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The Campus Controller’s Office and the Office of Contracts and Grants have teamed up to offer a cohort program for novice to intermediate department research administrators (DRAs).

This cohort program seeks to accomplish the following objectives:

• Provide opportunities to engage with experts across campus on topics related to sponsored project administration Ìý
• Grow and nurture the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ research administration community by providing space for staff to meet, interactÌýand problem-solve with each other Ìý ÌýÌý
• Equip participants with new tools and resources that others use to manage sponsored project tasks and day-to-day work ÌýÌý

Intended audience: Staff members within campus units who perform administrative and/or financial tasks related to sponsored projectsÌýand have less than threeÌýyears of experience working with sponsored projects at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ. We also encourage staff members who may not have peers or mentors in their dept/unit.Ìý

Time commitment:ÌýThe program is an 18-week commitment over the academic semester (mid-August through early December). Participants must attend a virtual session every other week (held on Thursdays from 10-11 a.m.) and participate in small group discussions between sessions. We highly recommend that interested participants confirm their availability to participate with their supervisors.

Prerequisites: While there are no prerequisites to apply, we ask that all selected participants complete the following online courses before we begin virtual sessions: Ìý

• DRA Essentials (OCG eCourse) Ìý
• Financial Research Onboarding (RFS-CCO eCourse) Ìý