Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
A research administrator monitors the burn rate, processes subaward invoices, and prepares the annual progress report during the post-award phase.
- Is an instance
A Horizon Europe consortium meets quarterly during the post-award phase to track work-package progress.
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
Proposal preparation is pre-award.
- Not an instance
Final financial report submission after the project ends is closeout, not post-award in some institutional conventions.
Editorial commentary
Post-award covers the bulk of administrative effort on most grants: setting up accounts, monitoring spend and encumbrance, processing personnel and procurement charges, managing subawards, submitting interim and final reports, processing modifications (rebudgeting, no-cost extensions), and managing audits. Post-award staff are typically organised in central research offices, with departmental research administrators serving as the daily contact for PIs.
References
- NCURA Departmental Research Administration training; US NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Also known as
Award administration · Post-grant phase
Machine-readable encodings
Use in your systems
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