RAMP replaced WISPER on July 7, 2025
As part of UWS’s Administrative Transformation Program, the Research Administration Modernization Project, created a new pre-award management system. Workday and RAMP (Research Administration Management Portal), went live on July 7, 2025.
The following links provide useful resources for faculty and staff to get familiar with the new system:
Job Aids for Certification, Reviews, and Approvals
- Funding proposal certification for PIs and required certifiers: Job Aid and Video(requires login using PantherID and single sign-on password)
- Ancillary review response: Job Aid and Video(requires login using PantherID and single sign-on password)
- School/College/Division approval: Job Aid and Video(requires login using PantherID and single sign-on password)
Training Recordings
Funding Proposal SmartForms and Workflow
SF424, or Federal system-to-system submissions
See the RAMP Resources page – RAMP Recorded Training Sessions for handouts and documents for these trainings.
RAMP Help
RAMP Training environment – Please use this to create test records and test functionality.
Office of Sponsored Programs:
Pre-Award Administration
Pre-Award Administration
- Inquiries: or-osp-preaward@uwm.edu
- Contract Inquiries: or-osp-contracts@uwm.edu
- Pre-Award Specialists: Unit Assignments