Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP)

research administration

The OSP provides service to members of the Boston College community involved in the application for and administration of sponsored projects, to support the University's goal to increase the level of sponsored project funding, and to protect the University's interest in complying with the sponsored project requirements to which Boston College and sponsors may agree.

Boston College's Policies and Procedures for conducting research is available here.

Boston College Institutional Profile
contains useful information and numbers you'll need to know to fill out your forms.

FORMS
   Boston College Forms
   Sponsor Forms
   IRB Forms

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Service Agreement: Service Agreement for transactions under $5,000 only.

Service Agreement Procedure:  A document explaining the procedures for preparing and executing service agreements.

Summer Salary:  Guidelines for processing summer salary.

Negotiating Terms and Conditions of Sponsored Research Projects:  A memo from the Office of the Vice Provost for Research.

Mandatory Cost Sharing Training Presentation:  A document that provides training on a new process of tracking mandatory cost sharing in PeopleSoft.
 

 

FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions and Step By Step How To's.

Government Regulations:
Information on A-21, A-110 and A-133.


Campus Location:
36 College Road

Mailing Address:
Office for Sponsored Programs
Boston College
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Phone: (617) 552-3344
Fax: (617) 552-0747

F&A Cost Rates

Effective Dates
Rate
Location
Applicable To
6/1/06–5/31/08
56.0%
MTDC
On-Campus
Research
6/1/08–5/31/09
56.5%
MTDC
On-Campus
Research
6/1/06–5/31/09
26.0%
MTDC
Off-Campus
Research
6/1/07–5/31/08
34.5%
MTDC
On-Campus
OSA
6/1/08–5/31/09
35.0%
MTDC
On-Campus
OSA
6/1/06–5/31/09
26.0%
MTDC
Off-Campus
OSA
6/1/09–
until amended
Use same rates and conditions for fiscal year ending 5/31/09

Fringe Benefits

Effective Dates
Rate
Location
Applicable To
6/1/07–5/31/08
39.2%
All
Non-Professional
6/1/07–5/31/08
27.2%
All
Professional
6/1/07–5/31/08
7.65%
All
Part-Time
6/1/08–5/31/09
40.3%
All
Non-Professional
6/1/08–5/31/09
27.2%
All
Professional
 6/1/08–5/31/09  7.65%  All  Part-Time
 6/1/09–
until amended
40.3%  All  Non-Professional
 6/1/09–
until amended
26.5%
 All  Professional
 6/1/09–
until amended
 7.65%  All  Part-Time


Funding Opportunities:
find links and information on funding for researchers, faculty, and graduate students.

The Grant Writer's Toolbox
   

A collection of valuable links to help Grant Writers develop successful applications.

 
Access to SPIN
Go to SPIN


 

SPIN is a searchable online database of funding opportunities.

Related Web Links
Go to the OSP related links page
 

For the most up-to-date information on funding from many private and public sponsored research sources, search the WWW. OSP has provided a list of sites with possible funding sources.