ORA 2022 Winter Closure Schedule

In accordance with Stanford University’s 2022 Winter Closure, the Office of Research Administration (ORA) will be closed starting 5:00 pm, Tuesday, December 20, 2022, and re-open at 8:00 am, Wednesday, January 4, 2023. ORA will not be available during Winter Closure.

To ensure timely processing of proposal submissions, account set-up and invoicing, please note the following deadlines:

Proposals

The complete proposal must be uploaded to the SeRA PDRF, fully routed, and approved by the dates specified below. The University Internal Proposal Deadline Policy will apply.

Sponsor Deadline	Stanford Internal Proposal Deadline. Must Be Received Before:
Tuesday, December 20, 2022 through Tuesday, January 3, 2023	Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Wednesday, January 4, 2023	Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Thursday, January 5, 2023	Thursday, December 15, 2022
Friday, January 6, 2023	Friday, December 16, 2022
Monday, January 9, 2023	Monday, December 19, 2022
Tuesday, January 10, 2023	Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Account (PTA) Setup

For an account (PTA) to be established by 5:00 pm, Tuesday, December 20, 2022, the department/PI must complete all necessary information in SeRA by 5:00 pm, Tuesday, December 13, 2022.

Invoicing and Billing

For an invoice to be sent by 5:00 pm, Tuesday, December 20, 2022, the account (PTA) must be setup by the deadline immediately above. If this deadline is not met, then a manual invoice may be requested only if the following criteria are met:

The funding will be lost if an invoice is not issued; and
The sponsor submits a written request indicating the necessity for an immediate invoice; and
The sponsor or recipient must accept a PDF of the invoice and provide an email address where the invoice can be sent to.