The Office of Sponsored Programs has announced that Kuali Credit Split will be “going live” in all proposals on July 1, 2021.

What does this mean? 

This means beginning July 1, 2021, for every proposal submission, the Kuali Proposal Aggregator needs to assign credit to multiple persons and units for various categories including - intellectual credit intellectual credit (Academic), financial credit (DRIF), proposal creation and submission (Pre-Award) and award management (Post Award) support. 

The PI, CoI(s) and Chair(s) will need to work with the Kuali proposal aggregator and each other to determine the split they feel is appropriate and reasonable for everyone in every category.

Where can you learn more about the credit split?

To introduce you to the Kuali credit split and help you with this transition, the Office of Sponsored Programs will be holding “Open Door Sessions” where you can drop in and meet with Rebecca O’Brien the Grants and Contracts Manager from OSP.  She will familiarize you with the credit split, answer questions and address any concerns you may have.    

These sessions will take place at the following times. 

Tuesday, 6/22 9-10:30, Webex Link: https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=m27bc596c12dc3e1a7d9fa3201d27cc03

Thursday, 6/30 2-3:30, Webex Link: https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=m5f79ff75353cc5f0566404d31cc7a68c

Thursday, 7/15 10-11, Webex link: https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=mf1894425d9a45b801a0e08c105049db2

Please be sure to stop by and join a session so you will be better prepared when the credit splits is implemented on July 1, 2021.

Welcome to a New Opportunity--ORCID!  The acronym ORCID stands for Open Researcher & Contributor IDentification.  ORCID is an international, non-profit organization -- sustained by fees from member organizations -- that provides digital identifiers (termed an ORCID ID) for researchers. 

An ORCID ID will notably provide and account for a record of a researchers’ professional activities.  ORCID IDs are free for individuals, and participating organizations (like UMBC) around the globe can collect and use the ORCID IDs of their affiliated researchers in research administration workflows. ORCID aims to increase and expand possible connections amongst a multitude of researchers, with the hope of developing and contributing--among other numerous merits and benefits-- to potentially greater interdisciplinary cooperation and collaboration in research.

ORCID will provide a unique and personally distinct digital identifier (and ORCID ID) that you own and control (you will keep this ID even if you opt to leave UMBC). You will then be able to connect that ID with your own professional information (i.e., publications, professional affiliations, past/current/pending grants, peer review, etc.).  The ID can be used to share your information with other systems, which can be particularly useful when completing required administrative information on grant proposals for a variety of extramural sponsors.

ORCID at UMBC

In March 2021, UMBC became a member of ORCID!  The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) highly encourages all Principal Investigators (PIs) and Research Administrators to learn about and actively engage in ORCID at UMBC as it should provide for a greater and more accurate reflection of a researcher’s career portfolio that can be actively utilized to complete mandatory grant proposal forms and documentation.

Having this essential information in one central location should alleviate some of the administrative burdens (and potential errors) in data collection for each proposal and report, thus increasing the efficiency and timeliness in submitting some of the information for proposal review and submission.  Participation in ORCID by UMBC personnel will also help to develop and firmly expand research knowledge and outreach throughout the UMBC campus as well as fostering further relationships and connectivity throughout the University System of Maryland as well.

ORCID: ESSENTIAL DIRECT LINKS:

·       Instructions for Setting Up your ORCID ID Record/Profile at UMBC: https://library.umbc.edu/orcid.php

·       For more UMBC information regarding ORCID, including sample ORCID profiles, please click on the following: https://lib.guides.umbc.edu/c.php?g=1047837

·       What Is ORCID? (VIDEO)

https://lib.guides.umbc.edu/c.php?g=1047837#s-lg-box-24151378

·       For a more general introduction to ORCID, please refer to the following link: https://orcid.org/

The Center for Social Science Scholarship invites applications for Faculty Working Groups to promote intellectual exchange in the social sciences and across campus. These collaborative scholarly learning communities will meet regularly to engage in such activities as: working on research projects, reading key literature, exploring new methodological approaches, and/or engaging in matters of public interest related to the social sciences, across campus, or with community partners.

Up to four Faculty Working Groups will be selected by the center director and advisory board members. Groups should be faculty-led and must include at least one faculty member from a social science department at UMBC. Additional priority will be given to groups whose members and/or areas of interest are multi- or interdisciplinary. Advanced graduate students may participate as Faculty Working Group members but may not serve as leaders.

Faculty Working Groups can apply for up to $1,000 in annual support ($500 per semester); groups will also be able to apply for continuation funding. Groups may use funds for such items as: supporting regular group meetings; purchasing software, books, or other materials; hosting external speakers; creating scholarly resources; traveling to external sites for research or public engagement purposes; and other similar activities. A brief report of the group’s activities will be due at the end of the funding period.

Apply by May 31, 2021, for groups to begin in Fall 2021.

Click here to download the application form.

Applications should be submitted via email to socialscience@umbc.edu. Questions may be directed to Christine Mallinson, Director of the Center for Social Science Scholarship.