| The University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
has specific procedures for the approval, execution, and
management of externally funded projects including grants,
contracts, cooperative agreements, and other research
related agreements. All faculty and staff are expected
to comply with these procedures that are summarized below.
All proposals and resulting agreements must be routed
through the established approval process and signed by
a designated University official. This is true regardless
of whether the agreement is for services performed for
public or private entities, or is a public service. The
Board of Regents designates annually the authorized officials
at the university who may legally bind the University
on their behalf. Only those persons designated by the
Board of Regents are authorized to sign agreements on
behalf of the University.
Agreements include contracts, letter agreements, affiliations,
teaming agreements, memoranda of agreement/ understanding,
material transfers, non-disclosure/confidentiality agreements,
licenses, consulting agreements, proposals that will
be binding if accepted, amendments, modifications, equipment
loans, and any other arrangement that obligates the University
and/or its facilities, employees, or resources. For proposals that require electronic submission by the authorizing official, the deadline for that submission is 5 PM CST on the day of the agency deadline unless the Sponsor guidelines state an earlier time. Please be aware
that any exception to this deadline must be approved
in advance by the Office of Research Services
and may result in the withholding of Sponsored Research
Incentive (SRI) at the discretion of the Vice President
for Research.
Agreements must be in place prior to commencing
any work.
The Office of Research Services is here to assist you with this
process. Should you have questions, please contact Andrea
Deaton, Executive Director for Research Services,
at 325-4757. Questions regarding intellectual property
issues such as licenses, material transfer agreements,
and non-disclosure/confidentiality agreements may be
directed to the Office of Technology Development at 325-3800.
Compliance is required without exception.
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