Each sponsored project at the University of Minnesota is conducted within a framework of regulations, policies, and procedures, including:
- sponsor policies
- Regents' and University policies
- departmental and collegiate guidelines
Where the University has a policy in an area not specifically addressed by the sponsor, or where the University's policy is more restrictive than the sponsor's, the University's policy must be followed.
SPA Guidance
- Fundamental Research Exclusion
- Employee Whistleblower Protection
- Uniform Guidance
- Foreign Influence:
Policy
Sources for regulation, policy, procedure, or guidelines that relate to sponsored research:
- UMN Research Policy Library
- Uniform Guidance
- NSF Research Terms and Conditions
- NIH Policy Statement
- NSF Policy Office
- Fundamental Research Exclusion
- Employee Whistleblower Protection
- USDA Foreign Agricultural Service "What You (Recipients) Should Know" Non-Discrimination Requirements
Compliance
Look for compliance regulation and requirements in these areas:
PI/Senior/Key Personnel
- Research Compliance Office
- Office of Institutional Compliance (REPA)
- NIH Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI)
- NIH Other Support Guidance (video)
- Effort Reporting
Humans, Animals, etc.
- Institutional Review Board
- Office of Biotechnology Activities Oversight: Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
- Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
- Department of Environmental Health and Safety
- sIRB Guidance