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Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Fringe Benefit Rates Posted

August 22, 2008

Fiscal year 08-09 fringe benefit rates have been posted on the OSU Sponsored Programs web site. For the new rates please go to:

http://oregonstate.edu/research/osprc/submission/rates.htm#ope

There has also been some modifications to the health insurance for graduate students and OPE rate for undergraduate students

NIH Public Access Policy Information

April 2, 2008

Introduction:

New legislation passed in December 2007  ensures that the public has access to published results of NIH-funded research: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-033.html  The new rules require researchers to submit all peer-reviewed journal articles that arise from NIH funds to PubMed Central (PMC) within twelve months of publication.  PubMed Central (PMC) www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov is a free online archive of full-text biomedical journal articles.

Complete document:  http://oregonstate.edu/research/osp/NIHPublicAccessPolicyInformation.htm

 

Revised Proposal Transmittal Form Available for Use

March 12, 2008

The Office of Sponsored Programs has posted a revised proposal transmittal form on their website at http://oregonstate.edu/research/osp/submission/Forms_Feb_08.htm. The form is available in both MSWord and Adobe formats. Please discontinue use of other versions immediately. Older versions of the proposal transmittal form will not be accepted after April 30, 2008.

 

Can I use Adobe Acrobat Standard or Professional to complete and submit an Adobe Reader application package with Grants.gov? March 7, 2008

http://www.grants.gov/help/general_faqs.jsp#88

 

Depending on the version of Adobe Acrobat Standard or Professional software you have installed on your computer you may be able to open, complete and submit an Adobe Reader application package to Grants.gov.

Adobe Acrobat software allows you to perform all tasks performed by the corresponding version of Adobe Reader software. The version number of Adobe Acrobat (Standard or Professional) software and Adobe Reader software that perform the same tasks have matching version numbers (i.e. Adobe Reader 8.1.2, parallels Acrobat Standard or Professional 8.1.2 viewing function). To complete a Grants.gov application package you must either install the Grants.gov compatible version of Adobe Reader for free or have an equivalent version of Acrobat Standard or Professional software already installed on your computer.

To check which version of Acrobat you are using go to the Help menu in Acrobat then select About Acrobat (version #), a text box will appear containing an Adobe logo with a number, under that information you will see another number, this is the version number of your software (i.e. 8.1.2).

Or click here to verify your Adobe Reader or Acrobat Standard or Professional Software version is compatible with Grants.gov.

If you have an earlier version of Acrobat or you are unsure which Acrobat or Adobe Reader software version you are using, you may download the Grants.gov compatible version of Adobe Reader for free and use it instead of Acrobat to complete your Grants.gov application package. See the FAQ below for instructions on using Adobe Reader instead of Acrobat without changing your computer settings.

 

Urgent Notification from Department of Energy regarding Protection of Personally Identifiable Information.

February, 2008

Please be advised that Protected Personally Identifiable Information (PII) which includes information such as birth date, Social Security Number, etc. is not to be included in any technical reports submitted to DOE.  If you have submitted report(s) to DOE containing Protected PII, please contact your DOE contracting officer immediately.  IF you have any questions regarding this notification and request, contact Eric Simpson at (630) 252-2108 or Patricia Schuneman at (630) 252-2956.

 

 

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National Science Board approves a motion to enhance support of Transformative Research

September 28, 2007

At the 399th meeting of the National Science Board, the Board unanimously approved a motion to enhance support of transformative research at the NSF. Additionally, the Board approved a change to the Intellectual Merit Review Criterion specified in Part I of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide: the Grant Proposal Guide to specifically include review of the extent to which a proposal also suggests and explores potentially transformative concepts. For further information please see the following link:     http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=in130

 

Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Fringe Benefit Rates Posted

July 30, 2007

Fiscal year 07-08 fringe benefit rates have been posted on the OSU Sponsored Programs web site. For the new rates please go to

http://oregonstate.edu/research/osprc/submission/rates.htm#ope

 

Change of Director for Sponsored Programs

July 5, 2007

Peggy Lowry has retired as the Director of Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance, and no longer serves as Institutional Authorizing Official. Patricia A. Hawk will serve as Interim Director of Sponsored Programs and as OSU's Institutional Authorizing Official. The website and associated forms will be updated, but please replace Peggy S. Lowry with Patricia A. Hawk on proposals and other paperwork that requires signature of the Institutional Authorizing Official.

 

Updates to NIH's Electronic Application Submission Program Available Though Listserv Subscription

March 3, 2006

The Office of Extramural Research has established a listserv electronic mailing list to provide periodic updates on its electronic grant application program to scientists and administrators in the biomedical research community. Persons interested in receiving these updates are encouraged to subscribe to the appropriate listserv. For more information see the following link: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-047.html

 

 

 

 

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