Proposal Prep
Financial Mgmt
Acronyms
90s one hit wonders
HMS grabbag
100

NIH Budgets up to $250K in all years, budgeted in $25K increments

What are Modular Budgets?

100

The tool to journal salary expenses.

What is the GLPCR?

100

GMAS

Grants Management Application Suite

100

Performed by Los Del Rio (1993)

What is Macarena?

100

The year Harvard Medical School was founded

What is 1782?

200
NIH Biosketch and Other Support are required to be on these form types since May 2026.

What are Common Forms?

200

The day that the Cost Transfer clock starts ticking.

What is day 15 of the month after the expense was incurred?

200

ICA

What is International Collaborations and Activities?

200

Performed by the Proclaimers (1993)

What is I'm Gonna be (500 miles)?

200

Provides the pre- and post-ward management support to PIs and their staff.

What is the Office of Research Administration?

300

NSF's grants management system.

300

Examples of supporting documentation for a charge to an award (Name 2). 

What are 1) Emails from the PI with explanation/justification of cost, 2) budget justification, 3) PI approval of invoice, 4) contractual documents.

300

JDCF

What is Job Data Change Form?

300

Performed by Lou Bega (1999)

What is Mambo No. 5 (A little bit of...)?

300

The site linking to learning and development tools, benefits and discounts, work/life assistance and policies?

What is HARVie (Harvard Information for Employees)?

400

The maximum number of pages for a typical NSF project description.

What is 15?

400

The maximum amount level of graduate student compensation that can be charged to an NIH award at HMS.

What is PGY0 on the HMS scale?

400

FDP

What is the Federal Demonstration Partnership?

400

Performed by Chumbawama (1997)

What is Tubthumping?

400

The number of departments in the Blavatnik Institute.

What is 11?

500
On NIH applications, where an applicant lists the rationale for assignment suggestions.

What is the PHS Assignment Request Form?

500

Direct cost for items such as stipends or subsistence allowances, travel allowances, registration fees, temporary dependent care, and per diems for a person attending a training program.

What are Participant Support Costs?

500

eNED

What is electronic Notice of Extension or Departure?
500

Performed by The Rembrandts (1995)

What is I'll Be There for You?

500

The Zip+4 for Gordon Hall.

What is 02115-6027?

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