Upcoming Trainings and Events

The Research Administration Educational Offerings are open to all in the MIT research administration community and those exploring a career in research administration. You can learn at your own pace with self-study webinars. MIT authentication is required to register for and join online trainings.

MIT Atlas Learning Center closes registration two days before the course is scheduled to be held. Atlas email course reminders will include Zoom links for virtual sessions. Register early, and contact training@mit.edu if a course you are interested in is closed or if you have any registration difficulties.

Ongoing

  • RA Support team members will highlight topics drawn from current trends in questions received through ra-help@mit.edu. We invite you to bring questions and/or current proposals that you are working on. Join on Zoom (no registration required)

May

  • Please join us to learn more about recent updates from NSF, including significant revisions to the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG NSF 24-1) which will be effective May 20, 2024.  RAS Lead Liaison for NSF will provide guidance and share resources available to the MIT community.

    Register for NSF Proposal Resources and Updates

  • Are you new to working with the NIH grants process? If so, make plans to join your peers as the NIH walks through essential aspects of applying for funding.

    This event offers participants an opportunity to gain insights into the NIH’s organizational structure and how it funds research, finding the right fit for your research (including NIH Notices of Funding Opportunity - NOFOs), the grants process overview, peer review, NIH and applicant institution roles and responsibilities, and resources to help along the way.

    See webinar listing

    Registration is required for this zoom webinar

  • Cost sharing can be an enigma to many new research administrators, and it can be a headache to many seasoned research administrators. What is it, is it really that daunting, and how can we turn this obligation into an opportunity? This presentation will help participants define cost sharing, identify the types of cost sharing, explain ways we can meet cost sharing requirements (including handling subs!), and touch on best practices and experiences from the presenter's time in research administration - including a discussion of understanding subrecipient cost sharing obligations.

    Registration is not required, please join us May 20, 2024 via Zoom: https://mit.zoom.us/j/99057313818

  • Create a Detailed Budget that includes personnel with different salary inflation dates and indirect costs. This hands-on class will build upon knowledge and skills practiced in the pre-requisite web courses. Please complete these classes in order prior to registration: 

    1. Kuali Coeus: Introduction 
    2. Kuali Coeus: Basic Proposal Requirements 
    3. Kuali Coeus: Budget

    This hands-on class is offered in three versions with exercises and discussion focused on more complex proposal scenarios. 

    Register for a KC Budget session

June

Share your topic suggestions at ra-help@mit.edu.