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Office of Sponsored Programs

Montana State University
P.O. Box 172470
Bozeman, MT 59717-2470

Tel: (406) 994-2381
Fax: (406) 994-7951
E-mail: research@montana.edu
Location: 309 Montana Hall

Director:

Sandy Sward

Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)

Montana Hall

OSP manages all financial, reporting, compliance and
related tasks for sponsored activity at MSU.  MSU
faculty are nationally competitive with their ideas
and garnered $102.7 million for their research and
creative projects in fiscal year 2011.

What's New?

 ~ Change in federally-negotiated F&A Rate Agreement (proposals to federal agencies should include the new rate of 44%)
 ~ F&A Tracking Procedures for Cross Departmental OSP Awards - procedures, report form with example
~ Responsible Conduct of Research online video, DVDs and presentation materials are now available - see below
~ Data Management Plan Guidelines
~ Biosafety web page

Frequently Used Links

Preparing Your Proposal Electronic Agency Links
Data Management Plan Guidelines eSNAP (NIH progress report)
eProposal Clearance Form Grants.gov
ePCF set up instructions NSF FastLane
Finding Funding
Information Sheet  
Limited Submission Opportunities OSP Guidance
Preparing a Proposal ARRA Funds
Proposal and Grant Resources Classified Documents Information
Proposal Guidance Glossary & Acronyms
Proposal Writing OSP Office (Info, Resources, Staff)
  PI Guide (How-to-Manual)
Subcontracts/Subawards Responsible Conduct of Research (see below)

Subscribe to our listserv

  • Send a message to sympa@sympa.montana.edu from the address you want to subscribe to the list
  • In the subject line of your message, type in: subscribe OSP Firstname Name (indicate your own first name and name).
  • Leave the message body blank.

Monthly Meetings

Roundtable - 10 a.m.

  • FY 12 meetings:
  • Thursday, September 15, 2011, minutes
  • Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - SUB Ballrooms B-C, minutes
  • Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - Procrastinator Theater
  • Thursday, May 3, 2012, SUB Ballroom D
Training - On & Off Campus

Principal Investigator (PI) training
A PI training session was held Monday, October 17, 2011, 9 am-noon, Byker Auditorium (Chemistry Bldg). Contact Carmen Fike if you are interested in attending a future session.

MSU’s research focus continues to grow in both dollar amounts and national reputation.  The PI Training was designed and developed as a pro active approach to ensure all investigators have the information needed to conduct their research in compliance at both the federal and state level. MSU PI Training is mandatory (one-time only) for researchers and we encourage anyone working with sponsored funding to attend.

Cost Share, ePCF, T&E, Travel and many more, contact OSP to schedule

Responsible Conduct of Research
Training DVDs may be checked out from Carmen Fike (cfike@montana.edu).
The video is also viewable below. August 10, 2010 presentation materials: Training PPT and CITI Cheat Sheet

CITI courses available to MSU are:
  • Laboratory Animal Welfare
  • Human Subjects Research
  • Responsible Conduct of Research
  • Biosafety/Biosecurity
  • Engineering

    Note: When registering, be sure to affiliate yourself with MSU.