The Office of Research Administration (ORA) is the institutional office at Brandeis responsible for the review, submission, and acceptance of grants and contracts for research, education, and public service.
The Office of Research Administration is located in Bernstein-Marcus, Room 121 (Mailstop #116). We can be reached at (781) 736-2121, or by fax at (781) 736-2123.
News & Announcements
Important NIH Reminder: The transition from PureEdge application packages to Adobe appolication packages set for January 1, 2009, is coming up soon. Click here for futher details from NIH.
Important NIH Update: Beginning with new applications submitted to NIH after 1/25/09, PIs will be able to resubmit an unfunded proposal only once (instead of twice, as is the current policy). Any application after the first resubmission will have to be substantially redesigned and categorized as new. See NIH NOT-OD-09-003 for details.
NIH NOT-OD-08-098 Announcing the Availability of the Application Guide for
the Pilot Transition from PureEdge to Adobe-based SF424 (R&R) Grant Application Forms (RFA-AI-08-020, RFA-DE-09-001 and RFA-DE-09-002) has been posted. (August 5, 2008)
Revised Fact Sheet for FY09 is now available. (June 20, 2008)
NIH Public Access Policy (effective April 7, 2008)
NIH-funded researchers should review this new policy requiring the submission of peer-reviewed articles to PubMed Central.
New Proposal Routing Form and Attachments
Fillable Adobe forms are now available. You should use Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 to complete the forms. You can obtain a copy here.
2007 Annual Report can be found here.
2007 Annual Report Executive Summary can be found here.Highlights of FY2008 Proposal and Award Activity (Preliminary) can be found here.
NIH Parent Announcements (For Unsolicited or Investigator-Initiated Applications) and Standard Due Dates for Competing Applications .
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