Research & Scholarship

Resources for managing scholarly inquiry.

COVID-19 Research Continuity Resources
Find University and Sponsor guidance, funding opportunities and more.
About the Proposal Process
Best practices and processes required by Stanford and sponsors.
Best Tools to Support Grants Management for Faculty
Support for day to day management of your proposals and awards.
Clinical Research
Learn more about clinical research including clinical trials.
Computing to Support Research
Computing resources in support of your research and scholarship.
Conflicts of Interest
Manage conflicts of interest and commitment.
Costs of Conducting Research
Learn about the true costs of research.
Creating Your Research Team
Information on non-faculty research appointments, consultants, visiting scholars, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate students.
Export Controls
Tools and information to help you comply with export control regulations.
Faculty Development
Resources to support the scholarly contributions, skills and professional activities of faculty, especially junior faculty.
Federal Lobbying Guidelines for Stanford Faculty and Staff
Read more on the rules for lobbying activities.
Gifts in Support of Research
Find policies to help guide you.
Intellectual Property
Disclose inventions, file for patents and negotiate licenses.
Independent Laboratories, Centers, and Institutes
Collaborative teams of experts address major issues outside the boundaries of schools. Includes research opportunities for undergraduate students.
International Activity
Find resources for international activities, instruction & collaboration.
Research Data
Tools and services for data management, preservation, and sharing, including guidance for faculty on access to data.
PI Financial Basics
Tips for procuring and managing research funds.
PI Eligibility & Exceptions
Understand who can serve as a PI and what exceptions can be made.
Protocols
Enter and manage protocols for human, animal, stem cell, and bio-safety. Ready to get started? Go directly to eProtocol.
Required Compliance Training
PI's are responsible for ensuring research team members complete required training.
Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research
Written with all researchers in mind, special consideration has been given to the needs of students and postdocs.
Safety for Researchers
Guidance for ensuring a safe work environment.
Science Outreach
Support for fulfilling the educational outreach required by your research sponsor.
Shared Resources
Find facilities and equipment for your research.
Stanford Electronic Research Administration (SeRA)
Get an in-depth view of how SeRA handles PDRFs, awards, and PTA setup.
Stanford and SLAC
Learn more about this unique relationship.
Working with Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholar Policies and Procedures
Tools for funding and mentoring graduate students and postdocs.
Working with Industry-Consult ICO
Get help with industrial agreements & materials from external labs.
Computing to Support Research
Computing resources in support of your research and scholarship

Stanford Dean of Research

Research Administration

Resources for research administration.

Allocations
Learn how to allocate expense and setup an expenditure allocation PTA.
Award Acceptance: Review Award Terms & Conditions
Learn about award types, negotiating award agreements, and award acceptance.
Charging for Administrative and Technical Expenses
Learn when you can propose and charge administrative expenses to a sponsored project.
Closeout Procedures
Checklists and instructions for completing award closeout activities and sponsor reporting requirements.
Compliance & Stewardship
Understand your stewardship responsibilities.
Cost Sharing
Understand proposing and tracking cost sharing.
Cost Transfers
Understand the mechanics of all cost transfers and the specifics for Veterinary Service Center (VSC).
Effort for Faculty and Staff
Learn about proposing and managing effort.
Electronic Proposal Submission
Learn the mechanics of SeRA, e-submit, Cayuse 424, Grants.gov and Federal sponsors.
Federal Lobbying Guidelines
For Stanford faculty and staff.
Glossary of Terms Used In this website
Brief definitions of terms used in this website.
Infrastructure Charges
Learn to apply the (ISC) Infrastructure Charge policy and procedures.
Non-Sponsored Receivables Rates
When Stanford’s resources are used by outside entities, Stanford must recover some portion of the F&A costs.
Proposal Preparation and Submission
Lean about proposal components, budget basics, rates, and institutional facts.
Project Management
Principles and best practices for managing awards.
Proposal Routing and Institutional Review
School specific guides for preparing and routing proposals for institutional review and submission to the sponsor.
Property Management Administration
Manage equipment and materials effectively.
PTA Initiation and Setup
PTA setup procedures for new, early, cost sharing, subawards, modifying, and transaction controls.
Rates
Find F&A & Fringe Benefit Rates as well as Non-sponsored receivable rates.
Record Retention
Understand our obligation to keep important documents and when and what can destroyed.
Salary Caps
Learn about salary caps and how to administer the NIH salary cap.
All School and Central Research Administration Offices
Contacts and websites.
SeRA: PDRF
The PDRF captures information necessary for proposal review and endorsement by Stanford University.
Subawards
Identify, propose, process, and manage a subaward.
What's New
Updates to Stanford and sponsor policies and procedures.

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