Research Policy Handbook

Chapter 3: Financial Aspects of Sponsored Projects Administration

3.1Fiscal Responsibilities of Principal Investigators (PIs)

See also:

• Stewardship and Compliance for Stanford PIs
• Proposing, Charging and Reporting Faculty Effort
• Effort Allocation Resource Page

3.2 Definitions and Categories of Sponsored Projects

Attachment A [pdf file]:
Checklist for Determining Whether Funding is a Gift or Support for a Sponsored Project

See also:

• Gift Administration at Stanford
• Conditions of Gift Award letter, a Word template for gift awards
  Revised: April 2003

3.3 Facilities & Administrative (Indirect Cost) and Fringe Benefits Rates: Definitions and Calculations

Current Facilities & Administrative (Indirect Cost) and Fringe Benefits Rates

See also:

• Facilities & Administrative, i.e. Indirect Costs: General Explanation of Rates (ORA site)
• Fringe Benefits: General Explanation of Rates (ORA site)
• Administrative Guide Memo 37.3, Infrastructure Charges [pdf file]
• Changes in Indirect Cost Rates, 1999 memo from Charles Kruger

3.4 Classification of Sponsored, University and Departmental Research

3.5 Cost Sharing: Stanford University Policy and Procedure

Attachment A: Federal Requirements for Cost Sharing

Attachment B: Cost Sharing PTA Attribute Setup Request [downloadable Word file]

See also:

• Clarification of OMB A-21 Treatment of Voluntary Uncommitted Cost Sharing and Tuition Remission Costs, OMB Memo M-0106, January 5, 2001
• Cost Sharing Resource Page
• Cost Sharing Implementation Guidelines, including Questions and Answers
• Charging of Deans' Effort/Salary, memo from Charles Kruger and Geoff Grant

3.6 Charging for Administrative and Technical Expenses

See also:

• Administrative Charging Resource Page
• Administrative and Technical Expenses Implementation Guidelines

3.7 Subawards

3.8 Salary Cap Administration

See also:

• Salary Cap Resource Page

3.9 Tuition Allowance for Research Assistants

See also:

• 2009-10 Minimum Salary Rates for Graduate Research and Teaching Assistants
• 2009-10 Salary and Tuition Allowance Tables
• Estimated Tuition Charges for Sponsored Projects - Stanford access only

3.10 Indirect Cost Waivers

See also:

• Indirect Cost Waiver Request Form (doc)
• Implementing the Revised Infrastructure Charge policy
• Administrative Guide Memo 37.3, Infrastructure Charges

3.11 Indirect Cost Waivers on Undergraduate Student Salaries Charged to Sponsored Projects

3.12 Control of Property

See also:

• Stanford Property Administration Manual

3.13 Cost Transfer Policy for Sponsored Projects

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