eFARS Update!

December 2006

Announcements

New Downloadable Outputs: The "My Reports" Tab now has many outputs for you. You can download to your desktop the following:

Your annual report.
A curriculum vitae. This includes everything that you have ever entered into eFARS.
The USDA Current and Pending Support, and the Conflict of Interest forms, filled in with your data from eFARS.
A possible draft for a USDA resume.
The NSF Current and Pending Support form,filled in with your data from eFARS.
A possible draft for a NSF resume, in currently required format.

All of the above can be downloaded as either Word documents or as PDFs. Feel free to make suggestions for improvement to these documents.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many impact statements should we write? This is up to you. The average person might have from 1 to 5 impact statements. You should focus on writing quality impacts statements, not on quantity. It is much better to have one really good one than five mediocre ones.

Have a question or suggestion?

Ask the eFARS Team

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eFARS Update! December 2006 Announcements New Downloadable Outputs: The "My Reports" Tab now has many outputs for you. You can download to your desktop the following: Your annual report. A curriculum vitae. This includes everything that you have ever entered into eFARS. The USDA Current and Pending Support, and the Conflict of Interest forms, filled in with your data from eFARS. A possible draft for a USDA resume. The NSF Current and Pending Support form,filled in with your data from eFARS. A possible draft for a NSF resume, in currently required format. All of the above can be downloaded as either Word documents or as PDFs. Feel free to make suggestions for improvement to these documents. Frequently Asked Questions How many impact statements should we write? This is up to you. The average person might have from 1 to 5 impact statements. You should focus on writing quality impacts statements, not on quantity. It is much better to have one really good one than five mediocre ones. Have a question or suggestion? Ask the eFARS Team
	eFARS Electronic Faculty Annual Reporting System Help Desk: (540) 231-9409 hunnings@vt.edu
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