitioning sooner – for example NIH, AHRQ and […]
Best Practices for Grant Management
This page is for department, research, or financial administrators who are responsible for managing sponsored awards in their departments. Whether you are new to Boston University, or just want to learn the best approach to a grant management process, you can find what you need here. We cover topics including: Advance Accounts, After the Fact […]
The Journey to Impact: Collaborating with a Corporate Sponsor on Early Detection of Lung Cancer
A central goal for us here at BU’s Technology Development office is to equip our faculty and research community with the information you need when thinking about bringing research to market. As such, we aim to share the variety of pathways that can be taken to secure backing and support to turn ideas into reality; […]
SciVal Database
SciVal is an excellent tool for both beginners and advanced users seeking greater access to bibliometric data. SciVal is power by the SCOPUS database, an internationally recognized publication database used by THE and QS world university rankings. Users may contact the Office of Research at research@bu.edu for support. Overview SciVal allows you to: Obtain a […]
Fundamentals of Research Administration – Online Training Available to Administrators
Earlier this year, we announced a new suite of BU-specific online training for Administrators, “Fundamentals of Research Administration.” You can access this suite of remote, self-paced training on Terrier eDevelopment (log in using your Kerberos password). This training is particularly useful for Department, Grant, and Finance Administrators. Link to Online Curriculum What is the online training? […]
Wondering when your Outgoing Subaward will be issued? Our new “Where’s My Outgoing Sub?” tracker is now live
Sponsored Programs has created a page for tracking outgoing subaward agreements and amendments called “Where’s my Outgoing Sub?” This tracker can be found via the Research Support site under the Tools and Services page (here). Our goal is to increase transparency and timeline expectations of the outgoing subaward issuance process, and make it easier for […]
DOD Response to “Suggested Deadline Extensions”
Please see note below from the DOD Basic Research Office seeking feedback on “suggested deadline extensions.” We are aware that the Office of Naval Research in particular is not honoring yesterday’s OMB guidance regarding flexibility for research not performed as a result of the pandemic. We are working with our association colleagues to register our […]
Award Setup and Outgoing Subaward Status Trackers
When will the set-up of my award action, or my outgoing subaward agreement, be completed by Sponsored Programs? To glimpse where your action stands with Sponsored Programs, visit our Award and Outgoing Subaward tracking sites. You can search for your action using keywords or filters. Note that the lists encompass all types of award and […]