Recent Policy Updates

View updates to the Stanford Research Policy Handbook.

What’s New

  • October 1, 2003

    Link to Chapter 3.1

    Preparation and Submission of Proposal Budgets

    Clarifications related to expenditure management were added to vacation accrual.

  • September 1, 2003

    Link to Chapter 17.1

    Control of Property

    Modified definition of capital equipment.

  • March 15, 2003

    Link to Chapter 15.6

    Tuition Allowance for Research Assistants

    Incorporates the function of the University's PeopleSoft Graduate Financial Support System.

  • Research Misconduct: Policy on Allegations, Investigations, and Reporting

     Policy applicability clarified (Section I.A.).

  • October 10, 2001

    Link to Chapter 5.5

    Use of Employees or Laboratory Personnel as Research Subjects

    Presents guidelines for participation by employees or laboratory personnel as subjects in Stanford research projects.

  • September 27, 2001

    Link to Chapter 5.7

    Training in the Protection of Human Subjects in Research

    This policy will be enforced for NIH awards made on or after October 1, 2000. For all other research involving human subjects, this requirement was effective on January 1, 2001.

  • Preparation and Submission of Proposal Budgets

    Clarifications related to expenditure management were added.

  • University Commitments Pertaining to Sponsored Project Proposals

    Requirement related to commitment of PI effort for research projects was established.

  • March 1, 2001

    Link to Chapter 3.1

    Preparation and Submission of Proposal Budgets

    Requirements related to commitment of PI effort for research projects were established.

  • Preparation, Review, and Submission of Sponsored Project Proposals

    Requirement related to commitment of PI effort for research projects was established.