Post-Award Financial Stewardship Series™
Research Administration Foundations Pathway™
Strengthen the financial stewardship, institutional accountability, oversight, and award-management capability needed to manage sponsored funding responsibly across the post-award lifecycle.
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Half Series
Build foundational capability in award stewardship, cost principles, financial monitoring, labor controls, award modifications, and closeout.
Full Series
Develop broader post-award capability across financial management, compliance, monitoring, documentation, stewardship, risk, and audit readiness.
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Individual Modules Available Through December 31, 2026
Individual module enrollment remains available through December 31, 2026.
Module: 1
Institutional Stewardship Doctrine & Accountability Frameworks
Connect post-award financial activity to stewardship responsibilities, accountability frameworks, documentation, and responsible sponsor-resource management.
1 Contact Hour | Self-Paced | Available Through December 31, 2026
Module: 2
Cost Principles as Enforceable Control Systems
Apply allowability, allocability, reasonableness, and consistency as institutional controls for responsible sponsored-cost decisions.
1 Contact Hour | Self-Paced | Available Through December 31, 2026
Module: 3
Financial Monitoring Architecture & Active Oversight Design
Evaluate financial monitoring systems and active oversight practices to identify emerging issues before they become larger stewardship risks.
1 Contact Hour | Self-Paced | Available Through December 31, 2026
Module: 4
Effort Certification & Labor Compliance Controls
Assess effort reporting, labor allocation risk, documentation, and controls that support financial integrity and sponsored award accountability.
1 Contact Hour | Self-Paced | Available Through December 31, 2026
Module: 5
Award Modification Governance & Change Management
Evaluate award changes, approval requirements, budget revisions, documentation, and evolving sponsor and institutional obligations.
1 Contact Hour | Self-Paced | Available Through December 31, 2026
Module: 6
Closeout as Control Verification & Institutional Validation
Use closeout as final control verification by connecting financial review, documentation, unresolved risk, and institutional validation.
1 Contact Hour | Self-Paced | Available Through December 31, 2026