Sponsored Research
Sponsored Research Policies and Forms
A comprehensive list of USC policies is maintained at the University Policies site.
The National Institute of Health (NIH) has established a Public Access Policy, which mandates that journal articles that arise from NIH funding must be submitted to PubMed central for open access. Go to Open Access for NIH Funded Research.
Important Contracts and Grants forms include:
Financial Information
- Budget Template
- Rates for Fringe Benefits and Overhead
- Minimum Salaries for Graduate Teaching Assistants, Research Assistants, and Graduate Assistant Lecturers
- Postdoctoral Scholar Minimum Salary Requirement for FY2019
- Budget Development Guidelines
- 2018 NIH Salary Cap
- Multiple School Division of Overhead
- Recharge Center Policy
- A-81 Quick Guide (2/20/15)
- Overhead on Sponsored Research Agreements
Agreement Terms
- Independent Contractor Agreement
- Unobligated Balance of a Fixed Price Contract
- Standard Research Agreement
- Relinquishing Interests and Rights in a Research Agreement
- General Rules of Unavailability for Air Carriers
- Certification of Unavailability for Air Carriers
- Data Management Plans and Archives
- Research Service Agreements