UT policies and guidance apply to all areas of the lifecycle of sponsored awards. This resource houses policies, procedures, guidance and HOPs that assist faculty, researchers, and research staff in working with sponsored projects.
Conflict of Interest, Conflict of Commitment, and Outside Activities
This policy serves to ensure compliance with state ethics laws and UT System Regents’ Rules and Regulations. It is intended to provide the framework to delineate permissible outside activities clearly.
Effort Verification
This new guidance on Effort Certification indicates the requirement to confirm that effort proposed on a project is what a PI contributes, and timelines for verification.
Research Titles
Learn about the appropriate research titles within UT Austin, as well as hiring criteria and responsibilities for each.
Sponsored Projects
Through an expanded description of the policies and responsibilities, this policy is a core resource to guide administration of grants.
Classified Research Policy
This policy provides the framework for ensuring that any classified research activity is conducted under proper oversight, complies with federal regulations and contributes to the University's missions.
Promoting Objectivity in Research by Managing, Reducing or Eliminating Financial Conflicts of Interest
This policy sets minimum requirements for the disclosure of individual financial interests and the management and reporting of individual financial conflicts of interest in research performed on behalf of the University.
Designating External Support as Gift or Sponsored Award
This policy outlines responsibilities and procedures for distinguishing between gifts and sponsored awards in accordance with the regulatory framework.
Animal Subjects Used in Research, Teaching, and Testing Activities
This policy provides administrative guidance to assure the care and use of animals for University research, teaching, and testing activities is done in accordance with applicable federal and state laws or regulations.
Human Subjects Used in Research
This policy provides administrative guidance to comply with relevant laws and regulations governing the protection of human research participants.
Export Controls
This policy supports compliance with The University of Texas System policy UTS173 and the federal export control laws and regulations affecting the export of certain items, technologies, software, and services.
Types of Awards
The procedure outlines the common types of sponsored program agreements and the administrative requires for each.
Origination of Awards and Credit Policy
This procedure outlines the process for origination of a sponsored project financial account and credit accounts.
Salary Clearing Accounts
This procedure outlines the acceptable use of clearing accounts to manage grant portfolios.
Sponsored Projects Closeout
This procedure outlines the the closeout requirements, expense reconsiliation and reporting requirements upon the completion of a Sponsored Projects.