Recent Policy Updates

View updates to the Stanford Research Policy Handbook.

What’s New

  • 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.

  • Visiting Scholars

    Updated July 2013 to include item 4, 4.1 and deleting school of medicine procedures.

  • June 19, 2013

    Link to Chapter 9.1

    Inventions, Patents, and Licensing

    Added undergrads and post doc to the introduction paragraph. Extends this requirement to faculty, staff, graduate students, undergraduate students, post doctoral scholars and visitors involved in research.

  • June 17, 2013

    Link to Chapter 6.1

    Animal Welfare Assurance of Compliance

    Assurance renewal 6/17/2013 RPH 6.1 - 6.3 was the hand typed assurance, when update 6/17/2013. Removed the hand typed policy and added the Assurance via PDF.

  • PHS and NSF Requirements Regarding Financial Disclosures and Agency Notifications

    Change within “ Investigator Training”, section C. “Other PHS Requirements”.