Training for Excellence in Research Administration
TERA is a comprehensive, pre- to post-award training program designed for research administrators at The University of Chicago and its affiliates. The goal of this program is to develop and educate beginning and novice research administrators, helping them to achieve and maintain excellence.
The online coursework is available via the University of Chicago Chalk site, allowing administrators to access training materials anytime from anywhere using their cNet ID. Chalk (https://chalk.uchicago.edu) is the campus learning management system.


Guest Login:

  1. Login to Chalk with your cNet ID and PW at the following site: http://chalk.uchicago.edu/
  2. Click the TERA class link: URA-10100 TERA | Training for Excellence in Research Administration

Official Enrollment:
To officially enroll please contact Aaron House, URA Training Specialist, at the following address: ahouse@uchicago.edu.


AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (“Recovery Act”)


For the latest news and information on stimulus funding by agency, please see the Vice President for Research and for National Laboratories new web page http://researchfunding.uchicago.edu


For guidance on how to apply for these grants, and for more detailed information, please visit the Grants.gov section of the URA website.


The URA Has a New Address
Please update your records with our new address:


The University of Chicago
University Research Administration
6030 S. Ellis Ave. Room 114 (ED-114)
Chicago, IL 60637-5814

About University Research Administration (URA)
Services · Staff · Proposal Process at the University of Chicago · University Offices for Research & Compliance Support · Announcements · U of C Funding Profile · Glossary... Additional Resources

Searching for Sponsored Funding
Funding Search Tools · Federal Agencies · Nonfederal Sponsors · Office of Foundation Relations · Sensitive Foundations · BSD: Funding Opportunities... Additional Resources

Proposal Development & Submission
Proposal Submission & Award Acceptance · PTF · Sponsor Application Forms · Preparing a Budget · Subrecipients · Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs) · Guidance for Writing Effective Proposals · Clinical Trials · NIH Links · Sample Language... Additional Resources

Negotiating Awards
Governing Policy · Authorized Signature · UChicagoTech · Negotiating Non-Federal Agreements · Intellectual Property, Data Rights & Data Retention... Additional Resources

Post-Award
Setting-up Accounts (Form 70B) · Subrecipients · Independent Contractors · Sponsored Consultants · Restricted Funds · Managing Grant Funds · Post-Award Toolkit · eSNAP... Additional Resources

Regulations, Policies, & Procedures
Principal Investigator Eligibility · Roles & Responsibilities in the Oversight of Sponsored Projects · Research Compliance · Whistleblower Policy... Additional Resources

Support & Resources
Federal F&A Cost Rate Agreement · A-133 Audit · Professional Organizations · Subscribing to E-mail Lists · AdmiNET · Argonne National Laboratory, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory... Additional Resources

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