Winter Recess Deadlines for Sponsored Research
In observance of Northwestern's Winter Recess, Sponsored Research (SR) will be closed Tuesday, December 24, 2024, through Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Regular operations will be suspended during this time. All transactions with a sponsor deadline that falls on December 23, 2024 through January 1, 2025, must be submitted to SR by Friday, December 13, 2024. This includes endorsements required by December 31, 2024. Transactions received after this deadline may not be processed until January 2, 2024.
Additional information on specific transaction types is included below:
Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPR) Due January 1, 2025
NIH progress reports due January 1, 2024, which is a designated Federal holiday, will automatically move to a sponsor deadline of January 2, 2025. To ensure on time submission, all Continuation records should be completed and routed to Sponsored Research in CERES by Friday, December 13. Be sure to route the RPPR to the Signing Official in Commons at the same time so it can be submitted immediately if there are no concerns. Read more about Progress Reports, including instructions for routing Interim and Final RPPRs.
Proposals Due During Winter Recess or January 2 – 3, 2025
Keep in mind that staff will not be working during Winter Recess, so any proposal with a deadline that falls during winter recess needs to be submitted to our office by Friday, December 13 for guaranteed review and submission by December 23, 2024. If you have a proposal with a due date that falls during the first week of January and want to ensure you receive review comments before the recess, the record must also be received in SR by Friday, December 13.
Award Modification Requests
Time sensitive AMRs that must be submitted prior to the recess must also be received in SR by Friday, December 13. Be sure to identify any deadlines in the request title to assist staff in identifying these items.