Previous STAR Workshop Presentations & Resources

This session provides research administrators with tools to use FIS and RIS to support the post-award stage of the research funding life cycle.

This session outlines the purpose of Indirect Costs (IDC) of research and how they are generated and distributed back to the Academic Divisions. The presenters differentiate the ways in which the sponsors who fund our research calculate and award indirect research costs, and how those funds flow back to each Division.

Internal Audit staff provide an overview of their research expenditure compliance audit process (RECAP), including 2022 changes. Get a better understanding of common deviations and how to avoid them.

Build on your knowledge of research procurement through this dive into advanced procurement issues such as payment terms and taxation and exchange rates.

Research Oversight & Compliance Office (ROCO) staff explain the key parts of closing research funds from a financial perspective.

This orientation session introduces you to the units and teams of the Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation (VPRI) and the research administration services they offer.

This session covers an in-depth look at Fair Market Value assessments.

A scenario-based workshop to clarify the new Tri-Agency Guide on Financial Administration (TAGFA).

This is an information session on the new Tri-Agency Guide on Financial Administration (TAGFA), which took effect on April of 2020.

Learn about Internal Audit and their mandate within the University. The session provides a walk-through of the compliance principles based on the Tri-Agency and University requirements for research expenditures, using current statistics and real-life examples.

This session is a review of 2021 updates to research-specific procurement. Get a better understanding of how these updates affect your work and related processes. Practical case studies support your mastery of the information provided.

This session is aimed at faculty (both current and prospective recipients of Tri-Agency grant funding) and their support staff. It provides an opportunity to apply the principles-based Tri-Agency Guide on Financial Administration (TAGFA) to common and/or ambiguous expense eligibility scenarios.

This session is aimed at faculty (both current and prospective recipients of Tri-Agency grant funding) and their support staff. It provides an overview of the principles-based Tri-Agency Guide on Financial Administration (TAGFA) that took effect in 2020.

This session helps you to solidify and build on your understanding of procurement at University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC). Learn if/when procurement exemptions are applicable to your project. Try the case study included in the slides to practice applying your knowledge.

This session helps you to solidify and build on your understanding of procurement at U of T Mississauga (UTM). Learn if/when procurement exemptions are applicable to your project. Try the case study to practice applying your knowledge.

This session will help you solidify and build on your understanding of procurement at University of Toronto, St. George campus.  Learn if/when procurement exemptions are applicable to your project.  A case study provides an opportunity to practice applying your knowledge.