Transcript NRSA Training Grants and Fellowships Basics Sponsored Projects Administration

NRSA Training Grants and
Fellowships Basics
Sponsored Projects Administration
Audience
This course is intended for “department
administrative staff”—including department
administrators, division managers,
department fiscal managers, department
effort coordinators, etc.
Introduction
Training Grants and Fellowships are
designed to develop or enhance research
training opportunities in order to ensure a
diverse and highly trained workforce will
be available
Introduction
This session will focus on Federal
Kirschstein-NRSA awards, however, the
principles learned should be applied to all
training grants and fellowships.
Introduction
Training Grants and Fellowships are
known as T and F awards because the
activity type assigned by the NIH begins
with a T or an F.
Training Grants are awarded to OHSU for
a predefined program
Fellowships are for an individual training
experience
Introduction
Fellow must be a citizen, non-citizen
national, or lawfully admitted for
permanent residence
Training grants: must have been admitted for
residency at the time of appointment
Fellowships: must have been admitted for
residency at the time of award
Introduction
Degree Requirements:
Predoc: must have a baccalaureate degree
and be enrolled in a doctoral program
Programs include F31, F30, and T31
Postdoc: Ph.D. or M.D. or comparable doctoral
degree from an accredited domestic or
foreign institution
Programs include F32 and T32
Introduction
Current OHSU Statistics:
F31 – 14
F32 – 18
T32 – 21
Approximately 175 Trainees
Introduction
In 2006 NIH awarded:
T32s -1952
F Awards - 2970
F32s - 1587
Introduction
NIH resources
Grants Policy Statement, Kirschstein-NRSA
Section:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2003/
NIHGPS_Part10.htm#_Toc54600187
Program Announcements and Other
Information:
http://grants.nih.gov/training/nrsa.htm
Classifications
The NIH clearly states that fellows
appointed to a T and F awards cannot be
employees. Stipends are coded to the
GR-Stipend-1099 NonSubject.
Stipends must be issued via Accounts
Payable
Trainees must meet HR requirements:
http://ozone.ohsu.edu/hr/managers/new_p
aper.shtml
Classifications
Predoctoral:
Predoc Trainees
Health Insurance Information:
http://www.ohsu.edu/academic/acad/health/
Classifications
Postdoctoral:
Postdoc Trainee
Health insurance contribution equal to
unclassified employees
Postdoc Guide to Research:
http://www.ohsu.edu/research/rda/postdocs/in
dex.shtml
Classifications
Submit a PA to HR to Postdoc Trainee:
Existing HR Record:
http://ozone.ohsu.edu/hr/docs/jobchange.pdf.
New HR Record:
http://ozone.ohsu.edu/hr/docs/newhire.pdf.
Appointments
Appointments are intended to be for one
year
Requires full time research training (must
be 100% effort and 1.0 FTE)
Limited to five years at the predoc level
and three years at the post doc level
Stipends
Stipend
A subsistence allowance to help defray living
expenses during the research training
experience. This is not a salary.
Levels are predefined
 Set annually by NIH
 Link:
http://www.ohsu.edu/research/rda/rgc/budgetde
v.shtml#stipend
Stipend Levels
 Career Level Stipend (FY 2009)
Undergraduates in the MARC and COR programs:
Freshmen/Sophomores
$7,896
Juniors/Seniors
$11,064
Predoctoral
$20,976
Postdoctoral - years of experience:
0
$37,368
1
$39,360
2
$42,204
3
$43,860
4
$45,504
5
$47,460
6
$49,344
7 or more
$51,552
Stipends
 Post doc graduation date = degree conferred
 “Relevant Experience” may include:
 Research experience outside OHSU
 Clinical duties
 Residency
 Internship
 Teaching assistantship
 Time spent in a health related field beyond that of
qualifying for a doctoral degree
 The PI determines if experience is relevant, and may
have to justify assessment to the NIH
Stipend Memo
 The department may initiate the stipend memo
 If possible, begin appointments on the first day of the
month
 Mid-month appointments are prorated based on the
number of days in the month
 The memo is routed to SPA for approval, then
taken to AP
Prorating Example
Predoc appointed 4/2/09-4/1/10
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Prorate 4/2/09-4/30/09:
(29/30)*1,748=1,689.73
Prorate 4/1/10: 1,748 – 1,689.73=58.27
Stipend Memo
Stipends should be to AP by the 15th of
each month
New Trainee must submit a Residency
Status Information Form:
http://ozone.ohsu.edu/financial/ap/pdf/Resi
dencyStatusInformation.pdf
Direct Deposit Request form to AP:
http://ozone.ohsu.edu/financial/ap/pdf/Net
DirectDeposit.doc.
Leave
Annual Leave:
Vacation – 80 hours
Holiday – same as Unclassified
Employees
Sick – 15 calendar days
Parental Leave – 30 calendar days
Tracked by the department
Summary
This course has given an overview of
NRSA T and F awards
Understanding will help the ensure proper
stewardship of federal funds