Procedures and decisions within the Office of Research are guided by university and system policies, in addition to federal, state and agency requirements. Below is a list of common Georgia Southern policies that impact Office of Research operations.
Research Development
Proposal Preparation & Submission
- Principal Investigator Eligibility
- Institutional Letters of Support
- Limited Submission Proposals
- Participant Support Costs
- Principal Investigator Responsibilities
- Proposal Budget Preparation
- Proposal Processing
- Sub-Awardee Consultants and Vendors
Award Management
- Application and Retention of Salary Savings Resulting from Sponsored Programs
- Research Facilities and Administrative Costs Policy
- Reports and Deliverables for Sponsored Projects
- Residual Balance
- Closeout of Sponsored Award
- Cost Sharing on Sponsored Projects
- Federally Sponsored Effort Documentation
- Records Retention
- Sponsored Expense/Cost Transfers
- Negotiation and Execution of Contracts
Research Integrity
- Animal Care and Use Program Zebrafish Coverage
- Faculty Use of Student Data in Research
- Human Subjects Protection: Institutional Biosafety Committee
- Human Subjects Protection: Institutional Review Board
- Minors in Research and Scholarship
- Research Animal Protections: Institutional Animal Care and Use
- Research Compliance
- Research Financial Conflict of Interest FCOI Disclosure
- Use of Unmanned and Remote Control Aircraft Vehicles
- Human Subject Incentive Payment Policy