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Proposal Writing Seminar for UNH Faculty

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Kingsbury N343

8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

FY07 Annual Report & FY08 Award Data [9/17/07]
The OSR FY 2007 annual report is now available. It provides historical trends, pie charts, and other useful summaries in "user-friendly" formats. Data re: awards and expenditures for the year are available for download. http://www.unh.edu/osr/data/fy07_data.html

For the current fiscal year, reports of the awards received by UNH for our sponsored programs are provided by month, and cumulatively.  These reports typically are updated by the 10th of the following month. http://www.unh.edu/osr/data/fy08_data.html

Changes in Research Administration Partners [8/6/07]

Some changes in the assignments of Grant and Contract Administrators (GCAs) have been made in the wake of Andy Shepard's departure from UNH. An updated list of Research Administration Partners can be found at: http://www.unh.edu/osr/misc/support/resadmin_liaisons.pdf

UNH Rate Schedule for Externally-Funded Research and Sponsored Programs [9/17/07]
This proposal budgeting tool has been revised to:
- include FY12 rates;
- update the fringe benefits rates;
- revise grad student stipend rates;
- add AY07-08 tuition rates, mandatory tech fee and health insurance rates; and
- update inflation factors for budgeting purposes.
http://www.unh.edu/osr/misc/support/osr_rate.pdf

Research Agreement Template
This template, the basis for agreements with industrial sponsors, is available for project directors to share with potential sponsors.
http://www.unh.edu/osr/proposals/support/ research_agreement_template_5.07.pdf

Guide to Standard Research Agreements with Industrial Sponsors
A companion piece to the Research Agreement Template, this Guide gives a succinct explanation of the principles of UNH research and ways in which these principles can compliment or conflict with needs of potential industrial sponsors, and is handy to share with sponsors. 
http://www.unh.edu/osr/proposals/support/
guide_to_standard_research_agreement_3.27.2007.pdf

Procedures for Estimating Costs for and Developing and Reviewing Sponsored Programs Proposals Budgets

This procedures manual is available for use either with or without the electronic budgeting tool for UNH sponsored programs proposals.
http://www.unh.edu/osr/proposals/support/cost_est.pdf-
Award Closeout Tips and Tricks for BSCs/Departments

This document provides assistance to those with responsibilities for closing transactions and other aspects of sponsored programs account closeouts.
http://www.unh.edu/osr/financial/support/ award_closeout_tips_and_tricks.pdf

Brochure of Policies Related to Research and Scholarly Activities
Relevant policies are compiled in this brochure for all UNH faculty, staff, and students engaged in research or other scholarly activity, whether funded or un-funded: Responsible Conduct of Research and Scholarly Activities
http://www.unh.edu/research/pdf/Research_Policy.pdf

Policies  (http://www.unh.edu/osr/policies/policies_main.html)
This section of the OSR Web site contains policies, procedures, guidance, and forms. It is organized alphabetically by policy. 
New
* Classified Work
* Openess, Access, and Participation in Research and Scholarly Activities
Recent revisions

* Additional Pay policy
* Additional Pay Form to Request Approval of Faculty Supplemental Effort and Pay
* Animals, Care and Use of Vertebrates
policy
* Cost Sharing on Externally Sponsored Programs
policy
* Cost Transfers on Externally Sponsored Programs
policy and interim procedures
* Data (Research), Ownership and Management
policy
* Financial Conflict of Interest in Research
policy and forms
* Human Subjects in Research, Use of
policy
* Intellectual Property
policy and forms
* Misconduct in Scholarly Activity
policy
* Supplies Charged to Federally- Sponsored Agreements policy
[7/9/07]

OSR’s 2006-2010 Strategic Plan and Progress Reports

Moving Towards Electronic Proposal Internal Routing & Approval and S2S Submission [6/4/07]
OSR continues to implement InfoEd software (“Proposal Development”) to replace physical proposal routing and approval, and to adopt a single system-to-system method to submit electronic proposals.  Full automation is expected by 7/1/08.
http://www.unh.edu/osr/e-proposals/e-proposals_main.html

Training Sessions Sponsored by OSR
Documents from two training sessions since January, 2007 have been posted: 

(1) Federal Fringe Benefits Proposal session conducted by the USNH Controller’s Office on 3/1/07
http://www.unh.edu/osr/training/support/
fringe_proposal_presentation_for_gmaf_3_1_2007.ppt


(2) NH Agency Award Terms and Conditions 5/25/07 -- a procedures manual for applications to and awards from the NH state agencies to UNH
http://www.unh.edu/osr/training/support/
procedures_manual%20_for_state_agencies.pdf