Archives: Announcements

Published on August 29, 2023 via Research News The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Extramural Loan Repayment Programs (LRP) application cycle will open September 1, 2023, and will close on November 16, 2023. Please see this procedures document for important information regarding the LRP process and obtaining approval from the Office of Sponsored Research Services (OSRS). […]

Published August 16, 2023 via Research News Per the University’s Federal negotiated facilities and administrative (F&A) cost rate agreement, Federal awards that have a competitive start date on or after July 1, 2021, will utilize a 55.5% (MTDC) F&A rate effective 7/1/23. Accordingly, the F&A rates for these awards were updated in Workday to the […]

Published August 15, 2023 via Research News NIH recently announced that effective for applications submitted for due dates on or after October 5, 2023, NIH will no longer require the use of the single DMS cost line item. NIH recognizes that DMS costs may be requested in many cost categories. Therefore, in line with NIH standard budget […]

Published July 31, 2023 via Research News In the January release of the annual Proposal Preparation and Award Guide, the National Science Foundation (NSF) expanded its Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training requirements to include faculty and all senior personnel, effective July 31, 2023. This expansion maintains the RCR training requirements already in place for students, postdocs, and […]

Published July 25, 2023 via Research News Washington University in St. Louis has finalized the Fiscal 2024 Fringe Benefit Rates with our federal cognizant agency, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The rates noted below are effective on July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. DHHS has issued a new rate agreement dated […]

Published July 24, 2023 via Research News The National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued Notice NOT-OD-23-133 on May 19, 2023, regarding their updated requirements for consortium/subaward agreements. The primary concern is to ensure that the pass-through entity and auditors have access to a foreign subrecipient’s data and records at an agreed upon frequency, but no less than once every […]

Published via Research News July 14, 2023 NSF recently released the “Dear Colleague” information below. Dear Colleagues: Effective April 24, 2023, the National Science Foundation (NSF) transitioned the Subawarding, Transferring or Contracting Out Part of an NSF Award request functionality from FastLane to Research.gov and decommissioned this request in FastLane. In-progress subawarding requests in FastLane […]

Published via Research News on July 12, 2023 There is an upcoming change to the process* of requesting new Research Monitor accounts for EpicCare Link that goes into effect on Tuesday, August 1, 2023. Research Monitors will be required to fill out and sign a DocuSign user form before their EpicCare Link account will be created. […]

Published via Research News July 11, 2023 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a powerful new tool that is already making major and positive contributions to research. Over time, the capabilities and uses of AI will only increase. While AI has the potential to facilitate, even revolutionize, research, its use introduces important new challenges that require management. Recent developments […]

Published via Research News July 5, 2023 Dear Colleagues, Research administration staff play a vital role in the successful operation of the research enterprise at Washington University. On September 18, 2023, Research Education and Information will host the first Research Administration Appreciation Day (RAAD). To honor the remarkable contributions of our research administrators, we request […]