Tip of the Week

Friday, April 4, 2025

NIH Foreign Justification Attachment

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) require applicants to include a Foreign Justification in “Other Attachments” when the project involves activities outside of the United States or...

Friday, March 21, 2025

Reminder: Federal Agency Communications

Faculty and administrators are reminded to immediately share with the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) at...

Friday, March 14, 2025

The Importance of Submitting Progress Reports and Final Reports on Time

By receiving and accepting an award for funding, investigators are committing to meet all the associated requirements, including the submission of on-time progress reports and final reports....

Friday, February 28, 2025

Learning Lab Resources

Learning Lab Resources

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Friday, February 21, 2025

Financial Risks Associated with Advance Accounts

Establishing an advance account prior to the formal receipt, review, and acceptance of an award by the University carries financial risks.

Advance accounts are intended to be temporary...

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Contracting with Individuals

The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) generally does not issue research agreements directly to individuals due to compliance with federal and institutional policies, risk management...

Friday, January 10, 2025

Incoming FOIA Requests

The University of Pittsburgh often receives Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to obtain information from federal proposal applications. The Office of...

Friday, November 22, 2024

Preparing for the NIH SciENcv Requirement in 2025

Effective May 25, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will require the use of Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv) for...

Friday, November 15, 2024

End-of-Year Corporate Funded Agreements

As the end of the calendar year approaches, the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) receives many time-sensitive requests to review and sign research agreements from corporate sponsors. Many...

Friday, November 8, 2024

New Resource Available to Faculty & Research Administrators

The Research Concierge Program has added grant proposal preparation checklist templates to their website. Whether you are submitting your...

Friday, November 1, 2024

What is the correct process for submitting NIH award closeout documents?

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) require Final Invention Statements (FIS) and Final Research Performance Progress Reports (FRPPR) to be routed and...

Friday, October 25, 2024

VA MOUs

Pitt faculty with joint appointments at the Veterans Administration (VA) hospital...

Friday, September 27, 2024

Important Reminder: Limited Submissions Process

Limited Submissions are funding opportunities in which the sponsoring agency restricts the number or type of applications that can be submitted from an institution. All limited submissions,...

Friday, September 13, 2024

Award Activation Processing

Departmental research administrators can help expedite award processing and account setup by including the Scope of Work (SOW) and a current detailed budget as attachments to the...

Friday, August 30, 2024

New Learning Lab Videos Available

The Pitt Research Concierge Program’s Learning Lab has launched two new videos:

Research Data Management

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