Recent Policy Updates

View updates to the Stanford Research Policy Handbook.

What’s New

  • April 26, 2018

    Link to Chapter 2.1

    Principal Investigator Eligibility and Criteria for Exceptions

    Update by Senate to continue indefinitely SOM PI waiver/ expanded career development exception.

  • April 26, 2018

    Link to Chapter 4.3

    Consulting and Other Outside Professional Activities by Members of the Academic Council and Medical Center Line Faculty

    Add clarifying language on the use of titles by faculty involved in outside activities.

  • March 18, 2018

    Link to Chapter 9.2

    Copyright Policy

    Attached Attachment B per VPDoR and OTL.
  • January 11, 2018

    Link to Chapter 10.3

    Postdoctoral Scholars

    Added Under Chapter 2, Terms of Appointment, add a new section, entitled “H. Early Termination by Appointing Department”.

  • August 25, 2017

    Link to Chapter 13.3

    Specialized Categories of Sponsored Projects

    Updated definition of Industry Sponsored Clinical Trials.

  • August 24, 2017

    Link to Chapter 5.7

    Training in the Protection of Human Subjects in Research

    Updated NIH Decision Tree
  • August 3, 2017

    Link to Chapter 9.2

    Copyright Policy

    Updated 2 C. Patent and Copyright Agreement: Stanford Form SU-18.

  • April 19, 2017

    Link to Chapter 8.7

    Recordkeeping Requirements

    Housekeeping updates and statement removal regarding the original Stanford Certification must be provided to the Office of the Dean of Research.

  • February 23, 2017

    Link to Chapter 5.7

    Training in the Protection of Human Subjects in Research

    Updated to include Good Clinical Practices as Mandated by the NIH.

  • October 10, 2016

    Link to Chapter 15.8

    Cost Transfer Policy for Sponsored Projects

    Mostly minor changes, but most notable include:

    • added non-capital ET changes in same award as exception
    • added refunds and credits as exception. SECTION 4B (Documentation):
      • Quantified “large transfers”
      • Added additional documentation requirements for large, late or early/late transfers
      • Added examples of acceptable documentation for these transfers (BI and FFIT reports)