Other Approved CE Opportunities

Select events, not managed by OERAF, are reviewed in advance and preapproved for CE credit. These are normally internal or external events where OERAF does not manage or have access to attendance records. The most common opportunities are sponsoring agency events, workshops from professional organizations, or other internal Duke events not sponsored by OERAF but applicable to research administration. 

Preapproved events are advertised to the research administration community in the Research Insider newsletter and myRESEARCHpath Updates.

Current Events

NIH - 2024 NIH Grants Policy Updates

Event Date: January 31, 2024
CE Request Deadline: March 31, 2024
CE Category: C
Event Information: https://grants.nih.gov/learning-center/2024-grants-policy-updates

NSF - Update to the PAPPG

Event Date: March 12, 2024
CE Request Deadline: April 30, 2024
CE Category: C
Event Information: https://nsfpolicyoutreach.com/ 

CE Confirmation Process

1. Identify if the event is preapproved.
2. Attend the event. You're expected to attend the full event or full sessions within a larger event to receive credit.
3. Collect required documentation for CE.
   • Attendance documentation confirming you participated (e.g. completion certificate, screenshots, materials provided).
     • Registration is not proof of attendance.
     • OERAF will accept confirmation from your supervisor that you attended the session if no confirmation is provided by the event organizer.
   • Supervisor email confirmation that you attended will be accepted if the event did not provide confirmation of full attendance.
4. Use the "Preapproved Events" option on the CE Request Form and submit by the CE DEADLINE. Deadlines for each event are listed above.
5. CE is loaded into the LMS after the CE DEADLINE. The form allows us to compile the roster of applicants to add to the LMS.

► CE in excess of the Category Totals or the annual amount required for the year will not be added to the LMS. 

Information for Event Organizers

Organizing an event you think should include Continuing Education credits? OERAF is happy to work with partners on campus to provide continuing education for sessions covering research administration topics. 

Requirements

• An agenda and the topics to be covered
• The length of the event in hours (credits are issued in half-hour increments)
• Attendance record including all those who participated including their Duke Unique ID or Net ID

Contact us at ResearchFinanceEd@duke.edu to discuss our event.