Skilled Training in
Administration and
Institutional Research
(STAIR)
The Future of Research Administration
NEW! STAIR Curriculum: Collaborative Administration for Research Excellence Series (CARES)
The curriculum has 8 independent modules focusing on different aspects of research administration.
Learners receive a certificate for each individual module they complete.
Module 1. Collaborative Proposal Development
Module 2: Budgeting for Sponsored Proposals
Module 3: Research Integrity, Protections, & Security
Module 4: Human Skills for Effective Research Administration
Module 5: Contracting, Negotiating, & Funding Rules
Module 6: Personnel & Labor Rules
Module 7: Procurement, Travel & Equipment Policies
Scenes from the 2026 NSF STAIR Summit
View the complete gallery AND our speakers’ presentations on the Summit webpage.
