Research
Policy Manual

Northern Arizona University’s research policies are set forth below. Entries in blue represent policies that conform to the new University Policy formatting standards and have been moved to the University Policy Library. Entries in purple link to policy materials still located elsewhere that are awaiting the conversion and relocation process.

General Research

• Core Facilities
• Establishment and Management of Research Centers,
  Public Service Centers, and Institutes at NAU
• Minors in Labs
• Misconduct in Research (under review)
• Research Space
• Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training

Sponsored Projects

• Advance Account Setup
• Budgeting Indirect Cost Recovery into Proposals
• Conflict of Interest in Sponsored Projects
  • Conflict of Interest in Sponsored Projects – Addendum
  • CITI COI Training (log in or create an account to register)
• Cost Sharing for Sponsored Projects
• Cost Transfer for Federally Sponsored Projects
• Establishing a Backup Department ID for Sponsored Projects
• Gifts vs Grants for Non-Governmental Funding
• Institutional Base Salary for Sponsored Projects
• Native American Classification
• NIH Salary Cap Guidelines
• Principal Investigator Delegation of Signature Authority
• Principal Investigator Eligibility
• Program Income
• Record Retention
• Requests For Reduction or Waiver of Indirect Costs
• Subrecipient Monitoring
• Usage Of Recovered Indirect Costs