Archives: Announcements

Published May 23, 2022 RPPR Module New Visual AppearanceThe Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) Module in eRA Commons is moving to the new visual appearance being adopted by other eRA modules, because of a required technology upgrade that enhances the security and stability of the module. The upgrade includes adding the new unique entity identifier […]

Published May 19, 2022 Following the corrections released by the National Institutes of Health on May 13, 2022, this memo replaces the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs’ announcement from April 2022 and announces that the minimum compensation for Washington University Postdoctoral Research Associates and Scholars for FY2023 will be $54,840 per year as of July 1, […]

Published May 17, 2022 The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently released the “Dear Colleague” information below. Dear Colleague: Beginning in January 2023, all new proposals must be prepared and submitted in Research.gov or Grants.gov. FastLane will no longer be a preparation and submission option. The National Science Foundation strongly urges proposers to prepare and submit all eligible proposals in […]

Published May 16, 2022 In the release of NOT-OD-22-112, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) extends the guidance provided earlier (NOT-OD-22-046 and NIH-OD-21-180) for applicants preparing applications for the January 2023 Council round, beginning with the May 25, 2022 due date. Reviewers will continue to receive instructions to assume that constraints arising from the COVID-19 pandemic […]

Published May 13, 2022 Sponsored Projects Accounting (SPA) will be initiating the second effort recertification process in Workday on May 16, 2022. This recertification process will run on a continual monthly basis. If you are an effort reviewer, please look at your Workday inbox on that day for any effort certifications in your department that […]

Published via Research News May 11, 2022 Washington University in St. Louis has negotiated new predetermined fringe benefit rates with our Federal cognizant agency, the Department of Health and Human Services. These rates and the applicable rate agreement are effective for the period July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. See below: Applicable To: Predetermined […]

Published May 10, 2022 As announced on April 27, 2022, the changes to the Proposal Certification (PC) Form and the additional form for Department of Energy (DOE) have been implemented into Research Management System (RMS) Production. Additionally, the PC Form is now accessible in its own tab below the WU Comments tab on the left-hand navigation in […]

Published May 9, 2022 We are pleased to announce the opening of the Mass Spectrometry Technology Access Center (MTAC) at McDonnell Genome Institute (MTAC@MGI)! The Grand Opening of the new Core was April 29, 2022. The MTAC provides state-of-the-art proteomics, metabolomics, lipidomics and spatial omics by Mass Spectrometry imaging technologies to answer current questions in basic, translational […]

Published April 27, 2022 Effective May 10, 2022, new assurances will be added to the PC Form. These assurances are being added as required by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) new Conflict of Interest policy. The existing DOE verbiage on the PC form and the additional form for DOE (DOE Form: FGTRP & COI Template) will each be […]

Published April 27, 2022 The Conflicts of Interest (COI) module of the Research Management System (RMS) has been updated to include revised disclosure forms to accommodate the External Professional Activities (EPA) policy that went into effect on April 27, 2022. The EPA policy addresses two key areas in coordination with existing COI Policies: Establishes a […]