Recent Policy Updates

View updates to the Stanford Research Policy Handbook.

What’s New

  • January 27, 2015

    Link to Chapter 15.1

    Facilities and Administrative (Indirect Cost) and Fringe Benefits Rates

    Uniform Guidance change to the MTDC, now excludes participant support costs.

  • January 27, 2015

    Link to Chapter 15.3

    Cost Sharing Policy

    Update to comply with the Uniform Guidance. Removed Attachment A.

  • January 27, 2015

    Link to Chapter 3.3

    Sponsor Notifications and Prior Approvals

    Updated to include Uniform Guidance Disengagement.

  • December 15, 2014

    Link to Chapter 1.2

    Rights and Responsibilities in the Conduct of Research

    Includes other costs in certification of salaries and updated Proposal Preparation costs.

  • October 15, 2014

    Link to Chapter 15.3

    Cost Sharing Policy

    Removed the section requiring unfunded admin charging to be cost shared.

  • October 15, 2014

    Link to Chapter 15.4

    Charging for Administrative and Technical Expenses

    Removed references to treatment of sponsor disapproved administrative charges as cost sharing.

  • September 23, 2014

    Link to Chapter 13.4

    Establishment of Industrial Affiliates and Related Membership-Supported Programs

    Policy Updated; Industrial Affiliates Program Approval and Renewal Form updated.

  • August 6, 2014

    Link to Chapter 5.2

    Federal-wide Assurance for Protection of Human Subjects

    Update to accommodate the name change of the VA’s Palo Alto Institute for Research and Education (PAIRE) to Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research (PAVIR) and update PAVIR Federal Wide Assurance.

  • February 11, 2014

    Link to Chapter 15.5

    Salary Cap Administration

    Updated to new salary cap amount.

  • October 11, 2013

    Link to Chapter 9.2

    Copyright Policy

    Attachment A added per OTL.