The Office of Research and Innovation is excited to announce the upcoming launch of OSPREY.
In order to better meet the needs of UNCW under it's new designation as an R2: Doctoral University and in light of the fact that the UNC system office is discontinuing (RAMSeS, AIR, IRBUS) by the end of FY22, a new improved research system from InfoEd Global was selected. This modern system is a web-based, collaborative environment for assembling and submitting the grant applications and Conflict of Interest disclosures.
OSPREY will automate and streamline the grants process by creating an integrated and collaborative workflow to minimize redundant data entry, eliminate the need for multiple applications and ensure accurate tracking and reporting.
The OSPREY project will be overseen by a committee consisting of members from Research and Innovation, SPARC, RIO, IT, and the Controller’s Office. A small group of college grants administrators, internal staff and faculty volunteers will be assisting in the user acceptance and testing.
Historical data and current grant processes will be captured and migrated into the appropriate modules to ensure accurate reporting.
As always timelines are tentative, and we appreciate your patience.
Conflict of Interest (COI) and External Professional Activities for Pay (EPAP)
Reminder Project Specific COI disclosures will continue to be processed through AIR until Proposal Development Module is launched in Spring.
Please contact COI staff if you have any questions or visit the Research Integrity COI webpage for more information and resources.
Hard Deadline: June 30, 2022, FY22 end: RAMSeS, AIR, IACUC systems suspended by the UNC system office.
Thank you to everyone willing to donate their time and effort into making this transition a success. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
*Tech Transfer Module is tentatively replacing the BioSafety Module
Procurement of a modern eRA product with greater customization and functionality across modules was accelerated following the UNC System Office announcement.
“The UNC System Office is unable to continue subsidizing the central support/maintenance of an eRA information system for UNC institutions of any size beyond 9-30-22. The current three-person team supporting RAMSeS will be available to support the remaining institutions at least through June 30, 2022, with reduced and limited staffing through September 21, 2022.”
Since 2007 the UNC System Office operated the electronic research administration (eRA) system known as RAMSeS. This system was developed and configured for UNC Chapel Hill and made available to UNC system institutions.
It contains the following modules which allowed the management of external grant proposals and awards: