Professional and Organizational Development

The following are courses offered by Professional and Organizational Development. They are highly recommended for anyone who will be involved in submitting, managing or supporting grant applications or projects.

For information on signing up for these courses, follow the link above to the Professional and Organizational Development website. The course catalogue is available on link at the left top of the page. You will need to log in with your UW ID to view them.

Q0120: Fundamentals of Grant and Contract Management

This course is designed for individuals with limited experience in the administration of sponsored projects at the UW. Content covers basic administrative requirements, pre-award to post-award, for conducting sponsored research/training at the UW, including: UW research policies and procedures for compliance, costing policy and budgeting, description of award provisions and range of acceptable terms, and basics of budget administration. The course also addresses forthcoming developments in electronic grant administration.

Q0400: Grant and Contract Fiscal Administration

This intermediate-level course provides participants with the opportunity to learn policies, rules, regulations and procedures necessary for post-award administration of grant and contract budgets.

Q0130: Grant Research and Proposal Writing

Obtaining a grant of any sort is about building relationships; following protocol; being creative, confident, and passionate; and expressing it all in writing. Participants in this course learn team and idea development, basics of case statement writing, whom to approach when seeking funding (and how to approach them), grant research and writing, and the grant approval process. This interactive course uses a variety of media, as well as group and individual work.

Q0980: SAGE 101: Creating and Submitting eGC1s from A to Z

Learn how to create and submit electronic Grants and Contracts forms (eGC1s) using SAGE - the UW’s web-based system for supporting electronic Research Administration (eRA). This hands-on course will define and outline SAGE and eGC1 procedures, and explain how they fit into the grant application process. Learn how to create an eGC1, attach documents to an eGC1, and submit an eGC1 for review and approval.

Q0550: Facilities and Administrative Rate Calculation

The federal government funds more research and development at the University of Washington than at any other public institution in the United States, and is willing to reimburse the University for some of the overhead expenses incurred in providing physical facilities and administrative support necessary to conduct that research. The large volume of research makes reimbursement a major item in the University’s operating budget. This course examines the methodology of establishing and applying the “Facilities and Administrative Rate” (formerly “Indirect Cost Rate”) by which the University obtains reimbursement, and describes current federal regulations, primarily OMB Circular A-21, that govern the process.