Continuing Professional Education & Workshops

Throughout the year, Dartmouth's Office of Sponsored Projects offers a wide variety of workshops and presentations throughout the College, as well as DHMC and the VA Hospital.

Spring 2011 Research Administration Education Classes - Register On Line!

• Essentials In Action
  Introductory course that moves beyond the mechanics of processing proposals and managing grants. The course will cover some key concepts and requirements that are essential to research administration including gifts and grants, sub-recipient monitoring, audits and other topics.  Read More . . .
• Post-award Management: Getting the Most Out of Financial Data
  Looking for some tips and tricks to make grant monitoring and reporting easier?
  A panel led discussion made up of department and OSP administrators. Best practices in the areas of new award set-up, payroll management, subrecipient monitoring, departmental documentation, closeout/audit, systems sharing, etc.
• Understanding Funding Announcements: The First Step to a Successful Proposal
  While many funding announcements are straightforward and you feel that you can recite them in your sleep, are you really understanding the subtle nuances and pitfalls? This session will walk through some examples of both simple and complex announcements including RFAs, RFPs, IDQ, and other types. Learn how to identify key issues quickly and avoid problems during the proposal submission and award process

Download the descriptive Spring 2011 Training Flyer!

Other Ongoing Training Opportunities

If you would like the Office of Sponsored Projects to organize a specific workshop or training program for your faculty, staff, department, or program, please contact the Office of Sponsored Projects (646-3007).

The following workshops are offered by the Office of Sponsored Projects on an as-requested basis:

• Electronic Proposal Routing Form System
  (Increase the accuracy of your proposals and speed the approval process.)
• Sponsored Projects
  (Fundamentals of pre-award and post-award administration)

A list of current workshops offered through Dartmouth's Office of Training and Development can be found on their BlitzMail bulletin, "Human Resources Employee Development."

• Roundtable discussions on issues pertinent to sponsored activities are held about every other month. Contact the Office of Sponsored Projects (646-3007) for further information.