Recent Policy Updates
View updates to the Stanford Research Policy Handbook.
Federal-wide Assurance for Protection of Human Subjects
Update LSPCH FWA.
Policy and Procedures for Appointment and Promotion: Academic Staff - Research
Research Associate updated to Research Scientist, Engineer and Scholar in 2016.
Indirect (F&A) Cost Waivers
Added change in procedure: Outside of the School of Medicine, indirect (F&A) cost waiver requests can be launched from the budget page of the PDRF (Proposal and Development Routing Form) in SeRA.
Postdoctoral Scholars
Attachment D. 3.A. Sick Leave to include 24 hours of paid sick time annually.
Cost Transfer Policy for Sponsored Projects
added to Section 4B that the allocation methodology is used if transferring expenses to multiple PTAs.
Postdoctoral Scholars
Update Benefits information deleting Blue Shield EPO. This plan was replaced with Stanford Healthcare Alliance (SHCA).
Subrecipient Monitoring
Added "Effective September 1, 2015, subaward invoices require the following statement to accompany the PI’s signature: “In signing below I approve payment of this invoice and attest that the charges appear reasonable, and progress to date on this project is satisfactory and in keeping with the statement of work.”
Proposing a Subaward
Updated to incorporate Uniform Guidance changes.
Subrecipient Monitoring
Updated to incorporate Uniform Guidance changes.
Issuance of a Subaward
Updated to incorporate Uniform Guidance changes.