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The Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) serves as the coordinating office for externally funded research and sponsored projects at The University of Texas at Austin. The goal of the OSP is to assist faculty and professional research staff in their efforts to secure and ensure proper stewardship of external funding. We do that by assisting research faculty and staff with the following: proposal review, authorization, and submission; award negotiations and acceptance; account management; close-out, reports, audits, collection; professional development and education; export control, and research compliance.
News and Alerts
COVID-19 FAQ
See the latest information and general questions associated with proposal submission and award management that may arise in relation to COVID-19.
New UT Research Management Suite - Agreements Module
Beginning June 1, 2020, all new non-funded research agreements will need to be submitted through the UT Research Management Suite - Agreements Module. There are many resources available on the UT Research Management Suite – Agreements site. Please Get In Touch with the Project Team to schedule training, ask a question, or provide feedback.
NSF PAPPG (NSF 20-1)
NSF is delaying the Biographical Sketch and Current & Pending template requirement to October 1, 2020 as required in PAPPG NSF 20-1. NSF will continue to implement all other changes to the PAPPG beginning June 1, 2020. Please see the memo from NSF announcing this change.
Fringe Rate
The fringe rate agreement was approved by DHHS on May 21, 2020. The approved rates effective 9/1/2020 are:
- Benefits eligible = 30.1%
- Benefits ineligible = 5.68%
Additional information regarding fringe rates may be found on the OSP Fringe Rate page.