The Connector Archive

June 2023

Sponsored Research Administration (SRA) is excited to post the inaugural monthly activity metrics report.  These metrics include information such as Award and Award Modification Average Processing TimesNumber of Proposals Submitted to Sponsors, and much moreClick here to learn more.

In research, it’s important to distinguish between a subrecipient (or subawardee) and a contractor since there are different rules and regulations that govern the relationship between the pass-through entity, which is the university issuing the subaward, and third-party entities.

May 2023

A powerful new enterprise analytics tool is available at FSU. Microsoft Power BI Premium can query numerous university systems—including Student Central, myFSU Financials and myFSU Human Resources—and extract valuable insights and trends. Use the tool to support research, secure grant funding and much more. Microsoft Power BI Premium offers an enhanced experience over the existing myFSU BI and Power BI Pro tools and is changing the enterprise analytics experience at FSU. Microsoft Power BI Premium is available to faculty, staff and departments by request.

he Office for Human Subjects Protection (OHSP) has published its new web page to provide the research community with easy-to-access guidance on human subjects and Institutional Review Board (IRB) issues in funding applications and awards, such as describing in a funding application how human subjects will be protected, and how for a sponsor to provide documentation of IRB approval in anticipation of or following a notice of award. The new web page also provides our new related FAQs, as well as links to sponsors’ human subjects research-related polices, requirements, and resources. OHSP’s main FAQ page has a new Specific FAQ #13 that directs users to the new web page.

ORD has all five of our 2023 NSF CAREER workshops available through our On-Demand Learning portal.

Faculty in the Arts interested in pursuing external funding for their research and/or creative projects have a wealth of exciting opportunities to choose from.

From the towering pines in Tallahassee to the neon lights of South Beach — Florida is a truly special place.

Check out available funding opportunities.

Effective research mentoring relationships are critical to developing the next generation of researchers.  The mission of the FSU research mentor academy is to promote a culture of support for research mentoring and to provide training in optimizing mentoring relationships for mentors with their mentees at all levels of their research careers. The FSU Research Mentor Academy is conducted by the FSU Office of Research Development, led by Dr. Rachel Goff-Albritton, Assistant Director of the Office of Research Development.