Research Administration Services (RAS) provides expertise in proposal preparation and post-award management related to extramural funding, including compliance and administrative requirements of the grant lifecycle. RAS support allows researchers to concentrate on the science or study and still be excellent stewards of sponsored funds and outcomes. RAS works in partnership with the Emory research community and the department to provide exceptional research administration services that are customer-focused, compliant, collaborative, and sustainable.
RAS Pre-Award Activities:
- Assistance with proposal preparation
- Budget development
- Entering proposal into EPEX for approval routing
- JIT process management
RAS Post-Award Activities:
- Requesting sub-awards
- Reconciliation and projection of expenses
- Invoicing (for some award types)
- Preparing financial status reports
- Effort pre-certification
- Facilitating award changes
- Financial close out of the award