Education & Training

The Office of Research Administration (ORA) offers in-person, online, and recorded training and educational opportunities to help researchers and research administrators learn the ins and outs of research administration at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC). ORA partners with other OUHSC offices – the Grants & Contracts Accounting Office (GCA), Research Integrity Office, the Office of Compliance, Office of Human Research Participant Protection (HRPP/IRB), the Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC), and others – to offer up-to-date targeted learning in specific areas of proposal submission, compliance, and award management.

Resources listed below can help you enhance your sponsored programs administration knowledge base. Please contact us for additional information or to schedule focused topical sessions.

Recorded Trainings

Required Training

Effective July 1^st, 2023, the University is requiring that all business managers, Department Heads, and College Deans on the OUHSC, OU-Norman, and OU-Tulsa campuses ensure that anyone that is currently a Principal Investigator, key personnel, and/or anyone actively conducting research (basic, translational, or clinical) on sponsored research grant awards (including all trainees and personnel involved in reconciling or overseeing funds related to sponsored research grant awards), are required to take the Sponsored Research and Compliance Training. The training should be assigned via ePAF, and is required every four years. This applies to all current employees and new hires.

NOTE: Anyone who is assigned Research Integrity Training will be automatically assigned to the Sponsored Research and Compliance Training. If you are automatically assigned, you will receive an email from OnPoint when the training goes live on July 1, 2023.

Please see below for training handouts.

Sponsored Research and Compliance Training:

Session 1 – Office of Compliance
- Download the Presentation Slides (PDF)
Session 2 – Export Controls and Foreign Influence
- Download the Presentation Slides (PDF)
Session 3 – The False Claims Act
- Download the Presentation Slides (PDF)
Session 4 – Intellectual Property at the University of Oklahoma
- Download the Presentation Slides (PDF)
Session 5 – Office of Human Research Participant Protection (HRPP) and Institutional Review Board (IRB)
- Download the Presentation Slides (PDF)
Session 6 - Proposal Certification Overview
- Download the Presentation Slides (PDF)
Session 7 - Post-Award Research and Compliance
- Download the Presentation Slides (PDF)

Other required trainings every four (4) years for all OUHSC employees

Conflict of Interest (COI) training - Click here for Instructions on how to access this training.
Conflict of Interest (COI) in Research training - Click here for Instructions on how to access this training.
Research Integrity training course - Click here for Instructions on how to access this training.

Moving to OUHSC with Your Grants: An Overview of the Grant Transfer Process

Moving to OUHSC with Your Grants: An Overview of the Grant Transfer Process (September 13, 2023)

The Ins and Outs of Participant Support Costs

The Ins and Outs of Participant Support Costs (April 26, 2023)

Understanding the New NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy

Grants 101 Training

The Office of Research Administration (ORA) presents a basic introduction to HSC process for submitting proposals to external funding agencies and helps identify available resources to assist you in this effort. This session provides faculty and staff with a baseline of knowledge needed to understand proposal basics.

Grants 101 (PDF)
The ORA submission process: A review for new investigators (PDF)

Grant Writing Assistance

The Office of Vice President for Research (OVPR) in partnership with the Office of Research Administration (ORA) hosts grant writing workshops for faculty who want to build their grant-writing skills.

Writing Manuscripts for Biomedical Publications
- Video
- Powerpoint Slides (PDF)

Introduction to Visual Abstracts
- Video
- Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
Grant Writing Basics
- Video
- Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
Writing Successful Grants
- Video
- Powerpoint Slides (PDF)

NIH Biosketch and Other Support Format Training

NIH, NOT-OD-21-073 and NOT-OD-110 announced updated Biosketch and Other Support format pages and instructions for use in applications, Just-in-Time (JIT) Reports, and Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs). These training sessions provide faculty and staff with an understanding of the requirements of both components.

New NIH Biosketch Format (March 30, 2021)
- Webinar
- Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
Other Support Format and Updates (August 24, 2021)
- Webinar
- Powerpoint Slides (PDF)

Other Training

Profiles (Profiles Research Networking Software) (PDF)
Introduction to ASSIST (PDF)
Professional Development Training for Researchers (Nature Masterclasses - Accessing the OUHSC Library Institutional Subscription. You will need to register while on the campus network (or VPN) to create a login. Ignore language to request a quote or buy a subscription, and register using the button in the top right hand corner. Once registered, you can use your login from anywhere. )

Past Workshops

Navigating the World of Sponsored Research: An Overview Workshop (2023)

Navigating the World of Sponsored Research: An Overview (January 26, 2023)

Preparing NIH Budgets

Video
PowerPoint Slides (PDF)

Navigating the ORA Submission Process 

Video
PowerPoint Slides (PDF)

SoonerTrack

Video
PowerPoint Slides (PDF)

Demystifying Outgoing Subawards and Independent Contractor Agreements

Video
PowerPoint Slides (PDF)

Data Use Agreements (DUAs) and Business Associate Agreements (BAAs)- What Is the Difference?

Video
PowerPoint Slides (PDF)

What Is F&A and Why Should I Care?

Video
PowerPoint Slides (PDF)

Post Award Management

Video
PowerPoint Slides (PDF)

Contracts Negotiation Process 

Video
PowerPoint Slides (PDF)

RPPRs: Making Progress Together for NIH Awards

Video
PowerPoint Slides (PDF)

Gift Card Management

Video
PowerPoint Slides (PDF)

Cost Transfers

Video
PowerPoint Slides (PDF)

The OUHSC World of Grants Workshop (2019)

The OUHSC World of Grants & Contracts Workshop is an intensive 2-day workshop covering topics related to sponsored programs. This workshop is offered by the Office of Vice President for Research (OVPR) in partnership with the Office of Research Administration (ORA), the Grants & Contracts Accounting Office (GCA), Purchasing Department, Research Integrity Office, and Office of Human Research Participant Protection (HIPPA).

Opening Remarks (PDF)
Award Budget Basics (PDF)
Basics of SBIRs and STTRs (PDF)
Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) and Data Use Agreements (DUAs) (PDF)
Conflicts of Interests: The Basics (PDF)
Cost Transfers: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly (PDF)
HIPAA and Research Contracts (PDF)
HIPAA Security and Research (PDF)
Identifying Funding Opportunities for Junior Investigators (PDF)
Just-in-Time Requests: What is required by the Sponsor & ORA (PDF)
Navigating the ORA Submission Process (PDF)
Post Award Reporting Requirements (PDF)
Professional Service Agreements (PDF)
Protecting Intellectual Property (PDF)
OUHSC Procurement Processes (PDF)
SoonerTrack Electronic Routing System (PDF)
Uniform Guidance: Federal Policies Governing OUHSC Acquisition Process (PDF)
What is F&A and Why do I Care? (PDF)
Working with Industry (PDF)

Additional Resources

Roles and Responsibilities Matrix

OUHSC Quick Guide for Principal Investigators