08/23/2018-NCURA Building Blocks for Research Administration

Only two weeks left until UMBC/OSP will be hosting an NCURA workshop called "Building Blocks for Research Administration." The event will take place on August 23rd, 2018 in Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery, 7th Floor.

If you or someone from your unit/department would like to participate, do not wait and sign in NOW (link to the registration form below). 

This full-day workshop (9 AM to 4 PM) will provide you with the knowledge, strategies, and tools needed to manage sponsored projects effectively.  The discussion will cover the federal regulations upon which institutional compliance is based;  the administrative concepts of proposal submission; costing issues; the concept of effort; post-award management; project closeout; compliance and audits.  

Learning Objectives: 

• Provide participants with a broad overview of the various aspects of Research Administration;
• Overview of pre-award processes;
• Gather basic understanding of post-award activities such as allowability of costs, effort reporting, cost sharing, closeout, and audits.    

This workshop is dedicated to everyone who has a basic understanding of the management of sponsored projects. Participants will benefit from a better understanding of the various concepts of Research Administration.

The registration form is available at https://ncuraregionii.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/UMBC-Building-Blocks-WORKSHOP-FORM.pdf