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Import Control Review
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) works closely with the Office of Trade Compliance (OTC) when processing requests for Pitt to receive (import) biological materials...
Office of Sponsored Programs Internal Proposal Deadline
As a reminder, complete and final proposals, including the PI Certification, are to be received by OSP in...
PI Effort on Sponsored Awards
In accordance with Pitt Policy RI 09 Sponsored Projects – Effort Reporting/Certification, Principal...
Processing Bulk Agreement Requests
Projects with many collaborating sites can often require many separate but similar agreements for each partner (ex: Data Use Agreements or outgoing subawards) to be issued and executed at the same...
MyFunding Award Modifications to Increase or Decrease Budget
Award Modification Requests (AMRs) in PERIS™ MyFunding to increase or decrease the sponsor’s authorized budget amount must be approved in MyFunding before an entry in the...
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 community through the...
How to Request Proxy (Delegate) Access in MyRA
A Pitt Principal Investigator (PI) may delegate another person to act on their behalf in...
Requesting MyRA Access to Submit Non-Financial Research Agreements and Track Negotiations of Agreements
My Research Agreements (MyRA) is an...
Obtaining Materials from an External Repository (e.g., Addgene)
Pitt researchers wanting to obtain research material from an external repository such as Addgene, should submit the request to the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) as a...
Which IRB approval letter should I include in MyRA?
In MyRA, it is important to upload...
Who in OSP is working on my modification request?
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) Specialist working on an Award Modification Request (AMR) may not be the same OSP Specialist who processed the initial award. To ensure you are communicating...
Which OSP team will process my proposal or award?
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) has three main processing teams. Proposals and awards are processed by team according to the original (prime) funding source and mechanism.
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What are common award terms and conditions that OSP negotiates?
Before an award can be accepted by the University of Pittsburgh, the Office of Sponsored Programs completes a comprehensive review of the award, which includes reviewing the terms and conditions...
When should an NIH grant be cited in a publication?
National Institutes of Health (NIH) guidance states that “Recipients should only acknowledge NIH awards on publications and other...
Forwarding Internal Office of Sponsored Programs Emails to External Recipients
Investigators and administrators occasionally forward internal email communications from the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) to external parties in an effort to expedite or facilitate...