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Published October 9, 2023, via Research News This message applies to any study teams who work with Research Monitors whose EpicCare Link accounts were created prior to Tuesday, August 1, 2023. All Research Monitors must complete and sign the DocuSign user form by Thursday, November 30, 2023, or their access to EpicCare Link will be blocked […]

Published October 5, 2023, via Research News On September, 27, 2023, NIH announced that changes to the approved Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Plan must be submitted using the Prior Approval Module in eRA Commons.  Any changes to an approved Data Management and Sharing Plan (DMS Plan) (for funded awards subject to the Final NIH Policy for […]

Published September 27, 2023, via Research News The Federal government may shutdown beginning on October 1, 2023. The following information is general guidance as to what WashU researchers and their support teams should expect during a potential shutdown if they are funded by Federal funding from agencies: Expect agencies to update and issue shutdown guidelines […]

Published September 18, 2023, via Research News Today is the first day of the National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW). Recognized by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010, NPAW celebrates the contributions of the talented experts that make up the U.S. postdoctoral community. It is with great enthusiasm that I invite you all to join […]

Published on September 8, 2023, via Research News The Learn@Work Compliance Profile was updated on September 7, 2023. Area Specific Compliance Offices (ASCOs) worked with WashU IT to revise questions and modernize the survey. Instead of providing a fixed list of questions, the new Compliance Profile dynamically presents questions based on the answers you provide. Additionally, […]

Published on September 6, 2023 via Research News The following critical FastLane, Research.gov, and Grants.gov system-related deadlines for NSF proposals are approaching: FastLane September 29th Deadlines Research.gov and Grants.gov October 20th Deadlines Note: All WashU grant applications to NSF should be prepared and submitted via Research.gov. They should not be submitted System To System (S2S) or via […]

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 […]