E-ssentials eLearning Modules

Review of the Project/Grant Chartfield in M-Pathways, with focus on information related to sponsored projects.

Overview of grad student and postdoctoral appointments for sponsored projects relevant to research administrators.

Provides an overview of cost-transfer guidelines, cost-transfer justifications, and the process for completing.

Provides an overview of common post-award changes, research terms & conditions, and actions/modifications.

Primary U-M reporting systems to monitor project financial health, consequences of non-compliance.

Effort certification process: why/how/when effort must be reported and certified, consequences of non-compliance.

Effort in a sponsor budget, appointment types, effort certification, salary recovery and salary caps.

Overview of the proposal-development and submission process.

Analysis of common pre-closeout reports and general tips, strategies, and resources to assist you.

Types of Direct Cost and Indirect Costs, including salaries, effort, supplies, equipment, travel and more.

Types of cost sharing that might be included in a sponsored project or proposal.

Builds on concepts in the Pre-Closeout Analysis module: analysis of Uniform Guidance and Financial Status Reports.

Information covered only in the Financial Status Report portion of the Project Closeout module.

An overview of UG cost principles and managing UG expenses throughout the research project lifecycle.

Overview of the role stewardship plays in research administration and ways RAs can practice good stewardship.