Training and Events

Events for Spring Semester

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Research & Sponsored Programs

Summer Signature Event

2025 Summer Grant Writing Workshop 

A 5-session grant-writing seminar for UNI faculty and staff, this workshop offers sessions on various grant-writing topics. This year’s workshop will feature a series of in-person events, culminating with a presentation by a guest speaker. Dates and registration links will be available soon. For more information, please contact Rebecca Rinehart at rebecca.rinehart@uni.edu.

Spring Research & Sponsored Programs Training

Grants & Contracts Training and Workshops (Flyer PDF)

Provided by the Research & Sponsored Programs office, these trainings provide an open forum for investigators and administrative staff with experience in award management. All trainings will be available as Zoom virtual sessions with recordings also available on the RSP website. Registration is required for all sessions. To register and obtain meeting information, please click on the individual session to load the Zoom registration page. For questions or other issues, please contact rsp@uni.edu.

  • Budgeting – An accurate budget is critical to obtaining and successfully managing external funding. This session will provide an overview of the conceptual and technical components of good budgets. 

 

  • Cayuse Sponsored Projects – Learn how to route grant and contract proposals for approval in Cayuse Sponsored Projects (the replacement for the PRAF). This training will also demonstrate the approval process and the ability to view all your proposals and awards in Cayuse. Relevant for principal Investigators / Project Directors, department heads and other administrators, and support staff who work with external funding. 

 

  • Cost Share – Cost-share, match, in-kind dollars, leveraged funds...what is it really, how should it be handled in a proposal, and how do I report it at UNI? This session will provide a detailed look at cost share and reporting cost share at UNI.

 

  • Cost Transfers – What are they, and what’s the big deal? This training forum will provide a detailed look at cost transfers including journal entries, labor distribution adjustments, and other issues. ​

 

 

  • Outgoing Subawards & Subcontracts – This session focuses on an overview of subawards and subcontracts – their elements and when to utilize a
    subaward versus a subcontract (pre-award) and once you’ve received the prime award (post-award) – roles & responsibilities, subaward invoice approval, subrecipient monitoring, and subaward amendments.

 

  • Postaward Project Management – You’ve been funded – now what? This session will cover all aspects of postaward project management, and the paperwork needed, from project start until project end.

 

  • Summer PAPs for Grants – This in-depth training session will walk participants through the process of creating Period Activity Pay (PAP) forms for grants, specifically timed for the upcoming Summer 2025 term.

Spring IRB Training & Events

IRB Training Certification – The CITI Program

Access link available at IRB Training

RSP offers certification for IRB training through an online course in Human Subjects Protections hosted by the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI), based at the University of Miami. This program offers online courses that can be accessed by anyone affiliated with UNI. The tutorial takes an average of 2-3 hours and fulfills the UNI IRB training requirement to participate in human subjects research. Please visit rsp.uni.edu/IRB-training for more information.

 

IRB Basics - Preparing Your IRB Application (Flyer PDF)

Are you ready to prepare an IRB application, but you just aren't sure where to begin? Join IRB Administrator Lisa Ahern for a basic "How-To" Zoom session on using Cayuse Human Subjects, the IRB application system. Learn where you can find resources to build supporting documents for your application and common mistakes to avoid. (Alternate times may be arranged, by appointment.)

Spring Research & Ethics Events

Intro to Grant Seeking (Flyer PDF)

Presented by Preaward Administrator Rebecca Rinehart, this is an introduction to external funding opportunities from foundations and government agencies. The basics of crafting a strong proposal and support available at UNI will be covered.

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