PSU Research Policy

On this page you will find links to policy and procedures provided by MRI for our faculty, staff and researchers.

Introduction - Research Administration Policies
RA01 - Determining the Allowability, Allocability, and Reasonableness of Costs on Sponsored Projects
RA02 - Acceptability and Evaluating of Services, Equipment or Property Donated to Federally Sponsored Projects
RA03 - Preparing Budgets (Cost Estimates) For Sponsored Projects
RA04 - Making Revisions to Budgets and Program Plans on Federally Sponsored Projects
RA05 - Significant Financial Interest Disclosure for Sponsored Project's Investigators
RA06 - Cost Recovery for Sponsored Projects
RA07 - Use of Equipment Purchased on Federally Sponsored Projects
RA08 - Reimbursement Salary Caps and Plan Effort Confirmation (formerly Salary Rate Limitations and Effort Confirmation)
RA09 - Determining and Disposing of Program Income on Federally Sponsored Projects
RA10 - Handling Inquiries / Investigations into Questions of Ethics in Research and in Other Scholarly Activities
RA11 - Patents and Copyrights (Intellectual Property)
RA12 - Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurial Activities (Faculty Research)
RA13 - Coauthorship of Scholarly Reports, Papers and Publications
RA14 - The Use of Human Subjects in Research
RA15 - Care and Use of Vertebrate Animals
RA16 - Administration of Sponsored Project Subcontracts of the University
RA17 - Courseware
RA18 - Compliance with Federal Export Regulations
RA19 - Administration of Sponsored Project Subawards of the University
RA20 - Individual Conflict of Interest
RA21 - Institutional Financial Conflict of Interest Involving Sponsored Projects, Dedicated Gifts, Research, Scholarship, and Technology Transfer
RA22 - HIPAA and Research at Penn State University
RA23 - HIPAA and Research at The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center And Penn State College Of Medicine
RA24 - Position Statement on Research