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Oracle Outage Update

March 28, 2023

As a reminder, the Oracle EBS 12.2 upgrade will take place from Tuesday, April 18th, at 5:00 pm through Monday April 24th, at 8:00 am. This article provides a list of the different systems affected during the upgrade as well as B2P submission due dates before the outage.

Changes to FAS and SEAS Research Compliance

February 14, 2023

We are pleased to announce that the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), including the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research have established a shared Research Compliance Program (RCP). Under this program, staff from the Office of the Vice Provost for Research (OVPR) will assume operational and administrative responsibility of certain research compliance functions, effective February 15, 2023. The research compliance functions to be transferred to OVPR include faculty/researcher outside...

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New Internal Funding Opportunity: Zuckerman Travel and Research STEM Fund at Harvard University

February 13, 2023

We are pleased to announce a new internal funding opportunity, the Zuckerman Travel and Research STEM Fund. This program aims to support the development of new research collaborations in STEM fields between faculty members and researchers in Harvard’s Faculty of Arts & Sciences (FAS) or John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and their...

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Star-Friedman Challenge for Promising Scientific Research: Now Accepting Applications

February 6, 2023

The Star-Friedman Challenge for Promising Scientific Research offers opportunities for eligible faculty to seek support for new work in their research programs within the life, physical and social sciences. There are no limitations on the subject areas that may be considered, and programs that take the investigators in directions that are new for them (a “forty-five degree” turn)...

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Star-Friedman Challenge for Promising Scientific Research: Now Accepting Applications

January 19, 2022
The Star-Friedman Challenge for Promising Scientific Research provides seed funding to interdisciplinary high-risk, high-impact projects in the life, physical, and social sciences. Early-stage projects that are unlikely to receive funding from traditional grant-making agencies are encouraged. This competition is open to ladder faculty members in the participating schools (HMS, HSDM, HSPH, FAS and SEAS). Challenge grants will ordinarily range from $80,000-$150,000... Read more about Star-Friedman Challenge for Promising Scientific Research: Now Accepting Applications

Upcoming Trainings for Research Administrators - November/December 2021

November 15, 2021
Please be aware of three exciting training opportunities for Research Administrators being offered in November/December 2021. 
 

Audits: Request and Documentation

Date/Time/Format: November 17th, 2021 /2:00pm- 3:00pm / Live Virtual Training

Description: This session is for research administrators who would like to gain knowledge of audit requests and what actions are needed when you are audited. We will cover the work flow of audits, the types of audit requests one may receive as well as...

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