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Direct Costs Updated: May 22, 2025 Created: December 21, 2020 Direct costs are those costs that can be identified specifically with a particular sponsored project, an instructional activity, or any other institutional activity, or that can be directly assigned to such activities relatively easily with a high degree of accuracy. Direct costs include, but are not limited to: salaries travel equipment material and supplies directly benefiting the sponsored project or activity According to Stanford policy and federal regulations, an expense qualifies as a direct cost for a sponsored project when …

Consistent Costs Updated: May 22, 2025 Created: December 21, 2020 Costs must be handled consistently across the university by following Stanford policy. Related Topics Cost Principles …

Reasonable Costs Updated: May 22, 2025 Created: December 21, 2020 Costs must reflect what a prudent person would pay. Related Topics Cost Principles …

COI: Training and Other Information Menu Overview Training and Other Information Contacts List by School Categories: Conflict of Interest Regulatory Compliance Updated: July 24, 2025 Created: December 21, 2020 Jump to: On this page COI Training                   COI Training Slide Deck Changes to Annual Disclosures of Outside Professional Activities Starting January 2025, Stanford will transition its annual disclosure process for outside professional activities from an annual static cycle (in spring) to a rolling 12-month cycle. This change is designed to enable more timely certifications …

Export Controls: Overview Categories: Export Controls Regulatory Compliance Updated: July 24, 2025 Created: March 27, 2021 Jump to: On this page Introduction At the core of what Stanford University holds most dear - the ability for its faculty and students to engage in research in an open environment - is its  Openness in Research policy . Stanford is committed to the principle of freedom of access by all interested parties to the underlying data, to the processes and to the final results of research. In keeping with this commitment, Stanford will not accept research agreements that limit the …

Memo 03.30.16 Memorandum on Relationships with Entities Identified as Presenting Elevated Export Control or Information Security Risks Categories: Export Controls Jump to: On this page This memo addresses steps that must be taken by Stanford faculty in advance of initiating a research collaboration, industrial affiliate relationship, or other institutional research relationship with an entity (“Entity”) that the Dean of Research (DoR) office, together with the Information Security Office has determined presents elevated export control or information security risks. The Export Control Office, …

Memo 05.06.16 Travel to US Sanctioned Countries (Iran, Cuba, Syria, Sudan, North Korea and the Crimean Region of the Ukraine) Categories: Export Controls Jump to: On this page Sent on behalf of Ann Arvin, Vice Provost and Dean of Research Dear Colleagues, As we enter this busy summer travel period, I would like to remind you that the US Government continues to impose trade sanctions against Iran, Cuba, Syria, Sudan, North Korea and the Crimean Region of the Ukraine. Travel to these countries, as well as research-related activity in these countries, remains tightly regulated and generally …

Memo 04.20.09 Memo: Export Control Documentation Requirements Categories: Export Controls Jump to: On this page Date: April 20, 2009 To: Faculty and Research Administrators From: Ann Arvin, Vice Provost and Dean of Research Subject: Documentation Requirements – Export Controls Stanford's Openness in Research Policy expresses our institutional commitment to "the principle of freedom of access by all interested persons to the underlying data, to the processes, and to the final results of research" (reinforced in Section 3 of the Faculty Policy on Conflict of Commitment and Interest). Export …

Memo 03.09.07 Reminder - Export Controls Requirements Categories: Export Controls Jump to: On this page March 9, 2007 To: Stanford Principal Investigators From: Ann Arvin, Vice Provost and Dean of Research Subject: Reminder - Export Control Requirements Stanford is committed to adhering to all applicable export control laws and regulations that pertain to the conduct and dissemination of our research and to the export of tangible items such as equipment, components or materials. Stanford will not, however, agree to accept research, agreements or information that might result in the imposition …

Export Controls: Temporary Exports Categories: Export Controls Regulatory Compliance Updated: July 24, 2025 Created: March 27, 2021 Jump to: On this page TMP Overview Unlike the export of information resulting from fundamental research, tangible exports of equipment, materials, and laptops plus intangible exports of commercial software, encryption code, and disclosure-restricted technical information are subject to export control regulations.  The dual use Export Administration Regulations, however, make an exception to export license requirements for the temporary export or reexport (less …