Tip of the Week
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Office of Sponsored Programs curates and maintains a weekly listing of new and recently updated funding opportunity announcements. The weekly listing is accessible via the Office of Sponsored...
PI Review of Final Draft Contracts in MyRA
Within MyRA, a new question has been added to the submission form that asks “Does the PI want to review the final draft of the contract before it is signed?” When selecting “Yes”, action by the PI...
Who is required to have an NIH Commons Account?
The eRA Commons is an online interface where grant applicants, grantees and federal staff at National Institutes of Health (NIH) and grantor agencies can access and share administrative...
Competition Space
Competition Space provides University of Pittsburgh faculty and students with an online portal to streamline the process of finding, and applying for,...
Communications from the Office of Sponsored Programs
The Office of Sponsored Programs sends frequent communications to the research community about a variety of topics relevant to conducting sponsored research at Pitt. A conscious effort is made not...
Rigor and Transparency in NIH & AHRQ Grant Applications
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) issued...
Forwarding Internal Office of Sponsored Programs Emails to External Individuals/Entities
On occasion, investigators or their staff will forward internal emailed communications from the Office of Sponsored Programs (OR) to external individuals or entities as a way of expediting...
ATCC Ordering Requirement Revision
The University has consulted with American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) to revise the ATCC Bio-safety Level (BSL) 2 ordering requirements currently in place.
Do you know how to register for an NIH Commons or NSF FastLane account
The Office of Sponsored Programs is charged with creating NIH Commons or NSF FastLane accounts for University personnel.
My colleague at another institution wants to provide me with data/materials and indicates that we do not need a contract. What do I do?
Typically, the party providing data/materials determines the appropriate form of agreement for that transfer; and, although very uncommon, there are times when the providing party determines that...
HOW CAN I TELL WHO IN THE Office of Sponsored Programs IS WORKING ON MY MYRA AGREEMENT?
The Office of Sponsored Programs staff responsible for the review of an agreement in MyRA at a particular point in time is noted as the “Owner” in the record. This information can be found in your...
POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE SEEKS INPUT ON POLICIES AND TOPICS RELATED TO PATENTS, COPYRIGHT, CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS.
The University of Pittsburgh Policy Review Committee has been charged by the Provost to review University policies related to patents, copyright, conflict of interest (COI), and industrial...
PROCURING HUMAN CADAVERIC TISSUE
How can human cadaveric tissue be procured at Pitt or UPMC?
CONTRACTS FOR TRAINEE PROJECTS
Contracts* for trainee (graduate students and postdocs) projects that are submitted to the Office of Sponsored Programs must be submitted in the name of the faculty mentor. When possible, the...
WORKING WITHOUT A CONTRACT IN PLACE
Strong research relationships are often forged informally - at a conference or with external colleagues whose friendships have endured for years. But informal and verbal agreements do not always...