Events & Training

Upcoming OSP Events

Workshops, seminars, and professional development opportunities designed to support grant development, research administration, and sponsored project success at UVU.

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OSP Featured Seminar

Summer 2026 Grant Writing Seminar

Dates: June 9, 11, 16 & 18, 2026   •   Time: 9:00 AM–4:00 PM   •   Location: KB 405

OSP’s flagship summer seminar offers a practical, end-to-end introduction to grant development and sponsored programs administration. Through expert-led sessions and campus resources, participants will learn how to identify funding opportunities, strengthen project ideas, develop competitive proposals and budgets, navigate compliance requirements, and manage awards throughout the full sponsored project lifecycle.

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OSP Training Event

So You Want to Get Funded?

Date: Friday, July 31, 2026   •   Time: 10:00 AM–11:30 AM   •   Location: SC 206G/H

New to grant seeking? This introductory workshop provides an overview of the funding landscape, proposal development process, and key resources available through UVU's Office of Sponsored Programs.

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CITI Training for NSF, NIH, and USDA NIFA Programs

All faculty, staff, undergraduates, graduates, and post-doctoral fellows who conduct sponsored program activities and research must complete both of the following CITI online trainings:

Required Training

Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)

Required Training

Conflict of Interest (COI)

Both courses will require an online refresher course to be completed every 4 years.

For all existing awards, all individuals who are currently working the research team must complete this training program prior to July 31, 2023. All project team members who begin working on these existing projects after July 30, 2023, must complete this training prior to beginning work on the project.

For all programs that begin on or after July 31, 2023, all individuals on the research team (faculty, staff, and students) must complete a training certification program prior to beginning work on the award.

Please note: PIs are responsible to ensure that all faculty, senior personnel, staff, undergraduates, and post-doctoral fellows who are working on their project complete the training modules. PIs will use the attached CITI Tracking Template to record the training completion status of everyone who is working on their project.

Registering for CITI Training at UVU

Get Started

Access UVU's CITI training portal to enroll in required courses and complete required training.

Registration Steps

  1. Scroll to the bottom of the page. Click the Add a Course option in the bottom center box in the Learner Tools for Utah Valley University section.
  2. Select Curriculum: Select the Responsible Conduct of Research and Conflicts of Interest sections. Choose "Next" after marking the appropriate curriculum choices. If you have any questions about whether a course is required for you, please contact OSP for assistance.
  3. Conflicts of Interest:
    • Select Basic (Initial) Course if completing this course for the first time.
    • Select the Refresher (renewal course) if taking this course again.
    Select "Next".
  4. Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) – Select the course that best aligns with the research type you are working with. Select "Next".
  5. Complete Courses.
  6. Your CITI training course will now be available for you to begin. The course saves progress throughout, so all modules do not need to be completed at one time.
  7. Submit Completion Certificate.
  8. Once you complete the training modules, PIs will use the attached CITI Tracking Template to record the training completion status of everyone who is working on their project.

Additional Resources

Additional CITI training is available for UVU employees. Use these instructions to access CITI's training modules on IRB, Export Controls, and Laboratory Animal Research.

Please reach out to Alex Hartvigsen at [email protected] with any questions.