myResearch Training and Documentation

Live Training Sessions and Open Doors

myResearch is scheduled to undergo a software update to deliver the latest enhancements in Huron’s grants and agreements modules to the GW research community. Training sessions have been scheduled to walk through the new features and answer any questions about the newest version of myResearch. Click the links below to view the training details and sign up.

Date	Time	Topic	Recording
Friday, June 21, 2024	10:00am-11:30am	myResearch Enhancements- Funding Proposals and Budgeting	Recording Pending
Friday, June 21, 2024	1:00pm-2:00pm	myResearch Enhancements- Award Management	Recording Pending
Friday, June 21, 2024	3:00pm-4:00pm	myResearch Enhancements- Agreements	Recording Pending

Live Training Session Recordings

Proposal and Budget Creation in myResearch

Topic	Date Recorded	Video Link	Slides Link
Proposal and Budget Creation in myResearch	02/14/2023	Video (34:37)	PowerPoint

Post Award Functions in myResearch

Topic	Date Recorded	Video Link
Post Award Functions in myResearch	02/23/2023	Video (1:05:37)

myResearch Best Practices and Q&A

Topic	Date Recorded	Video Link	Text-only Link
Question and Answer Session	02/28/2023	Video (58:37)	Transcript (Word Doc)

Agreements in myResearch

Topic	Date Recorded	Video Link
Agreements in myResearch	04/06/2023	Video (59:51)

Overview Videos

The following orientation videos were created by the Education and Training Unit within the Office of Sponsored Projects. A GW login will be required to watch these videos.

Navigating the System

Video
Navigating the myResearch Dashboard (03:17)

Proposal and Budget Development

Video
Proposal and Budget Development / Complete Overview (01:21:59) Includes all of the shorter clips listed below
Funding Proposal SmartForm Personnel, Including Multi-School Routing (11:14) Funding Opportunity Announcement (01:33) Budget Periods and Key Dates (03:24) Special Considerations (01:18) Compliance Review (02:13)
Budget SmartForm General Information (06:23) Personnel (04:52) Detailed Budget Table (03:22) General Costs (05:39) Create Subaward Budget (03:00) Create Additional and Cost Share Budgets (03:46) Export Budget (02:29)
Funding Proposal Workspace Create and Update the SF424 (07:45) Attachments (01:18)
Proposal and Budget Development Tasks Completing the Primary Budget in myResearch (05:02) Creating an SF424 in myResearch (01:23) Adding Personnel to View or Edit the Proposal and SF424 (04:01) Proposal Reviews for ADRs and Other Stakeholders (03:44) Ancillary Reviews (10:43) Department Reviews (13:24)

Video

Proposal and Budget Development / Complete Overview (01:21:59)

Includes all of the shorter clips listed below

Funding Proposal SmartForm

Personnel, Including Multi-School Routing (11:14)
Funding Opportunity Announcement (01:33)
Budget Periods and Key Dates (03:24)
Special Considerations (01:18)
Compliance Review (02:13)

Budget SmartForm

General Information (06:23)
Personnel (04:52)
Detailed Budget Table (03:22)
General Costs (05:39)
Create Subaward Budget (03:00)
Create Additional and Cost Share Budgets (03:46)
Export Budget (02:29)

Funding Proposal Workspace

Create and Update the SF424 (07:45)
Attachments (01:18)

Proposal and Budget Development Tasks

Completing the Primary Budget in myResearch (05:02)
Creating an SF424 in myResearch (01:23)
Adding Personnel to View or Edit the Proposal and SF424 (04:01)
Proposal Reviews for ADRs and Other Stakeholders (03:44)
Ancillary Reviews (10:43)
Department Reviews (13:24)

Award Management

Video
Award Management / Complete Overview (20:25) Includes all of the shorter clips listed below
myResearch Award Management myResearch Dashboard and Searching for a Record (4:06) Terms and Conditions (0:26) Deliverables (0:44) Sending Emails in myResearch and the History Tab (1:13) Award Modification Requests (02:05)

Video

Award Management / Complete Overview (20:25)

Includes all of the shorter clips listed below

myResearch Award Management

myResearch Dashboard and Searching for a Record (4:06)
Terms and Conditions (0:26)
Deliverables (0:44)
Sending Emails in myResearch and the History Tab (1:13)
Award Modification Requests (02:05)

Agreements

Video
Agreements in myResearch (Recorded April 6, 2023) (59:51)

User Documentation

These step-by-step guides describe common activities that are conducted by GW investigators and research administrators within each module.

New! myResearch Guides on SharePoint - GW login required
Proposal Module Guide (PDF) - GW login required
Agreements Module Guide for Research Administration Pods and Departments (PDF) - GW login required
Guide for Initiating Unfunded Agreements in myResearch

Quick Guides

Short documents (1-3 pages) focused on common tasks within myResearch:

myResearch Awards Module (GW login required)
- Creating a New Award
- Creating a Subaward
- Activating a Subaward
- Requesting an Award Modification
- Creating an Award Modification
- Creating an Agreement
myResearch Budget Creation (GW login required)
- Navigating the Budget Workspace
- Creating Your Budget
- General Budget Tips
myResearch Initiating Agreements (GW login required)
myResearch Modification Request (GW login required)
myResearch Proposal Creation (GW login required)
- Create a Funding Proposal
- Completing the SmartForm
- Identifying the Proposal Team
- Submission Information
- Funding Opportunity Announcement Page
- Budget Periods and Key Dates
- Validating SmartForm Data

Additional Resources

The following videos and text-based guides, produced by Huron, cover common tasks and activities.

Proposal Development

Topic	Video Link	Text-only Link
Navigate the Funding Proposal Workspace	Video (07:34)
Create a Funding Proposal	Video (10:45)
Create or Update SF424 Forms	Video (03:57)	Text-only

Budget Development

Topic	Video Link	Text-only Link
Navigate the Budget Workspace	Video (02:48)
Complete a Budget	Video (11:08)
Create a Cost-Share Budget	Video (01:28)	Text-only
Create a Subaward Budget	Video (04:11)	Text-only

Routing and Reviewing Proposals and Award Activities

Topic	Video Link	Text-only Link
Learn about Reviewer Notes	Video (07:57)
Assign Ancillary Reviewers	Video (02:38)	Text-only
Submit an Ancillary Review	Video (01:21)	Text-only
Review a Funding Proposal (Department Reviewer)	Video (03:04)	Text-only
Request Changes (Department Reviewer)	Video (02:56)	Text-only
Respond to Change Request	Video (02:06)	Text-only