Extra Login- Participant Support Costs: An Overview of Dos and Don’ts

(90 minutes) Participant support costs require special treatment and clear communication throughout the award life cycle.  This webinar will help you understand what participant support costs are and why they are special.  We will discuss the rules and regulations governing participant support costs.  We will talk about how to budget, set up, and manage participant support costs.  We will also touch on audit considerations. So if there have been instances where you’ve struggled to confidently validate the allowability of participant support cost or if you could simply use a refresher on the fundamentals, then the Participant Support Costs webinar is for you. No matter if you reside in pre, post, or the department, this webinar will provide you with the knowledge and fundamental framework needed to manage participant support costs going forward.

Prerequisites
Participants should have introductory knowledge of the award life cycle and sponsored administration terminology.

Speakers:

Jaquion Gholston 
Associate Director of the Sponsored Accounting Office 
Stevens Institute of Technology

Jennifer Rodis 
Policy & Planning Analyst 
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Sonya Stern, MBA, CFRA
Director of Sponsored Project Administration
University of Vermont

Handouts will be available 24 hours before the live webinar. 
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Member Price: $0.00
Non-Member Price: $0.00

  • Provide participants with an overview of what participant support costs are and why they are special
  • Learn about regulations governing participant support costs
  • Learn how to budget, set up, and manage participant support costs
  • Learn how to prepare for an audit of sponsored projects with participant support costs 

Jaquion L. Gholston

Associate Director of Sponsored Accounting Office

Stevens Institute of Technology

Jennifer Rodis

Policy & Planning Analyst

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Sonya Stern, MBA, CFRA

Director of Sponsored Project Administration

University of Vermont

Participants receive 1.5 hours of continuing education credits = .2 CEU's for each webinar.

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