Procedures

Draft Policy: Emerson College Policy and Procedures for Addressing Allegations of Research Misconduct Involving PHS-Supported Research

Draft Policy: Emerson College Policy and Procedures for Addressing Allegations of Research Misconduct Involving PHS-Supported Research

NOTE: The following policy has been drafted for consideration by the College’s Policy Committee and is being posted here for...

Utilizing your FAFG Funding (Academic Year 2025-26)

Utilizing your FAFG Funding (Academic Year 2025-26)

NOTE: With the Faculty Advancement Fund Grant due to be replaced with the forthcoming Faculty Grants Program, the information below...

CFR 200 (Uniform Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance): Final Revisions Effective October 1, 2024

CFR 200 (Uniform Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance): Final Revisions Effective October 1, 2024

The Office of Management and Budget has announced revisions to the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) that are the most...

Announcement of the New ORCS Pre-Approval System for Grant Proposals

Announcement of the New ORCS Pre-Approval System for Grant Proposals

Beginning in September 2023, a faculty or staff member who is planning to submit an application for external funding must...

New Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Costs Rates for Grants Effective July 1, 2023

New Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Costs Rates for Grants Effective July 1, 2023

Dear Emerson community members: Every few years, Emerson College is required to negotiate the Facilities and Administrative (F&A) rates it...

National Science Foundation Update: Enhancements to the NSF biographical sketch and current and pending (other) support fillable PDF formats

National Science Foundation Update: Enhancements to the NSF biographical sketch and current and pending (other) support fillable PDF formats

NSF has recently made enhancements to the biographical sketch and current and pending (other) support fillable PDF formats. The updated...

Guidance and Procedures for the Processing and Management of Restricted Gifts (Updated March 2022)

Guidance and Procedures for the Processing and Management of Restricted Gifts (Updated March 2022)

In June 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) that clarifies and revises how...

NSF Update: Required Use of Research.gov for Proposal Submissions

NSF Update: Required Use of Research.gov for Proposal Submissions

In accordance with Important Notice No. 147, many National Science Foundation (NSF) program solicitations now require the use of Research.gov for the preparation...

New IRB Guidance on Compensation for Human Subjects

New IRB Guidance on Compensation for Human Subjects

ORCS and the Office of Finance are currently developing a dedicated policy on how to pay human subject participants in...

COVID-19 Update: Resumption of In-Person, On-Campus Research with Human Subjects

COVID-19 Update: Resumption of In-Person, On-Campus Research with Human Subjects

On May 27, 2021, Erik Muurisepp, Assistant Vice President of Campus Life, announced that Emerson College would “revise its regulations for...