Recent Policy Updates

View updates to the Stanford Research Policy Handbook.

What’s New

  • Principal Investigator Eligibility Policy Adjustment

    Language added to address emeriti faculty PI eligibility.

  • January 28, 2015

    Link to Chapter 14.2

    Academic Policies Pertaining to Sponsored Project Proposals

    Updated section 4 for Uniform Guidance.

  • Academic Policies Pertaining to Sponsored Project Proposals

    Illustrates the major categories of sponsored projects, i.e., organized research (including both sponsored research and University research), sponsored instruction, and other sponsored activities.

  • October 1, 2009

    Link to Chapter 14.2

    Academic Policies Pertaining to Sponsored Project Proposals

    Definition of Industry-Funded Clinical Trials clarified.

  • Academic Policies Pertaining to Sponsored Project Proposals

    Originally RPH 3.4; establishes procedures to meet the requirements of July 15, 1993 revisions to OMB Circular A-21 regarding the definition of University Research.