Canceled! Collaborative Research Administrators Group (CRAG) October Meeting

Thursday, October 15, 2026 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

There will be no CRAG meeting on Thursday, October 15th. We hope you will join us for the November meeting on Thursday, November 19th. 

Happening Tomorrow! University-Industry Demonstration Partnership (UIDP) Webinar: U.S. Federal Legislative Update 

Thursday, October 15, 2026 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Strong university-industry partnerships depend on understanding the shifting U.S. federal landscape. Join Leslee Gilbert of Van Scoyoc Associates for a timely briefing on the upcoming election and its potential implications for research, innovation, and technology partnerships. Leslee will explore likely scenarios for control of Congress, including changes in both chambers, one chamber, or neither, and how those outcomes could shape congressional priorities and the executive branch’s response. Participants will gain perspective on what could change, what may remain consistent, and how to navigate continued political volatility. The session will also examine the evolving AI policy landscape, including cybersecurity, energy use, state and federal approaches, legal challenges and liability, and broader technology trends shaping how we work and live. Anyone from a member organization is welcome to attend; GW is a member organization.

Cayuse Webinar: Strategies for Single IRB Success

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

With potential changes to FDA regulations ahead, many teams have questions about how to approach single IRB and establishing a strong reliance program. 

That’s why we’re hosting Lauren Boccardo, OTD, OTR/L, CIP Senior IRB Coordinator at Versiti Clinical Trial Solutions, and Steven Muller, CIP, IRB Reliance Analyst at Thomas Jefferson University, for an in-depth discussion on the challenges and benefits of single IRB and how to prepare your institution for a potential FDA single IRB mandate.

We invite you to join our webinar to hear from Lauren and Steven about when it’s beneficial to participate in a single IRB, how to prepare your institution for a single IRB, what we know about the proposed FDA rule, and more!

New! CITI Program Webinar: Research Security Risk Assessment and Management

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Research Security is a rapidly evolving area of U.S. federal regulatory compliance that encompasses a broad range of activities at U.S. academic institutions. This webinar examines ideas for embedding Research Security as part of enterprise-level risk management discussions across institutions. The webinar explores the federal agency risk matrix frameworks and identifies different categories of risk that need to be managed in effective Research Security Programs, with emphasis placed on developing practical strategies for risk assessment and risk mitigation. Case studies are provided as opportunities to discern risk tolerance at their own institutions and examine how it informs risk mitigation strategies. By the end of the course, learners will be better equipped to identify research security vulnerabilities and contribute to efforts to promote secure and compliant research at their institutions.

New! AI in Research Administration Builders Group

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 | 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

AI in Research Administration Builders Group is a peer network for research administrators implementing AI in research operations through integration, automation, workflow design, and enterprise deployment. Hosted by James Shelley (Office of Research Services, Western University, Canada), the group meets bi-monthly on Zoom to share projects, solve challenges, and connect practitioners across the research lifecycle. Supported by CARA and SRAI, participation is open to all, with no membership required.

New! Hanover Grants Webinar: Collaborating with Community Partners in Grant Seeking

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 | 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Community partnerships can strengthen proposals, expand resources, and make your work more compelling to funders. Building these relationships requires trust, shared goals, and clear communication. This session will show you how to identify the right partners, structure collaborations that benefit all parties, and craft proposals that demonstrate collective impact.

Accelerated Implementation of Data Management and Sharing Plan Changes for NIH Career Development (K) Awards

On October 5, 2026, NIH released notice NOT-OD-26-120 which announced that, effective immediately, DMS Plans are no longer required for NIH Career Development (K) awards, as follows: 

IES Biosketches in SciENcv

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is currently updating their Biosketch requirements. It is anticipated that the IES SciENcv Biosketch will be available later this month. In the meantime, if the IES SciENcv Biosketch is not yet available when preparing an application, IES advises applicants to use the NSF SciENcv Biosketch with required IES page limitations.

myResearch Scheduled Monthly Maintenance 

There will be a scheduled monthly maintenance period for the myResearch system beginning Saturday, October 17th at 2:30 PM EST and ending Sunday, October 18th at 12:30 AM EST.

During this scheduled monthly maintenance period, myResearch will remain accessible, but users may experience periods of downtime lasting up to 15 minutes or slow performance.

For support with myResearch, submit an Ask OVPR ticket.

SciENcv Document Digital Certificate Expiration- Update Related to Upcoming Submission Deadlines

The Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) recently became aware of time-sensitive changes affecting NIH-SciENcv generated documents. SciENcv updated the digital certificate used to certify the NIH Biosketch and Current & Pending (Other) Support (CPOS) documents without advance notification, resulting in the previous certificate expiration on Saturday, September 26, 2026. This certification change affects all applications, JIT Requests, RPPRs submitted to NIH on/after September 26, 2026. 

This certification change applies to the NIH Biosketch Common Form, Supplement Common Form, and Current and Pending (Other) Support (CPOS) Common Form whenever GW is the lead organization, subrecipient, subcontractor or partner. During the OSP final compliance review, the pre-award Specialist will review these documents to ensure the ‘Valid to’ date is 03/14/2027 in order to provide review comments to the PI/RST when necessary.

The myResearch pre-submission validation will not generate a warning or error message. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the assigned pre-award specialist in the funding proposal.

GW Chart of Accounts Update

Account 57118 is now updated and available for use to allocate trainee related expenses including Student Health Insurance. Use account 57118 to accumulate trainee-related expenditures, including trainee health insurance (self-only or family coverage, as applicable) and other expenses directly related to training programs.

What's Changed?

Most OSP Resources are located on the Education and Training SharePoint site. To access the site, you will need to use your GW Single Sign On credentials. If you need any assistance finding a resource, or require help to access the Education and Training SharePoint site, please contact OSP_EandT@gwu.edu.