Graduate Research Support Program (GRSP)

2 Content of the presentation Post award administration. Agreement content. Finance and reporting requirements.

GRSP Agreement 3 Agreement defines the roles of both parties. 1 Agreement/all projects/institution/call Agreement content: 3 sections

Section 1… Form of Agreement 4 Date of signature Date of start Value of agreement Role of RO and TRC Signatures

Section 2… Conditions 5 Definition… e.g. GRSP, Budget, PI, Supervisor etc… Payment Modalities… Advance payment at the start Ethical Issues and Dissemination of Information… Ethical clearance Ownership and Use of Equipment… for RO Inspection… TRC may inspect RO Use and Transfer of Financial Resources… Grant system Reporting Requirements…TRESS

6 Financial Management of GRSP

7 At Start Signed Agreement. Claim letter from RO. Project’s funds paid in advance. Movement between categories is allowable within the same year. Half way: Progress report. No carry forward. At the end Update financial expenditure in grant system. Final report Financial Management of GRSP

8 More points: No Top up. No Extensions. Return unused funds. RO to monitor expenditure. Financial Management of GRSP

9 Example of audit report

Section 3… Schedules 10 Approved proposals Projects’ Budget Letter of Acceptance

Thank You trc.gov.om trc.gov.om