What is effort and why does it matter?
You won’t be in research administration long before you’ll start hearing about effort, people will talk about it in the context of Progress Reports, Other Support, Labor Cost transfers, and…
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Navigating Foreign Collaborations in Research Administration: Key Considerations for New RAs
Foreign collaborations in research are becoming more frequent and bring unique challenges, especially given the current focus on foreign involvement in federally funded projects. As a research administrator, it’s essential…
NIH Progress Reports/RPPRS
Want to hear a secret? A poorly kept one, for sure….. but I absolutely love RPPRs—they’re like a challenging puzzle that brings me enormous satisfaction – I touch on that…
Understanding and Managing Other Support Documents in Research Administration
As a research administrator, we’re no strangers to the frequent requests for Other Support documents. These crucial pieces of documentation are often required by funding agencies like the NSF, DOD,…
Indirect Costs for Research Administrators
So, what do we need to know about Indirect Cost Rates (IDC) as RAs? This topic can be tricky because, although we’re not deeply involved in the calculations or decisions…