Research Administration Training

The Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) offers training classes and webinars in support of research administration at UT Austin. All training sessions are offered online through UTLearn or Research TRACKS. Any trainings made available for live/virtual sessions will be advertised in the OSP newsletter and the TEXAS Research Events calendar; please email osp-training@austin.utexas.edu with any questions.

The Core Curriculum available through the Office of Sponsored Projects are listed below.

Available Trainings & TRACKS Course Numbers

Across the Lifecycle

SP1399 - Cost Share Fundamentals

SP1406 - Fundamentals in Research Administration: Sponsored Projects Overview

SP1407 - Fundamentals in Research Administration: Understanding Sponsors & RFPs

SP1408 - Fundamentals in Research Administration: Proposal Development

SP1409 - Fundamentals in Research Administration: Budget Development

SP1410 - Fundamentals in Research Administration: Understanding IDC

SP1411 - Fundamentals in Research Administration: Introduction to Cost Share & Program Income

SP1412 - Fundamentals in Research Administration: Introduction to Subawards

SP1413 - Fundamentals in Research Administration: Proposal Submission

SP1414 - Fundamentals in Research Administration: Introduction to Awards

SP1415 - Fundamentals in Research Administration: Account Set Up

SP1416 - Fundamentals in Research Administration: Award Management

SP1417 - Fundamentals in Research Administration: Award Monitoring through Closeout

SP1816 - NIH Overview 

SP1820 - NSF Overview

SP2254 - NIH Data Management Sharing Policy: Implementation Impacts

SP2255 - NIH Policy Guidance for Foreign Subawards 

SP2301 - Contracting Basics for Research Administrators 

SP3200 - SciENcv

SP3201 - NSF Policy Updates

PreAward Courses

SP1812 - Proposal Budget Creation

SP1813 - Planning and Issuing Subawards

SP1819 – Understanding PI Eligibility

SP2200 - Gifts vs. Grants

Post Award Courses

SP1814 - Managing Subawards

SP1815 - Sponsored Project Closeout

SP2307 - Audit Requirements

SP2312 - Demystifying Effort

SP2313 - Research Effort Verification

SP2252 - Cost Principles & Cost Allocations

Self-Paced Learning

SP1811 - Sponsored Project Overview (Active in UTLearn)

SP2000 - CRA Study Group (email osp-training@austin.utexas.edu to learn more)