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A&S

College of Arts & Sciences (UW)

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AA

Administrative Action Review more information from the UW’s  SAGE suite.

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Abstract

The abstract also known as the project summary should be a clear, concise outline of problem & objectives with expected outcome of the proposed project. Abstracts…

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Access to Systems, Tools, Resources, and Applications (ASTRA)

Access to Systems, Tools, Resources, and Applications (ASTRA) An access management service that stores authorization information about who can use a variety of UW administrative applications…

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Activity Director

Primary individual that has oversight and is accountable for the activity being carried out according to customer or sponsor requirements, the specific outcomes, and assumes a…

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administrative closure

Closure of an IRB-approved study or of an application for any type of HSD determination or UW IRB approval that is initiated by HSD (not the…

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Administrative Elements

Administrative elements of a proposal will need to satisfy technical requirements set by the sponsor, as well as compliance requirements based on regulations or University policy….

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Administrative PI

A named Administrative PI is responsible on behalf of UW for Principal Investigator final review and submission of the proposal and progress reports as well as…

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ADS

Administrative Support (salary)

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ADV

see Advance Budget (UW) Related Resources: GIM 9: Advance Budget Numbers SAGE: Advance Budget Overview Grant and Contract Accounting guidance on Advance Budget Set Up &…

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Advance Budget

An Advance Budget request in SAGE (ADV) initiates a request for an Advance Budget number which can be used until the sponsor funds are released. The…

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adverse event (AE)

Any untoward or unfavorable medical occurrence in a human subject, including any abnormal sign (for example, abnormal physical exam or laboratory finding), system, or disease temporally…

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Affiliate Organization

Independent organization with which the University has a business relationship. Examples: Seattle Children’s and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

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After-the-Fact (ATF) eGC1

An After-the-Fact (ATF) eGC1 includes both award agreements, which can be funded or unfunded sponsored projects and non-award agreements; which typically support a main sponsored project….

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AG

Attorney General

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Agency

The sponsoring organization that contributes funding to a specific project. Often used when referring to federal sponsoring organizations.

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AHA

American Heart Association (Sponsor)

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Allocable Costs

When goods or services are can be directly assigned to an award based on the benefit they provide to the award, they are considered allocable costs….

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Allowable Costs

When an item is either allowed or not disallowed by the UW or the sponsor, it is considered an allowable cost. Allowable is one of the…

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AO

Administrative Official (eRA Commons)

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