Intensive Training Programs

Intensive Trainings: In-Person Opportunities

Research Leadership Intensive - In person 
March 4 & 5, 2025

This program is designed for research management professionals with supervisory responsibilities for people or programs. It is ideal for individuals in roles such as Managers, Directors, and Vice Presidents across diverse areas of research administration, including Pre-award, Post-award, Compliance, Conflict of Interest, Technology Transfer, Human Research Protections, Animal Welfare, Research Misconduct, Internal Audit, and Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR), etc

Research Contract Review and Negotiation Intensive - In person 
June 2 & 3, 2025

This 2-day training intensive is designed to equip participants with an understanding of the complex and challenging aspects of contract negotiation and management within the realm of research. Join course instructors as they explore various contract types, negotiation factors, and best practice for efficient negotiations.

Intensive Trainings: Virtual Opportunities

Basics of Research Administration Intensive 
June 11 - July 16, 2025

This six week program was developed for research administrators new to the field with less than 2 years experience. The content is designed to provide a broad awareness across research administration. Participants will self-train at their own pace with micro-credentialing modules, then participate in six 90-minute cohort sessions online to discuss key elements and review course concepts.

Building a Basic Budget Mini-Intensive

Coming Summer 2025!

This workshop highlights the challenges associated with creating an effective budget, Participants from all levels of the institution will benefit by receiving comprehensive and practical information, along with specific examples, which can be used for various aspects of an institutions grant budgeting needs.

Clinical Research Budget & Billing Mini-Intensive
March 11, 18, & 25, 2025

This intensive program is intended for mid-level clinical research professionals, including research coordinators and administrators, with limited exposure to clinical research budget & billing. The course aims to teach learners the best practices for building a clinical research study budget and identifying the downstream impacts on the organization & patient experience. Speakers will cover pre-award & post-award topics to allow learners to wholistically understand coverage analysis, budget development, and clinical billing & sponsor invoicing. 

Departmental Administration Intensive
April 1 - June 3, 2025

This 10-week intensive program was developed for early career individuals responsible for directly supporting investigators and research teams. The content is designed to provide a strong foundation necessary to manage the complexities and nuances of departmental research administration. Participants will self-train at their own pace with micro-credentialing modules.

Effort Management and Reporting Mini-Intensive
Coming Summer 2025!

Participants will gain a solid understanding of effort reporting principles and requirements, develop skills to ensure accurate and compliant effort reporting, and learn best practices and strategies to avoid common mistakes. Additionally, the course will keep you updated on recent regulatory changes and their impacts, ensuring you stay informed and compliant with the latest standards.

NIH Comprehensive Overview Mini-Intensive 
March 10, 12, & 14, 2025

Whether you are new to research administration or simply new to the NIH, this mini-intensive program was developed to provide focused, NIH-specific training on essential pre-award elements for the research administrator. Participants will join in interactive discussion and hands-on exercises.

Post-Award Intensive 
April 1 - 17, 2025

This intensive program will encourage exploration of the research administrator's role at their institution and at others. Discussions and exercises will include topics such as methodologies for assessing costs and concerns associated with personnel effort, consultants, equipment, supplies, travel, subcontracts, total direct cost, program income, indirect costs, and cost sharing.

Pre-Award Fundamentals Intensive
May 6 - June 10, 2025

This intensive program is intended for those just stepping into a pre-award position whether as a newcomer to the field of research administration or those changing focus within research administration. As Pre-Award is the foundation for the grant lifecycle, pre-award research administrators play a critical role in setting a grant off to a good start.

Preparing for a Financial Audit Mini-Intensive
September 23 & 25, 2025 

This program is targeted to the beginner and intermediate level research administrators who are interested in expanding their knowledge of sponsored program financial audits.  Participants from all levels of the institution, be it college, department or central administration, will benefit from this presentation which will include practical examples of financial audits from higher educational institutions.

Research Contract Review and Negotiation Intensive

March 11 - 27, 2025

This intensive program is intended for new research administrators who are involved in negotiation and review of research related contracts and agreements. The course is designed to equip participants with an understanding of the complex and challenging aspects of contract negotiation and management within the realm of research, and aims to help participants understand the different research contract types and their respective components. 

Research Leadership Intensive
May 20 - June 5, 2025

This program is designed for research management professionals with supervisory responsibilities for people or programs. It is ideal for individuals in roles such as Managers, Directors, and Vice Presidents across diverse areas of research administration, including Pre-award, Post-award, Compliance, Conflict of Interest, Technology Transfer, Human Research Protections, Animal Welfare, Research Misconduct, Internal Audit, and Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR), etc

Research Science and Security Mini-Intensive
March 3, 6 & 7, 2025

This three-day mini-intensive training is designed for research management professionals in areas adjacent to research security or with a role in research security: Pre-award, Post-award, Compliance, Conflict of Interest, Export Control, Technology Transfer, Research Misconduct, Internal Audit, Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR), etc.

Subrecipient Monitoring and Management Mini-Intensive
May 13 & 15, 2025

This program was designed to help participants understand the rules and regulations, and minimize the burden of 2 CFR 200.331-333, "Subrecipient Monitoring and Management". This session will benefit individuals with basic, some background in sponsored programs subrecipient administration as well as individuals who have been working with subrecipients. 

If you have any questions regarding training intensives, please email srameetings@srainternational.org.