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About the Proposal Process
Best practices and processes required by Stanford policy and sponsors.
Clinical Research
Learn more about clinical research including clinical trials.
Creating Your Research Team
Information on non-faculty research appointments, consultants, visiting scholars, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate students.
Faculty Development
Resources to support the scholarly contributions, skills and professional activities of all of its faculty, with a particular focus on the development of junior faculty.
Gifts in Support of Research
Find policies to help guide you.
PI Eligibility & Exceptions
Understand who can serve as a PI and what exceptions can be made.
PI Financial Basics
Tips for procuring and managing research funds.
Working with Industry
Get help with industrial agreements & materials from external labs.

Regulatory Topics

Annual Payroll Distribution Certification
Link to the system to recertify. Find links to system, user guides, and the required briefing.
Compliance & Stewardship
Understand your stewardship responsibilities.
Conflicts of Interest
Manage conflicts of interest and commitment.
Export Controls
Tools and information to help you comply with export control regulations.
Federal Lobbying Guidelines for Stanford Faculty and Staff
Guidelines.
Protocols
Enter and manage protocols for human, animal, stem cell, and bio-safety. Go directly to eProtocol.
Required Compliance Training List
PIs are responsible for ensuring research team members complete required training.
Responsible Conduct of Research
Written with all researchers in mind, special consideration has been given to the needs of students and postdoctoral scholars.
Safety for Researchers
Guidance for ensuring a safe work environment.

Resources

Computing to Support Research
Computing resources in support of your research and scholarship.
Independent Laboratories, Centers, and Institutes
Collaborative teams of experts address major issues outside the boundaries of schools. Includes research opportunities for undergraduate students.
Intellectual Property
Find out how to disclose inventions, file for patents and negotiate licenses, best practices for Startups and more.
International Activity
Find resources for international activities & collaboration.
Manage Your Research Data
Tools and services for data management, preservation, and sharing, including guidance for faculty on access to data.
Shared Resources
Find facilities and equipment for your research.
Science Outreach
Support for fulfilling the educational outreach required by your research sponsor.
Stanford Electronic Research Administration (SeRA)
Get an in-depth view of how SeRA handles PDRFs, awards, and PTA setup.
Working with Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholar Policies and Procedures
Tools for funding and mentoring graduate students and postdoctoral scholars.

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Financial Concepts

Expenditure Allocation PTA (EAPTA) Guidelines
Learn how to allocate expense and setup an allocation PTA.
Charging for Administrative and Technical Expenses
Learn when you can propose and charge administrative expenses to a sponsored project.
Cost Sharing
Understand proposing and tracking cost sharing.
Cost Transfers
Understand the mechanics of all cost transfers and the specifics for Veterinary Service Center (VSC).
Effort for Faculty and Staff
Learn about proposing and managing effort.
Infrastructure Charges
How to implement the Infrastructure Charge (ISC) Policy.
Non-Sponsored Receivables Rates
When Stanford’s resources are used by outside entities, Stanford must recover some portion of the F&A costs.
Property Management Administration
Manage equipment and materials effectively
Salary Caps
Learn about salary caps and how to administer the NIH salary cap.
Subawards
Identify, propose, process, and manage a subaward.

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