Important Announcements from the University of Chicago Research Administration http://researchadmin.uchicago.edu/about/announcements.shtml NIH has posted a reminder about the different policies that affect grant submissions after Jan 25th, 2011. A list of these policies can be found here. http://researchadmin.uchicago.edu/about/announcements.shtml#NIHpolicies Beginning with the Oct 5 deadline all eligible proposals must be submitted through AURA-GrantsXpress. http://researchadmin.uchicago.edu/about/announcements.shtml#AURA The NIH Grants Policy Statement guide has been revised as of October 1, 2010. The revised version is effective for all awards issued with budget period start dates on/after October 1, 2010. The 2003 version remains in effect for all prior awards. http://researchadmin.uchicago.edu/about/announcements.shtml#NIHGrants xTrain will become mandatory for Training Grants and Fellowship terminations in January 2011, and the first deadline for the 2011 year is January 25th. URA is presenting a refresher discussion open to those who are new or familiar to the system. http://researchadmin.uchicago.edu/about/announcements.shtml#xTrain National Science Foundation (NSF) officials recently announced a change in the implementation of the existing policy on sharing research data. http://researchadmin.uchicago.edu/about/announcements.shtml#NSF_Requirements TERA is a comprehensive, pre- to post-award training program designed for research administrators at The University of Chicago and its affiliates. http://researchadmin.uchicago.edu/about/announcements.shtml#TERA Beginning with due dates on or after January 25, 2011, NIH, AHRQ and NIOSH will eliminate the error correction window from the application submission process. http://researchadmin.uchicago.edu/about/announcements.shtml#Error_Correction