VPRAD PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
What system does OSP uses for submitting and routing grant proposals? - ANS Coeus
What type of funding mechanism usually has the least amount of sponsor control? - ANS Gift
What term describes the transfer of goods, materials, equipment, or information? -
ANS Export
What is called when a Sponsor requests additional information from applicants who have met
the minimum payline? - ANS Just in time (JIT)
What is the process to add or change your workday security role? - ANS Submit a Pegasus
ticket
Which office is responsible for the management of limited submission opportunities? -
ANS Office of Research (OOR)
At which stage of the sponsored project lifecycle would an investigator apply for IRB and/or
IACUC approval? - ANS Project Start up
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, Which central resource assists with the licensing of inventions to industry, launching of start-up
companies, and complying with governmental regulations? - ANS Center for Technology
Transfer & Commercialization (CTTC)
According to the DHHS and Office Research Integrity, what is NOT one type of research
misconduct? - ANS Differences of opinion
Which of the following is NOT an example of a conflict-of-interest? - ANS Multiple grants
from the same NIH or center
What is NOT one of the requirements for a direct cost? - ANS Attainable
What is a payline? - ANS Overall impact score that establishes a cut-off for proposals under
consideration for funding.
Which of the following is NOT a federal agency involved in the regulation of exports in research?
- ANS Department of defense
Which of the following describes a budget of up to $250,000 in direct costs that is made up of
$25,000 increments? - ANS Modular budget
Which of the following correctly describes a function of the Office of Research (OOR)? -
ANS Support and oversight of research shared services and cores
Which of the following best describes a prestigious or high-dollar award or grant for which the
institution may submit only a select number of applications (usually one or two applicants) in a
specific time period, usually for a specific deadline? - ANS Limited-submission opportunity
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AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
What system does OSP uses for submitting and routing grant proposals? - ANS Coeus
What type of funding mechanism usually has the least amount of sponsor control? - ANS Gift
What term describes the transfer of goods, materials, equipment, or information? -
ANS Export
What is called when a Sponsor requests additional information from applicants who have met
the minimum payline? - ANS Just in time (JIT)
What is the process to add or change your workday security role? - ANS Submit a Pegasus
ticket
Which office is responsible for the management of limited submission opportunities? -
ANS Office of Research (OOR)
At which stage of the sponsored project lifecycle would an investigator apply for IRB and/or
IACUC approval? - ANS Project Start up
1 @COPYRIGHT 2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Which central resource assists with the licensing of inventions to industry, launching of start-up
companies, and complying with governmental regulations? - ANS Center for Technology
Transfer & Commercialization (CTTC)
According to the DHHS and Office Research Integrity, what is NOT one type of research
misconduct? - ANS Differences of opinion
Which of the following is NOT an example of a conflict-of-interest? - ANS Multiple grants
from the same NIH or center
What is NOT one of the requirements for a direct cost? - ANS Attainable
What is a payline? - ANS Overall impact score that establishes a cut-off for proposals under
consideration for funding.
Which of the following is NOT a federal agency involved in the regulation of exports in research?
- ANS Department of defense
Which of the following describes a budget of up to $250,000 in direct costs that is made up of
$25,000 increments? - ANS Modular budget
Which of the following correctly describes a function of the Office of Research (OOR)? -
ANS Support and oversight of research shared services and cores
Which of the following best describes a prestigious or high-dollar award or grant for which the
institution may submit only a select number of applications (usually one or two applicants) in a
specific time period, usually for a specific deadline? - ANS Limited-submission opportunity
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