Starting Thursday, January 19, 2023, B2P Office Hours will be one hour, every Tuesday and Thursday, from 10:00 - 11:00 am. The link for the MS Teams meeting does not change. Additional information can be found on the Support page of the B2P website.

Starting Thursday, January 19, 2023, B2P Office Hours will be one hour, every Tuesday and Thursday, from 10:00 - 11:00 am. The link for the MS Teams meeting does not change. Additional information can be found on the Support page of the B2P website.

The December 7, 2022 Research Management Meeting Slide Deck referenced during this session is now available. Save the date for the next RMM: Thursday, February 16th, 2:00 PM.

This is a reminder that the reinvention of subagreements in GMAS has an expected release date of February 2023. HSPH's Fishbowl Roadshow will be held in January to share an overview of the new GMAS subagreement functionality. Save the Date: January 10th, 2023, 1:00pm EST for the HSPH Roadshow. Refer to the HCSRA News... Read more about January 2023 Roadshow: The Reinvention of Subagreements in GMAS

As the semester comes to a close and holiday gatherings approach, it’s important to highlight the key changes made to the University’s COVID-19 operations and policies which will go into effect Thursday, December 22. 

Cost Sharing on sponsored awards is a very extensive topic with an abundance of University-wide and School-specific resources. In hopes of summarizing the process and resources, the Harvard Chan School created the Cost Sharing Quick Reference Guide.

If you have any questions Cost Sharing questions, please contact ...

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The Billing Agreement (BA) templates and University guidance were recently updated. The guidance details the purpose of the salary and trainee billing agreements, the requirements to establish a billing agreement, and the roles and responsibilities associated with a billing agreement. Please note: the Harvard Chan School is currently developing School-specific guidance to accompany the University guidance.

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GMAS Subagreement Enhancement: Monday, February 27, 2023

The GMAS Subagreement Workflow enhancements are now available.  From this point forward, Departments requesting subagreement and subamendment drafts should do so in GMAS, rather than emailing their Central Office. If you have any questions, please contact Angie Suriel at ...

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The Yearly Access Review (YAR) process is an annual review of user access to Harvard Financial Systems, required by Harvard University IT Client Services, for the following applications: Buy-to-Pay (B2P); CONCUR; GMAS; HART (reporting); Oracle; PeopleSoft/QlikView/DZConnex (Fieldglass)/Equifax; PI Dashboard; and Wasabi. This year's YAR...

Read more about 2023 Yearly Access Review (YAR) Due December 4

The Office of Research Strategy and Development (ORSD) coordinates all letters of institutional support that are to be signed by the Dean’s Office (Michelle Williams, Dean of the Faculty), including institutional letters of support, which are required for all T32 training grants.
 
Please be aware that the guidelines for T32 letters of support have been significantly expanded and ORSD can help draft a letter that complies with NIH requirements. All requests for T32 institutional letters of support should be sent to Vanessa Barton at least... Read more about Institutional Letters of Support for T32 Applications

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OSP is excited to announce a new tool for Research Administrators to assist with the management of sponsored awards. The ...

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Effective February 18, 2023, BCD Travel will no...

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To help you learn about the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Data Management and Sharing Policy, effective January 25, 2023, and how to successfully meet its expectations at Harvard, the Harvard Research Data Management (RDM) working group is hosting both in-person and... Read more about Drop-in NIH DMS Policy Office Hours

The deadline to submit an ACE nomination form is on Friday, November 11.  For more information, review the ACE Award overview and guidelines.

The ACE Award is the Harvard Chan School’s way of acknowledging staff (individuals or a team of 2-5) who have made extraordinary efforts in the...

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To allow everyone more time to truly disconnect from work and focus on family, friends, and self-care, Dean Williams has decided to extend the Thanksgiving holiday to begin on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Therefore, Harvard Chan School will be closed for Thanksgiving break from Wednesday, Nov. 23, through Friday, Nov. 25.