A quarter century at OSP, in service to Brown’s research faculty, students and staff
Michael A. Kostyshak, known as “MikeK” to colleagues, retires from Brown in December. Join us in thanking Mike for his loyalty, work ethic and professionalism. Mike’s portfolio assignments have been redistributed to the Pre-Award team.
Announcing a new OSP division dedicated to research subcontracting
Under the leadership of Assistant Director Michael Liu, the new division of Research Subcontracting team will specialize in the full lifecycle of outgoing subcontracts from risk assessment through project close-out.
Proposal preparation - NIH changes become mandatory Jan. 25, 2022
NIH will soon require new Biographical Sketches and Other Support format pages. The PI and other senior/key personnel must electronically sign the Other Support form to certify the accuracy of the information provided. Read more.
November Mini Case Study Challenge solution
In the November newsletter, Sally has a tight deadline, but realizes she may need additional input from other offices in OVPR. Let’s see what she learned.
December Mini Case Study Challenge
The PO for Prof. Scope’s new DOE award is requesting information regarding those who will be working on the award, i.e., name, date of birth, address, and citizenship. Sally is hesitant; can you lend her a hand?
Cost Transfer Policy update
The Cost Transfer Policy now includes a useful Over 90 Day Calculator Tool and two new cost transfer request forms with guidance. An overview of these changes will be presented during OSP's December 9th Brown Bag.