Sponsored Projects Essentials

Sponsored Projects Essentials is a five-week course for CU administrative staff working in research that provides detailed information on creating and managing Sponsored Projects at Columbia. The course has been developed by the Office of Research Compliance and Training, Sponsored Projects Administration, and Sponsored Projects Finance.  The course is designed to increase understanding among sponsored projects administrative professionals of the policies and processes that govern the Pre- and Post-Award phases of Sponsored Projects at Columbia.  It is open to Research Administrators, Department Administrators, Research Coordinators, Effort Coordinators, Grants Managers, and other administrative staff involved with research who have previously participated in the Research Compliance Foundations course.

Please note: in order to be invited to take this course, one must have attended the following Foundations class sessions (as noted in Rascal): TC4002, TC4003, TC4004, and TC4005.  Please check your Rascal My Test History to see which Foundations class sessions you've already attended.

Each class provides useful how-tos, information, and insight into the management of sponsored projects and offers opportunities to ask questions of the people best equipped to answer them.

Spring 2024 Class Locations, Times, and Topics Covered:

The spring 2024 offering of Essentials will meet via Zoom only once a week––on Tuesdays, 12 pm to 1:30 pm, beginning April 9th.  A buffer date (in case one of the class sessions needs to be rescheduled) has been scheduled for Tuesday, May 21st, from 12 pm to 1:30 pm, on Zoom.  All registrants will be sent a course information email that will include Zoom registration links for each class session.

The course is offered in the spring and fall.  For information, please contact the Office of Research Compliance and Training, at [email protected].

Please see the detailed course schedule below.  If you're making up missed class sessions and would like to determine which class sessions you've already attended, please check your Rascal profile ("My Test History").