The Research Administration Educational Offerings are open to all in the MIT research administration community and those exploring a career in research administration. You can learn at your own pace with self-study webinars. MIT authentication is required to register for and join online trainings.
MIT Atlas Learning Center closes registration two days before the course is scheduled to be held. Atlas email course reminders will include Zoom links for virtual sessions. Register early, and contact training@mit.edu if a course you are interested in is closed or if you have any registration difficulties.
Ongoing
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RA Support team members will highlight topics drawn from current trends in questions received through ra-help@mit.edu. We invite you to bring questions and/or current proposals that you are working on. Join on Zoom (no registration required)
May
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Please join us to learn more about recent updates from NSF, including significant revisions to the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG NSF 24-1) which will be effective May 20, 2024. RAS Lead Liaison for NSF will provide guidance and share resources available to the MIT community.
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Are you new to working with the NIH grants process? If so, make plans to join your peers as the NIH walks through essential aspects of applying for funding.
This event offers participants an opportunity to gain insights into the NIH’s organizational structure and how it funds research, finding the right fit for your research (including NIH Notices of Funding Opportunity - NOFOs), the grants process overview, peer review, NIH and applicant institution roles and responsibilities, and resources to help along the way.
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This event is designed to connect you with DARPA's cutting-edge initiatives and empower you in working with and navigating DARPA.
With Anita Saplan, Program Manager, Tactical Technologies Office, DARPA
- Understand the Innovation Fellowship and ARCs initiative, including their goals and eligibility requirements.
- Explore the application or participation process for each program.
- Learn valuable tips for crafting a competitive proposal.
- Hear firsthand experiences from Innovation Fellows about their research and the impact of their DARPA program involvement.
Register for the Innovation Fellowship Webinar (free for DARPAConnect members)
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Cost sharing can be an enigma to many new research administrators, and it can be a headache to many seasoned research administrators. What is it, is it really that daunting, and how can we turn this obligation into an opportunity? This presentation will help participants define cost sharing, identify the types of cost sharing, explain ways we can meet cost sharing requirements (including handling subs!), and touch on best practices and experiences from the presenter's time in research administration - including a discussion of understanding subrecipient cost sharing obligations.
Registration is not required, please join us May 20, 2024 via Zoom: https://mit.zoom.us/j/99057313818
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In this webinar, participants will learn how to develop complex budgets for large research center projects. Topics covered will include a presentation on how different costs can be supported through campus-wide policy development and resource planning tools. The presentation will end with a deep dive by building a sponsor budget task-by-task and aligning that budget to schedule milestones and tasks.
Learning Objectives
- By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Effectively engage your sponsored programs office and other campus stakeholders to develop institutional policy around direct costs.
- Understand different ways to budget complex proposals and justify different types of allowable costs under University guidelines, eg provisional Service Centers, electronic Systems, Capital expenses, and administrative effort.
- Gain proficiency with factors that impact the budget, including by-task or milestone driven project budgets.
Registration is not required, please join us May 29, 2024 via Zoom https://mit.zoom.us/j/98504891183
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Create a Detailed Budget that includes personnel with different salary inflation dates and indirect costs. This hands-on class will build upon knowledge and skills practiced in the pre-requisite web courses. Please complete these classes in order prior to registration:
This hands-on class is offered in three versions with exercises and discussion focused on more complex proposal scenarios.
June
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This Proposal Type is used for Budget and/or SOW updates on a pending Institute Proposal. The example for the class exercise is changes for an NSF CAREER proposal. This class will build upon knowledge and skills practiced in the pre-requisite web courses. Please complete these classes in order prior to registration:
Share your topic suggestions at ra-help@mit.edu.