Archives: Announcements

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 […]

Published May 7, 2025, via Research News On May 7, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) posted NOT-OD-25-110: Updated NIH Processes for No-Cost Extensions. Effective immediately, NIH has temporarily disabled the No-Cost Extension (NCE) functionality in eRA commons. NIH is reviewing existing grants and cooperative agreements to ensure awards do not fund off-mission activities or projects. All requests […]

Published May 6, 2025, via Research News Dear Colleagues, As part of our ongoing federal advocacy efforts, we will soon launch a new faculty and staff survey focused on research activity and compliance burden. WashU is conducting this effort in partnership with Vanderbilt University, with whom we have also partnered on the Vanderbilt/WashU statement of principles. […]

Published May 2, 2025, via Research News On May 2, 2025, the National Science Foundation (NSF) posted the Policy Notice NSF 25-034: Implementation of Standard 15% Indirect Cost Rate. Effective May 5, 2025, NSF will cap indirect cost reimbursements for research grants to 15%. The 15% rate maximum applies only to new awards made to Institutions of Higher […]

Published May 1, 2025, via Research News The 2024 Public Access Policy, originally slated to go into effect on December 31, 2025, will now be effective as of July 1, 2025. Author Accepted Manuscripts meeting this qualification and with acceptance dates on or after July 1, 2025, are subject to the policy. Until that time, NIH’s current Public […]

Published April 29, 2025, via Research News Dear WashU research community, We continue to work as quickly as possible to provide additional guidance in response to new communications from our federal sponsors.  Federal agencies are increasing scrutiny of grant applications and Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs) to identify fraud, waste, and abuse. RPPRs must be submitted on time and […]