HMS will be closed December 22, 2023 through January 1, 2024 for Winter Recess. 

Please Note the Following ORA Deadlines:

• Proposals & Other Submissions: Per the HMS Sponsored Submission Deadline Policy and to allow for review, corrections, and successful submission to the sponsor, proposals and other submissions with sponsor due dates between Thursday, December 21, 2023 and Tuesday, January 2, 2024 must be complete, locked, routed, and signed in GMAS no later than 5:00 PM on Thursday, December 14, 2023.
  Also note that proposals due after the winter recess between Wednesday, January 3, 2024 and Monday, January 8, 2024must also be locked, routed, and signed in GMAS at least five full non-holiday business days prior to the sponsor due date (e.g., proposals due to the sponsor on 1/3/2024 must be routed to ORA by 12/18/2023). To help plan for appropriate coverage, please enter a GMAS "shell" as soon as possible for any submissions due in December 2023 and January 2024.
• Awards & Other Agreements: Any award documents and related agreements (including outgoing subawards) requiring signature prior to Tuesday, January 2, 2024, must be received for review as soon as practicable. We will do our best to accommodate sponsor requirements. However, we ask that any awards contingent on being finalized by year end are also received for review by 5:00 PM on Wednesday, December 13, 2023.
• Export Control Reviews and Personal Outside Foreign Agreement Reviews: Reviews of outgoing international shipments, visa deemed export control certification forms, and personal outside foreign agreement reviews that must be completed prior to January 2, 2024 should, to the extent possible, be sent to the International Collaborations Inbox by 9:00 AM on Friday, December 15, 2023. Travel attestations for researchers traveling with Harvard-owned data and/or materials should be submitted to the International Collaborations Inbox no later than 9:00 AM on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. If an urgent item arises after this deadline, please let us know the source of the urgency and need-by date when submitting the item for review.

If you have any questions, reach out to your ORA Representative and/or visit the About Us Section of the ORA Website for information on teams, roles, and contacts.

Wishing You a Happy and Peaceful Holiday Season!