Navigate: Budgeting Basics for Sponsored Projects

Registration for Spring 2026 Navigate: Budgeting Basics is closed. 

Schedule

• Part 1: 8 weeks (1-2 hours/week) - Asynchronous via Canvas 
  • Starts: Monday, March 23, 2026 - 9:00 a.m.
• Part 2: Virtual Instructor-Led Session - via Zoom
  • Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
  • Time: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Optional Virtual Office Hour with Instructors via Zoom: Thursday, April 30, 2026 - 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

The Navigate: Budgeting Basics for Sponsored Projects course will be broken down into two parts:

• Part 1 - learners will complete all baseline activities in Canvas over an 8-week period. This content will provide introductory information and the essential foundation to prepare learners for Part 2.
• Part 2 is a virtual instructor-led session that will focus on the practical application of the information learned in Part 1.

Target Audience

The Navigate: Budgeting Basics for Sponsored Projects course is recommended for newer research administrators:

• with approximately one (1) year of on-the-job experience,
• who have minimal experience working with budgets for sponsored research proposals, and
• who are proficient in using Microsoft Excel.

Note: Those who have previously attended the Navigate: Fundamentals course should not register for this course. The Fundamentals course content covers the concepts and materials included in this Navigate: Budgeting Basics for Sponsored Projects course.

Session Content

This course takes place in Canvas and via a virtual instructor-led Zoom session. Participants must complete all coursework in Canvas and attend the virtual instructor-led session in order to successfully complete the course.

Participants in this course will be required to engage in a blended learning experience that leverages Canvas for lecture materials, practice exercises, demonstrations and quizzes that must be completed on their own prior to attending the virtual instructor-led session via Zoom. The virtual instructor-led session will cover how to create a multi-year budget and allow participants to ask questions live to seasoned Research Administrator instructors.

By the end of the course, participants will master two to three basic budgets for sponsored projects. They will also receive a collection of job aids and templates to use as a reference for building similar budgets on their own.

Registration and Requirements

Registration for Spring 2026 Navigate: Budgeting Basics for Sponsored Projects is closed.

Course Requirements

• Obtain supervisor's approval
• Participate in 1-2 hours per week of asynchronous training for 8 weeks (Canvas)
• Participate in 3-4 hours of a live virtual instructor-led session (Zoom)
• Complete all assignments
• Complete course evaluation surveys

This is a blended course experience. Participants must complete all coursework in Canvas, and attend the virtual instructor-led session in order to successfully complete the course.

Enrollment is limited to 25 participants.

Course Fee

The course fee is temporarily waived.