Education & Training

The Division of Research makes available a wide range of resources to assist faculty and staff with proposal development, compliance, and award monitoring, in addition to coordinating events that promote research. If you have an idea for education or training that you'd like to see, please contact us.

Financial Management Training Series:

Compliance and Sponsored Project Financial Management for
Administrative and Support Staff

Description: Sessions will provide an overview of Clarkson’s compliance program and how our daily activities play an important role in ensuring compliance. Discussion will cover financial compliance related to sponsored projects, including a focus on allowable and unallowable expenditures and the monthly task of p-card reconciliation. Participants will be given an opportunity to ask any questions related to project management and compliance.    

Session I
Thursday, October 23rd 
1:30pm - 3:00pm
CAMP Building, Room 372

Session II
Friday, October 24th 
10:00am - 11:30am
Bertrand H. Snell Hall, Room 110

Session III
Friday, October 31st 
10:00am - 11:30am
Science Center, Room 356

Sponsored Project Financial Management for Principal Investigators

Description: Discussions will be lead by the DoR and the Comptroller’s Office in areas related financial compliance with sponsored projects, including a focus on allowable and unallowable expenditures and the monthly task of p-card reconciliation. Participants will be given an opportunity to ask any questions related to project management and compliance.  Graduate students are welcome. 

Session I
Thursday, October 30th 
10:00am - 11:30am
Bertrand H. Snell Hall, Room 330 Petersen Board Room

Session II
Friday, November 21st 
10:00am - 11:30am
Bertrand H. Snell Hall, Room 330 Petersen Board Room

NSF Participant Support Costs - Proposal Preparation and Management of Awards

Description:This session will address the NSF requirement to ensure participant costs are separately accounted for and expended for the appropriate and intended objectives of the sponsored project. Clarkson’s NSF Participant Support Costs procedure will be reviewed and discussions will be led to assist faculty in the budget preparation process, determination of allowable expenditures, and the accounting practices in place to ensure such costs are kept separate. Graduate students are welcome. 

Session I
Wednesday, November 5th
10:30am – Noon
Bertrand H. Snell Hall, Room 330 Petersen Board Room

Session II
Thursday, November 13th
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Bertrand H. Snell Hall, Room 330 Petersen Board Room

Utilization of Small, Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business in Sponsored Projects
Date (TBD)

Compliance Training Series:

Export Controls: What do I need to know?   (Date TBD)
Conflict of Interest (Date TBD)