Search

How To Prepare and Submit the Current and Pending Support Information to NSF Categories: Proposals Updated: 05.22.2025 Created: 03.26.2021 Jump to: On this page The most up to date NSF Current and Pending Support Information, Guidance, and Resources can be found on the ORA website HERE Resources External Links NSF Current and Pending FAQs, February 2021 NSF Approved Formats for Current and Pending Support Announcements NSF Update 2019- 01232019 Responsible Offices & People People Kathie A. Kern Director of Research Administration and Compliance kakern@stanford.edu Related Topics Proposal …

How To Get a PI Waiver Categories: Proposals Regulatory Compliance Updated: 07.24.2025 Created: 11.28.2020 Jump to: On this page Eligibility to act as a principal investigator (PI) or co-principal investigator (Co-PI) on externally funded projects is a privilege limited to members of the Academic Council and to the University Medical Line (UML) faculty. This policy limitation is in place because PIs are responsible for determining the intellectual direction of the research and scholarship, and for the training of graduate students. The designation of "PI" or "Co-PI" for any member of the …

How To Access and Complete PI Training Categories: Proposals Regulatory Compliance Updated: 05.22.2025 Created: 11.28.2020 Jump to: On this page Stanford requires each of its PIs including those with University Research  to complete a brief review of topics regarding the PIs responsibility for protecting individuals and the University, and for compliance with laws and regulations that touch on all aspects of the research enterprise. The University will not release project funding for a PI who has NOT satisfied this requirement. Go to PI Training Policies Chapter 2 Principal Investigatorship …

How To Request an Indirect (F&A) Cost Waiver on a Proposal Categories: Proposals Regulatory Compliance Updated: 02.04.2026 Created: 11.28.2020 Jump to: On this page The Dean of Research will consider requests for F&A cost waivers in very limited circumstances. The PI’s Research Administrator and the PI should initiate the request, and it must be approved by the PI and the PI’s school dean's office before being sent for approval to the Dean of Research.  The request can be submitted from the SeRA Proposal Development Routing Form (PDRF) Budget Questions page. View the ORA website's SeRA …

How To Get IRB/IACUC/Biosafety Protocols Approved Categories: Award Management Proposals Regulatory Compliance Updated: 08.25.2025 Created: 11.28.2020 Jump to: On this page Protocols are submitted and reviewed online using eProtocol . Remember that your protocol should be clearly written and easily understandable. Panel members represent a variety of disciplines, which means that some reviewers will not be as familiar with your field as you are.  Policies Chapter 6 Laboratory Animals in Research Resources Glossary Human Subject Animal Subject Training Required Tutorial on Human Subject …

How To Respond to an External Auditor Updated: 05.08.2025 Created: 11.28.2020 Jump to: On this page If you are contacted by an external auditor, ask and obtain answers to the following questions:  What audit organization do you represent? What type of audit is this? Has this audit been properly coordinated through Stanford's Research Administration Policy and Compliance?  If your department has identified an individual as an audit contact point, that person should be advised. It is also appropriate to contact your supervisor or manager. Refer auditors who are unable to provide a clear …

How To Address a Concern About Non-compliance Categories: Regulatory Compliance Updated: 05.13.2025 Created: 11.28.2020 Jump to: On this page As members of the Stanford University community, faculty, staff, students, members of the Board of Trustees, University Officers and affiliates are responsible for sustaining the highest ethical standards of this institution, and of the broader community in which we function. The University values integrity, honesty and fairness and strives to integrate these values into its teaching, research and business practices. If you have concerns of any kind …

How To Use a Service Center Categories: Award Management Financial Concepts Proposals Updated: 05.09.2025 Created: 11.28.2020 Jump to: On this page A service center operates facilities or research labs as self-sustaining “businesses” that provide on-going products or services in support of the University’s teaching and research functions. A service center will charge you for the services provided. They must recover their operational costs annually through rate(s) to users based on an approved budget and approved rate(s). The service center uses an approved rate, by combining salary, labor and …

How To Create a Service Center Updated: 05.09.2025 Created: 11.28.2020 Jump to: On this page Read " Comparison of Expenditure Allocation vs. Service Center ," to learn whether you simply need to set up an Expenditure Allocation PTA.  Once you determine that it is appropriate to set up a service center, submit Exhibit A " Request for Establishing A New Service Center " to the service center administrator. Resources How To Use a Service Center Tools & Documents List of Unallowable Expenditure Types Responsible Offices & People People Christine Siu Financial Management Analyst RAPC …

How To Find Information for Working With Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars Categories: Award Management Proposals Updated: 07.28.2025 Created: 04.02.2021 Jump to: On this page The Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education (VPGE) sets and disseminates relevant policy, and provides support for program development. Several offices and people are available to assist in a variety of ways with administrative, educational, and policy matters regarding to Postdoctoral Scholars. PIs serve as intellectual and professional mentors to graduate students, helping them to make meaningful …