Frequently Used Links

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Institutional Information Sheet - the most frequently requested information when completing grant proposals. Includes:

- Basic institutional information for completing grant applications
- Indirect cost rates
- Fringe benefit rates
- Important documents to be included in grant applications when requested
- Information on Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs)
- NIH salary cap
NIH Public Access Policy (and additional resources concerning publications)
NEW - NSF Data Management Plan Requirements

The NSF now requires that all proposals with a due date of January 18, 2011 or later contain a data management plan (DMP) addressing how the proposed project will comply with the agency's data sharing policy. Columbia researchers may find the resources provided on the Scholarly Communication Program website of Columbia University Libraries / Information Services helpful for creating a Data Management Plan.

http://scholcomm.columbia.edu/open-access/nsf-data-management-plan-requirements/

Academic Commons - Columbia's institutional repository, a service of the Libraries' Center for Digital Research and Scholarship (CDRS)
EVPR STIMULUS (ARRA) web page
Columbia's current tuition rates and fees: 2011-2012
eVerify
Effort Reporting Website
RASCAL - is web-based application developed to simplify the University’s research compliance and research administration processes. RASCAL must ALWAYS be used when submitting a grant. Conflict of Interest (COI) forms must always be completed in RASCAL when submitting a grant proposal.
InfoEd Login - Refer to our Electronic Systems/InfoEd link for more information.