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##  Welcome to the Office of Research Administration (ORA) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education! 

Our mission is to empower HGSE researchers in pursuit of grant funding and related engagements to support HGSE’s greater mission: to change the world through education. We provide comprehensive guidance across the entire award lifecycle, from funder prospecting and proposal submission to award management, sponsor compliance, and financial reporting and closeout. Wherever you find yourself in the process, we stand ready to help you with expertise and care.



 

 

 

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##  The Office of Sponsored Projects is now the Office of Research Administration 

The ORA team enables the School's research and sponsored activity with expert, proactive, faculty-centered support across the full lifecycle of sponsored and research-related work.



 

 



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##  Our Principles 

 



 ### Faculty and mission centered

Every process and structure decision starts with how it serves HGSE's faculty, PIs, and mission.



 

 ### Proactive

Structured, anticipatory support that spots issues before they become crises.



 

 ### Transparent

Our work, scope, capacity, and constraints are visible to faculty, leadership, and partners.



 

 ### Compliant and risk aware

We stay ahead of the regulatory landscape and protect the School, its faculty, and its research.



 

 ### Collaborative

We work with Finance, HR, Faculty Affairs, and Harvard central offices.



 

 ### Sustainable

Structures and systems that grow with the research enterprise without depending on heroic effort.



 

  

 

 

 

##  Don't know who manages your grants? 

 [ Find your research portfolio manager here. arrow\_circle\_right ](https://hu.sharepoint.com/:b:/r/sites/HGSE-OSP/Shared%20Documents/Website/HOME_Portfolio%20Assignment%20list/OSP%20Portfolio%20Assignments%20HGSE_10.01.2025.pdf?csf=1&web=1&e=3ni7Zy)