Grants and Research Administration

The Office of Grants and Research Administration endeavors to provide effective Sponsored Program (pre-award) and Grant Fiscal Administration (post-award) services to the faculty and staff of the School of Arts & Sciences, School of Education, School of Business, and School of Law at The College of William & Mary.

It is our goal to foster a supportive environment for those faculty who engage in externally sponsored research and programs by fostering quality research and scholarship, disseminating funding opportunity information, assisting with responses to funding opportunities, and facilitating collaborative research while being tasked to ensure federal and state guidelines for compliance.

Hot Topics

• OHRP is pleased to announce the availability for the first time of educational videos on the HHS YouTube channel.  The videos are accessible through the OHRP playlist at http://www.youtube.com/user/USGOVHHS#g/c/5965CB14C2506914 and include "Research Use of Human Biological Specimens and Other Private Information" and "Reviewing and Reporting Unanticipated Problems and Adverse Events," (both of which premiered and are still available also in RealPlayer format), in addition to two new videos "Institutional Review Board (IRB) Membership" and "General Informed Consent Requirements Parts I (Research Investigator)and II (Research Subject)."

• NIH Releases Videos to Aid Grant Applicants- The National Institutes of Health's Center for Scientific Review (CSR) released a new video to show new applicants and others how NIH assesses over 80,000 grant applications each year to help find those with the most merit. With the majority of NIH’s $31 billion budget supporting grants to researchers, these assessments help ensure investments lead to significant advances in science and health.
• Effective June 1, 2010, W&M will no longer have membership with COS.  If you wish to have access as an individual, please visit COS for information on how to join.
• New NSF Training Requirements (pdf) apply to undergrads, grads, post docs. Effective 1/4/2010. Please see updated NSF RCR Frequently asked questions updated August 16, 2010.
• NIH update on the Requirement for Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research.  JIT now requires evidence of training in human subjects.
  
• NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates supplements: PI's are encouraged to apply for  the NSF REU program which supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation. REU projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects specifically designed for the REU program.
• Scientists Seeking NSF Funding will soon be required to submit Data Management Plans effective on or around October 2010.