Budget Guidance

The budget serves to identify the cost of the project to the sponsor. The budget also serves as a further measure of the Principal Investigator's capabilities since there must be a reasonable correlation between the project as described and the Principal Investigator's assessment of the various cost elements. Sponsors usually require a budget and a budget justification. Some sponsors require proposals to use specific budget templates. Your college or department may have a budget template that they prefer that you use.

Model Agreements

Intellectual Property (IP) Policy Waivers

The University of Maryland Intellectual Property (IP)Policy outlines the ownership, licensing, and protection of IP created by personnel and students at UMD. Occasionally, sponsors, particularly Foundations or other non-Federal sponsors, include terms or conditions in their award notices that do not conform to UMD’s IP Policy.

Overload Guidelines

Download the Guidelines for awards subject to 2 CFR 200

Leave Guidance

UMD Leave Guidance

University Personnel Guidance for Academic Appointees (Faculty), Staff, Students, and Temporary Employees Paid on Sponsored Projects During Emergency Operations Due to the Pandemic

Important Information from UMD's Division of Research on the Impact of COVID-19 on Research Activity

• See the latest campus COVID guidelines here 
• Updated COVID-19 Guidelines for Human Subject Research (August 12, 2021)
• University of Maryland Announces Updated Guidance for Conducting Research (June 3, 2021) 

Guidelines

• COVID-19 Research Guidance at UMD
• Overload Guidelines
• UMD Leave Guidance
• Administrative Procedure for Addressing Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Assault, Bullying, Retali

Foreign Travel Approval Tools

• Toolkit for Review and Approval of Foreign Travel on Sponsored Projects
• Fly America-More Than Just A Name
• Use of United States Flag Air Carriers
• Fly America Act and Open Skies Agreem

Fixed Price Contract

Sponsored Program Procedure for Balances on Fixed Price Contracts.

Administrative Procedure A10.3

Effective: February 26, 1988

Responsible Administrative Office: Sponsored Programs Accounting & Compliance

Purpose

The purpose of this statement is to set forth policy and procedures to ensure timely closure of completed, fixed price contracts and the proper disposition of any unexpended balances.

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Sponsored Research Handbook provides an overview of the policies and procedures that apply to research at the University of Maryland.