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Tip of the Week
Friday, November 6, 2015
USING PIVOT TO SEARCH FOR FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
The University of Pittsburgh subscribes to Pivot, a comprehensive database of funding opportunities. Pivot is accessible to the campus...
Thursday, October 29, 2015
AUTOMATED PROPOSAL SUBMISSION NOTICES
Reminder – Since April 2, 2015, an automated notice is being sent to the Principal Investigator when the Office of Sponsored Programs has submitted a grant proposal to a sponsor or when the Office...
Thursday, October 29, 2015
WHY DOES THE Office of Sponsored Programs NEED AN EDITABLE VERSION OF AN AGREEMENT/CONTRACT?
Some Office of Sponsored Programs submission guidelines for agreements, for example in MyRA, indicate that an editable Word file of the contract is needed. This is requested by the Office of...
Friday, October 23, 2015
Submitting Multiple, Simultaneous Non-financial Agreements to the Office of Sponsored Programs
On occasion, a contracting party will request that the University review and execute both a confidentiality/non-disclosure agreement simultaneously with a second agreement, such as a material...
Friday, October 16, 2015
MYRA SUBMISSION HELP
Did you know that the MyRA submission forms have embedded helpful tips available by clicking on the question mark symbol in the edit mode of a submission?
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Friday, October 2, 2015
Importing Mice or Rats to the University of Pittsburgh - Changes to MYRA Submission Forms and Compliance Reviews
The University has implemented changes to streamline the processing for material transfer agreements (MTAs) for University faculty importing (receiving) mice or rats. The MTA questions in the...
Friday, September 25, 2015
NIH TOP 10 REASONS A PROPOSAL IS NOT FUNDED
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Database for Federal Contracts
Did you know that a database exists that can be utilized to determine if your original source of funding is a Federal Contract?
Friday, September 11, 2015
Extensions and Amendments in MyRA
Have you received a MyRA notice stating that your agreement “is nearing expiration?” If Yes, and if you want to extend it, you can simply request an amendment in MyRA by following the steps below...
Friday, September 4, 2015
What the Office of Sponsored Programs needs with respect to an IRB approval
The vast majority of grants, proposals and agreements submitted to the Office of Sponsored Programs (OR) for review do not require evidence of IRB approval as part of the OR submission. OR...
Thursday, August 27, 2015
CITI MODULES
In accordance with the Pitt Training Requirement instructions on the CITI University website, recertification is required every four years. As 2012 was a...
Monday, August 17, 2015
CHANGING INFORMATION ON INTERNAL DOCUMENTS
A number of internal documents are arriving to the Office of Sponsored Programs with information crossed out or changed. To meet audit standards, the following details should be included for each...
Friday, August 7, 2015
Corporate Funded Research Projects
Do you have a funded project with a company?
Friday, July 31, 2015
Glossary and Contacting Federal Agencies
Wonder what a “BAFO” is?
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Departing Faculty and NSF Compliance Checks
Departing Faculty