Grants and Sponsored Research Policies

The following form is used to notify the Grants Office of the intent to submit a grant proposal on behalf of Stetson University. Please refer to the First Alert Policy prior to submitting the form.

• First Alert Grant Advisory Form
• First Alert Policy

The following form is used to determine contractual requirements of subawards and independent contractors affiliated with a grant project. Please refer to the Subrecipient Policy prior to submitting the form.

• Subaward Monitoring Policy/Subrecipient Policy
• Subrecipient Commitment Form

The following policy explains budget considerations for a grant project.

• Direct, Indirect, and Unallowable Costs Policy
• Participant Support Cost Policy

The following policy, forms, and certifications are to be submitted to the Grants Office during the grant application process and annually:

• Policy on Financial Conflict of Interest in Externally-Funded Research
• Disclosure of Financial Conflict of Interest Form
  (for all Principal Investigators and Senior Personnel of external grants)
  
  
• U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) Disclosure of Financial Conflict of Interest Form
  (for grantees of PHS agencies such as NIH, HRSA, SAMHSA)
  
• NIH specific training and certification for Financial Conflict of Interest

• Intellectual Property Rights Policy

All Principal Investigators and/or Project Directors of grant proposals that involve research on human or animal (vertebrate) subjects, must contact and seek approval from the appropriate campus review boards:

• Institutional Review Board
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee 
• Policy on Responsible Conduct of Research

The following procedure is used to collect signature approvals for submission of a grant application on behalf of Stetson University. The Grants Office staff will complete this form with information provided by the Principal Investigator or Project Director of the grant.

• Procedure for External Grant Form
• Signature Authority on Grants and Contracts and Grant Proposal Policy

• Research Security Training
  (for grantees of federal awards from the NSF, NIH, DOE, and DOD) 

• Stetson NSF Sexual Harassment Policy

• Time and Effort Reporting Policy
  • Faculty and Staff T&E Form
  • Student T&E Form

• Residual Policy
  • Residual Funds Balance Transfer Form