Policies, Procedures, RolesPolicies and Procedures
Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of policies. The Northwestern University policy repository can be found on the University Policies website. Additional unit based policies can be found on unit websites, in particular those of the Office for Sponsored Research (OSR) and the Office of Accounting Services for Research and Sponsored Programs (ASRSP).
Institutional
Northwestern University has several institutional policies that apply to sponsored research.
Please note that this is not a comprehensive list.
- ASRSP Financial Guidelines and Policies
- Bridge Funding
- Charging Sponsored Projects
- Chartstring Funding Prefixes
- Conflict of Interest
- Cost Sharing for Sponsored Projects
- Cost Transfers to Sponsored Projects
- Direct Charging Faculty Salary
- Effort Reporting
- Expense Report Guidelines
- Fabricated Equipment
- FDP Matrix
- Fund Codes and Account Codes
- Grant Transfers
- Principal Investigator Eligibility
- Purchase of Personal Computers and Electronic Devices on Sponsored Projects
- Research Data: Ownership, Retention and Access
- Summer Salary
- Travel, Entertainment and Courtesy
- Uniform Guidance
- University Holidays
McCormick
In addition to Northwestern University’s institutional policies and procedures, the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science has several policies and procedures that apply on a school level. While they are all written in tandem with institutional policies and federal guidelines, these guidelines and procedures are specific to the McCormick School of Engineering and offer some additional procedural detail on sponsored projects here at Northwestern University.
Please note that this is not a comprehensive list.