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The Campus Controller’s Office and the Office of Contracts and Grants have teamed up to offer a cohort program for novice to intermediate department research administrators (DRAs).

This cohort program seeks to accomplish the following objectives:

• Provide opportunities to engage with experts across campus on topics related to sponsored project administration  
• Grow and nurture the CU Â鶹ӰԺ research administration community by providing space for staff to meet, interact and problem-solve with each other     
• Equip participants with new tools and resources that others use to manage sponsored project tasks and day-to-day work   

Intended audience: Staff members within campus units who perform administrative and/or financial tasks related to sponsored projects and have less than three years of experience working with sponsored projects at CU Â鶹ӰԺ. We also encourage staff members who may not have peers or mentors in their dept/unit. 

Time commitment: The program is an 18-week commitment over the academic semester (mid-August through early December). Participants must attend a virtual session every other week (held on Thursdays from 10-11 a.m.) and participate in small group discussions between sessions. We highly recommend that interested participants confirm their availability to participate with their supervisors.

Prerequisites: While there are no prerequisites to apply, we ask that all selected participants complete the following online courses before we begin virtual sessions:  

• DRA Essentials (OCG eCourse)  
• Financial Research Onboarding (RFS-CCO eCourse)