Research
Policy Manual

Northern Arizona University’s research and sponsored projects 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
• Loss Prevention Policy Statement
• Minors in Labs
• Misconduct in Research
• Policy on Gifts Versus Sponsored Projects
• Research Space Policy
• Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training

Sponsored Projects

• Advance Accounts
• Budgeting Indirect Cost Recovery
• Conflict of Interest in Sponsored Projects
  • CITI COI Training (login or create an account to register)
  • Conflict of Interest in Sponsored Projects – Addendum
  • Information for PHS Funded Investigators
  • NAU Sponsored Project General Disclosure Form – sample
  • NAU Sponsored Project Supplemental Disclosure Form – sample
• Cost Sharing Policy for Sponsored Projects
• Cost Transfer Policy for Federally Sponsored Projects
• Effort Distribution Reporting
• Establishing a Backup Department ID for Sponsored Projects
• Financially Closing Out Fixed Price Agreements
• Gift vs Grant Policy for Non-Governmental Funding
• Guidelines on Allowability of Expenses Charged to IDC
• Institutional Base Salary for Sponsored Projects
• Native American Classification
• NAU NIH Salary Cap Guidelines
• Payroll Adjustments
• Principal Investigator Eligibility
• Principal Investigator Delegation of Authority
• Program Income
• Proposal Submission Guidelines
• Record Retention
• Request for Approval to Serve as a Principal or
  Co-Principal Investigator Form
• Requests For Reduction Or Waiver Of Indirect Costs
• Staples Advantage
• Subrecipient Monitoring
• Usage Of Recovered Indirect Costs