Policies & Guidelines

NU Facts & Guidance

• NU-RES Quick Facts

• Export Control & Online Training

• FY25 Rate Agreement

• Institutional Review and Submission Process

• Invention Disclosure

• Limited Number of Submissions per Institution

• NU Fellowship Guidance – Tax

• F&A Rates Guidance: Applicability of On and Off-Campus IDC Rates

• Paid Leave Charges

• Participant Costs Cash Management Guidance

• Participant Support Costs Review and Process

• Patent and Copyright

• Proposal Certification

• Report a Research Compliance Concern

• Subrecipient Determination Form

• Subrecipient Risk Assessment and Monitoring

• Transferring Awards to Northeastern University

• Travel Checklist

NU Policies

• Conflict of Commitment and Interest

• Cost Share

• Effort Reporting

• Human Subjects Research

• Northeastern Whistleblower Policy

• Openness in Research

• Policy on Capital Assets (formally the “Policy on Asset Disposition”)

• Policy on Cost Transfer

• Policy on Costs for Sponsored Agreements

• Policy on Institutional Base Salary for Extramurally-Funded Sponsored Projects

• Policy on Research Misconduct

• Policy on Travel to High-Risk & Sanctioned Destinations

• Policy on Requiring Registration of University Travel

• Professional Standards & Business Conduct

• Research Award Closeout

• Use of Animals in Research and Teaching Activities

Federal Policies and Guidelines

• Allowable Costs Guidelines

• Avoid duplicate funding of the same project
  (“double dipping”)

• Fly America Act. – 49USC 40118

• Fly America Act FAQs

• Federal Acquisition Regulation

• OMB Uniform Guidance

• Responsible Conduct of Research

• Sponsor Prior Approval Matrix for Federal Sponsors

NIH

• Electronic Grants Resources (includes annotated forms)

• Grant Review Process Videos

• Grants Application Basics

• Grants Policy and Guidance

• Responsible Conduct of Research – Office of Research Integrity

• Salary Cap Policy

• Sample Applications and Summary Statements

NSF

• Award Conditions

• Proposal Preparation Checklist

• Participant Support Costs Explained

• Post Doc Mentoring Plan Guidelines

• Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG)

• Report fraud, waste, and abuse

Last Updated on September 18, 2024