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Friday, March 25, 2016

Who is required to have an NIH Commons Account?

The eRA Commons is an online interface where grant applicants, grantees and federal staff at National Institutes of Health (NIH) and grantor agencies can access and share administrative...
Thursday, March 10, 2016

Competition Space

Competition Space provides University of Pittsburgh faculty and students with an online portal to streamline the process of finding, and applying for,...
Friday, February 19, 2016

Communications from the Office of Sponsored Programs

The Office of Sponsored Programs sends frequent communications to the research community about a variety of topics relevant to conducting sponsored research at Pitt. A conscious effort is made not...
Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Rigor and Transparency in NIH & AHRQ Grant Applications

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) issued...
Friday, February 12, 2016

Forwarding Internal Office of Sponsored Programs Emails to External Individuals/Entities

On occasion, investigators or their staff will forward internal emailed communications from the Office of Sponsored Programs (OR) to external individuals or entities as a way of expediting...
Friday, January 29, 2016

ATCC Ordering Requirement Revision

The University has consulted with American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) to revise the ATCC Bio-safety Level (BSL) 2 ordering requirements currently in place.

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Friday, January 22, 2016

Do you know how to register for an NIH Commons or NSF FastLane account

The Office of Sponsored Programs is charged with creating NIH Commons or NSF FastLane accounts for University personnel.  

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Friday, January 8, 2016

My colleague at another institution wants to provide me with data/materials and indicates that we do not need a contract. What do I do?

Typically, the party providing data/materials determines the appropriate form of agreement for that transfer; and, although very uncommon, there are times when the providing party determines that...
Friday, December 18, 2015

HOW CAN I TELL WHO IN THE Office of Sponsored Programs IS WORKING ON MY MYRA AGREEMENT?

The Office of Sponsored Programs staff responsible for the review of an agreement in MyRA at a particular point in time is noted as the “Owner” in the record. This information can be found in your...
Friday, December 11, 2015

POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE SEEKS INPUT ON POLICIES AND TOPICS RELATED TO PATENTS, COPYRIGHT, CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS.

The University of Pittsburgh Policy Review Committee has been charged by the Provost to review University policies related to patents, copyright, conflict of interest (COI), and industrial...
Friday, December 4, 2015

PROCURING HUMAN CADAVERIC TISSUE

How can human cadaveric tissue be procured at Pitt or UPMC?

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Friday, November 20, 2015

CONTRACTS FOR TRAINEE PROJECTS

Contracts* for trainee (graduate students and postdocs) projects that are submitted to the Office of Sponsored Programs must be submitted in the name of the faculty mentor.  When possible, the...
Monday, November 16, 2015

WORKING WITHOUT A CONTRACT IN PLACE

Strong research relationships are often forged informally - at a conference or with external colleagues whose friendships have endured for years.  But informal and verbal agreements do not always...
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

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...