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The Campus Controller’s Office and the Office of Contracts and Grants have teamed up to offer a cohort program for novice to intermediate department research administrators (DRAs).

This cohort program seeks to accomplish the following objectives:

• Provide opportunities to engage with experts across campus on topics related to sponsored project administration  
• Grow and nurture the ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ research administration community by providing space for staff to meet, interact and problem-solve with each other     
• Equip participants with new tools and resources that others use to manage sponsored project tasks and day-to-day work   

Intended audience: Staff members within campus units who perform administrative and/or financial tasks related to sponsored projects and have less than three years of experience working with sponsored projects at ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ. We also encourage staff members who may not have peers or mentors in their dept/unit. 

Time commitment: The program is an 18-week commitment over the academic semester (mid-August through early December). Participants must attend a virtual session every other week (held on Thursdays from 10-11 a.m.) and participate in small group discussions between sessions. We highly recommend that interested participants confirm their availability to participate with their supervisors.

Prerequisites: While there are no prerequisites to apply, we ask that all selected participants complete the following online courses before we begin virtual sessions:  

• DRA Essentials (OCG eCourse)  
• Financial Research Onboarding (RFS-CCO eCourse)