Archives: Announcements

Published June 24, 2025, via Research News The Uniform Guidance was updated for new awards and incremental/supplemental funding awards made on or after October 1, 2024. Under the revisions, accrued time paid out at termination is no longer chargeable to federal grants. As a result, these payments will be included in the university’s fringe rate in […]

Published June 24, 2025, via Research News Sponsored Projects Accounting (SPA) is excited to share an important update aimed at improving customer service and operational efficiency. As part of the ongoing efforts to better serve the research community, SPA has formed a dedicated Approvals Team.  To better serve your needs, SPA has established a dedicated email address for […]

Published June 6, 2025, via Research News The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has extended the comment period to June 7, 2025.  The Federal Register recently published the Trump administration’s new regulation that would institute Schedule F. This plan would reclassify tens of thousands of government jobs as “policymaking positions” and therefore subject them to presidential appointment […]

Published May 28, 2025, via Research News Dear Faculty and Staff, Thank you for all you do to make WashU one of the best research institutions in the world. In these uncertain times, it is important to have a strong voice in the national dialogue on higher education. Toward this end, it is vital to have […]

Published May 22, 2025, via Research News Recently, the Federal Register published the Trump administration’s new regulation that would institute Schedule F. This plan would reclassify tens of thousands of government jobs as “policymaking positions” and therefore subject them to presidential appointment and removal of those who occupy these positions. This regulation would reclassify jobs that once […]

Published May 20, 2025, via Research News The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is pleased to announce that, effective on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, the minimum compensation for all WashU postdoctoral appointees will be $63,120 per year (defined as a 12-month appointment). This minimum compensation (salary or stipend) has been established by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for […]

Published May 19, 2025, via Research News WashU continues to monitor federal actions impacting federally-funded research. The DOE, NSF and NIH have attempted to implement policies to cap indirect cost reimbursements for research grants at 15%. All are facing legal challenges which we continue to monitor along with numerous other pending lawsuits. At this time, please adhere to […]

Published May 16, 2025, via Research News Effective May 16, 2025, the University has paused Project Activation Request approvals for the following: Subcontract (federal flow through) Project Activation requests will require a copy of the Prime Award holder’s current year Notice of Award (NOA) or evidence of an NOA (e.g. eRA commons screenshots or NIH Reporter […]

Published May 15, 2025, via Research News Dear Faculty and Staff,  Thank you for all you do to make WashU one of the best research institutions in the world. In these uncertain times, it is important to have a strong voice in the national dialogue on higher education. Toward this end, it is vital to have […]

Published May 7, 2025, via Research News On May 1, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) updated their policy on foreign subawards (NOT-OD-25-104). To provide more transparency and reliable reporting on dollars spent, NIH is establishing a new award structure to prohibit foreign subawards from being nested under the parent grant. This new award structure […]