Policies for Sponsored Programs

Gifts (including bequests) are monies or property 给n voluntarily, without expectation of return or compensation on the part of the donor. 奖助金, 另一方面, 授予大学的款项或财产是否附有资金/财产使用的条款和条件.

所有补助金必须通过研究和赞助项目办公室.

检查 判断矩阵 for assistance in determining whether the funding is a grant or a gift.

以下人员有资格担任赞助项目的首席研究员(PI)或项目主任(PD):

• UTC的全职教员，包括终身教职、终身教职和非终身教职
• UTC全职员工

兼职教师和个人在礼貌或荣誉任命通常是 不合格的 to serve as the PI/PD on a sponsored program.

德州大学教职员工应采取一切合理的预防措施，以确保他们的外部利益(包括配偶的利益), 抚养的孩子, 不依赖子女)不会使他们与履行作为大学雇员的义务和责任相冲突. 这包括在进行或报告研究时避免妥协或表现出妥协其判断的可能性.

UT政策#GE0002 explains the UT Conflict of Interests Policy, details faculty and 工作人员 reporting requirements, 并提供所有教职员工每年应填写的外部利益披露表的链接. For help completing the OID form, review our OID guide for researchers 在这里.

请注意，通过OID表格报告利益不会受到惩罚，并且声明利益本身并不妨碍提案提交, though a management plan may be needed.

An “unpaid student worker” is 一个学生 who serves in a role that, if included in the budget, would be considered a personnel role. 仅以接受培训或完成学习经验为目的的研讨会或其他活动的参与者不被视为无薪学生工. 请参阅 无薪学生工 on Sponsored Programs infosheet to determine if this policy applies to your project.

UT的 行为准则 旨在协助员工及其部门建立一个负责任和道德的工作场所. It outlines the basic expectations for employees, 指导他们了解政策要求和培训资源，并为报告关注和违规行为提供指导.

赌球app联合技术公司的程序报告性骚扰和其他形式的骚扰NSF的信息，请点击 在这里.

The following fiscal policies are relevant to sponsored programs. 当您与ORSP一起为提交的提案准备预算并实施获奖项目时，请牢记这些原则:

• 赞助项目
• Distinguishing Direct vs Indirect Costs
• 工资政策
• Federal Salary Rate Limitation
• 旅游政策
• 成本分摊
• 工作认证
• 成本转移
• 商业道德守则
• 合同
• Subaward Origination and Subrecipient Monitoring
• 项目收入
• Gift Cards and Gift Certificates
• Unmanned Aircraft Systems

UT财政政策 FI0207 指定某些必须满足的条件，以便允许豁免员工获得额外的服务报酬, 12个月的老师, 和/或在学年期间由联邦或联邦流动基金资助的9个月的教员. For non-federal sponsors, 在特殊情况下，机构有更多的自由裁量权来考虑是否批准额外的服务报酬. 看到 额外服务工资 Procedure Statement for guidance on when and how to submit the 额外服务工资 Preapproval Form.

费用分摊，也称为匹配基金，有时需要拨款项目. Cost-share is financial or other resources (personnel time, 等.)，资助机构要求或要求申请人贡献或“分享”以支持资助计划或项目.

Cost-share may be in cash or in-kind. 现金成本分担是指UTC或合作伙伴承诺支出资金来支持项目/计划. 当联合技术公司或合作伙伴承诺提供不是现金但可以分配现金价值的资源时，就会发生实物成本分担.g., personnel time, use of facilities, use of equipment, 等.). If you are working on a project that involves cost-share, 请立即与ORSP联系，了解您正在从事的项目的其他信息. Here are some general notes 赌球app the use of cost-share:

• 所有联合技术公司的费用分摊必须由适当的管理员和负责财务的副校长书面批准 & Operations during the internal approval process.
• 来自合作伙伴组织的所有成本分担必须由合作伙伴组织的适当管理员以书面形式批准.

During the project period, 首席研究员/项目主管有责任保存适当的记录和文件，以确保所有费用分摊承诺都得到履行.

设施 & 行政(F&)成本, also referred to as indirect costs or overhead, 这些费用是否与提供和维护支持研究企业的基础设施(建筑物及其维护)有关, 库, 等.) and which cannot easily be identified with a specific project. “设施” is defined as depreciation and use allowances, interest on debt associated with certain buildings, equipment and capital improvements, operation and maintenance expenses, 图书馆费用. “Administration” is defined as general administration and expenses, departmental and college administration, sponsored projects administration, 以及未在“设施”某一子类别下具体列出的所有其他类型的支出.

财政政策 FI0206, the University expects that appropriate F&A costs will be included in all proposal budgets, unless the sponsor specifically prohibits them, and it is expected that F&A costs will be recovered to the maximum extent possible.

Further, UTC has established procedures for how the F&A recoveries should be distributed once they are returned to the university. Those procedures are outlined in 这个文档.

Award 合同 from external sponsors funding research, 教育, or service projects conducted by UTC must be processed through ORSP. 支付外部/第三方在外部资助的项目中完成部分工作的子奖励也必须通过ORSP进行处理. Additional information is available at Award 合同 and Subawards.

《赌球app》(FFATA)使公众更容易获得有关纳税人的联邦支出的信息. FFATA要求联邦奖励的主要接受者通过公共网站报告他们的次级奖励. Subawards include sub合同, subgrants, and other instruments awarding funds to third party recipients.

点击这里 FFATA Data Collection Form.

Sponsored programs involving minors are subject to UT的 policy on 未成年人节目. UTC specific procedures are available 在这里.  

UT的 Responsible Conduct in 研究 & 学术活动 政策概述了对高标准的研究诚信的期望和与不当行为指控有关的程序.

UT的 访问ors Engaged in 研究 政策描述了在德州大学校园从事研究的个人的标准和要求，这些个人不是德州大学的员工或在校生.

ORSP经常提供来自其他机构的资助提案样本，提案作者可以使用这些样本来帮助确定成功提案的标志. 这些文件由PI/PD慷慨地提供，以说明逻辑论点, 清晰, 详细程度, 等. needed to be competitive.

在任何情况下 是否应该在没有适当参考/引用的情况下从这些文件中获取信息. To do so may violate legal and ethical codes of conduct.