Step 5: Upon approval of the research project

Congratulations!

After celebrating the success, there are also some administrative tasks you need to perform before getting started with the research. Please see the Post-award Checklist guidance and the sections below for more details.

• Administrative support
• Financial support
• Research ethics
• Risk management
• Communications plan
• Recruitment
• Research agreements and contracts
• Research data management and open data

It is essential for the project manager to understand and fulfill the requirements of the funder, agreements and the University. This will protect you from potential problems with funders or collaborators.