Brush Up on Rutgers' Facilities and Administrative Costs Policy

Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs, also known as indirect costs or overhead, are those costs associated with the infrastructure that supports the research enterprise that cannot be easily determined for each project. These costs include buildings and their maintenance, libraries, and administrative services, such as payroll, human resources, and research office services. The F&A rates, along with Rutgers' fringe rates, are negotiated with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and are applied to all grant and contract budgets.   Read more

Data Management Plan Tool Now Available to Rutgers Community

Rutgers University is now a member of the DMPTool, an open source data management plan tool recommended by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, National Endowment for the Humanities, and other large funding agencies who require such plans for award proposals. The DMPTool can assist you with :  creating ready-to-use data management plans for specific funding agencies;  meeting funder requirements for data management plans;  step-by-step instructions and guidance when building data management plans; and  resources and services available to help fulfill the data management requirements of grants. Any Rutgers community member can sign in using institutional credentials (NetID and password) by going to DMPtool.org, clicking the "Sign In" button on the top right, and selecting "Option 1."  Read more

Rutgers Hosts Linux Clusters Institute Introductory Workshop

The Office of Advanced Research Computing is hosting the 2019 Linux Clusters Institute (LCI) Introductory Workshop at Rutgers University Inn & Conference Center on August 19-23 for Linux system administrators new to High Performance Computing (HPC). L earn HPC system administration concepts and technologies and how to apply them, g et hands-on skills building a small test cluster in lab sessions, and hear  real-life stories from experts during panel discussions.  Register

The Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program seeks to: advance new approaches to and evidence based understanding of the design and development of STEM learning opportunities for the public in informal environments; provide multiple pathways for broadening access to and engagement in STEM learning experiences; advance innovative research on and assessment of STEM learning in informal environments; and engage the public of all ages in learning STEM in informal environments. Proposals are limited to three per campus and pre-proposals must be submitted through the  Rutgers Limited Submission process. The internal ap plication deadline is August 28, 2019.