 | Acceptable Use of Research Foundation Proprietary Data Outside the RF Business System Policy | The integrity and confidentiality of Research Foundation (RF) data must be protected when RF proprietary data are combined into a non-RF business system. |
| Approved Entities for Fiscal Administration of Sponsored Projects | Sponsored Project funding directed by UB faculty or staff must be deposited with, and administered by, either the Research Foundation or UB Foundation Services Inc. |
| Cost Transfer Policy | There are circumstances where it may be necessary to transfer expenditures to a sponsored project. Cost transfers should be timely (within 90 days), fully documented, conform to university and sponsor allowability and allocability standards, and include… |
| Facilities and Administrative Cost Recovery and Distribution Policy | Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Costs are charged to externally sponsored awards, unless specifically prohibited by the funding agency. A percentage of F&A Costs ... |
| Financial Responsibility for Sponsored Projects | The Principal Investigator is responsible for the financial management of a sponsored project. The College or School to which credit is assigned for a sponsored project is responsible, in proportion to credit assigned to it, for all costs ... |
| Institutional Base Salary for Sponsored Projects | This policy defines Institutional Base Salary and its use in estimating, accumulating, and reporting salary charges to sponsored projects. |
| Institutional Conflict of Interest in Human Subjects Research | The University at Buffalo (UB) recognizes its obligation to protect the rights and welfare of human subject research participants and to ensure research integrity. |
| Investigator Conflict of Interest | To ensure compliance with federal and state regulations, the University at Buffalo requires an Investigator to disclose his/her financial interests and non-university obligations and the financial interests and non-university obligations of… |
| Principal Investigator Eligibility | Only eligible University at Buffalo (UB) faculty and staff may serve as a Principal Investigator (PI) on externally funded research, training, or other sponsored project. |
| Proposal Submission Policy | Sponsored Programs Services (SPS) must review and approve all proposals prior to submission to an outside funding agency |
| Responsible Conduct in Research, Intellectual and Creative Activity | It is the policy of the University at Buffalo to maintain high ethical standards in research and other scholarly work, prevent misconduct where possible, and promptly and fairly evaluate and resolve any instance of alleged or apparent misconduct |
| Royalty Distribution Policy | The University at Buffalo uses a single uniform structure to distribute proceeds derived from the commercialization of inventors' intellectual property and technology. |