Research Policies

• USM II-3.10 Policy on Professional Commitment of Faculty
• USM III-1.10 Policy on Misconduct in Scholarly Work
• UMBC III-1.10.01 Policy on Handling Allegations of Misconduct in Research and other Scholarly Activities
• USM III-1.11  Policy on Conflicts of Interest in Research or Development
• UMBC III-1.11.01 Policy on Individual Conflicts of Interest in Research & Product Development
• UMBC III-1.11.02 Interim Policy on Conflicts of Interest in PHS Research
• USM IV-1.00 Policy for the Establishment & Review of Centers & Institutes in the UM System
• USM IV-2.00 Policy on Solicitation and Acceptance of Sponsored Projects
• UMBC IV-2.00.01 Consistent Application of Facility and Administrative (F&A) Costs
• UMBC IV-2.00.02 Policy on Sponsored Projects and Gifts
• UMBC IV-2.00.03 Policy on Principal Investigator Eligibility
• USM IV-2.10 Policy on Human Subjects of Research
• USM IV-2.20 Policy on Classified and Proprietary Work
• UMBC IV-2.20.01 Export Control Policy
• USM IV-3.00 Policy on Patents
• USM IV-3.10 Policy on Copyrights
• USM IV-3.20 Policy on Intellectual Property
• UMBC IV-3.20.01 Intellectual Property Policy
• UMBC VI-6.10.01 Policy on Records Management
• USM VI-13.00 Policy on Campus Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Response
• UMBC VI-13.00.01 Environmental Safety and Health Management and Enforcement
• UMBC VIII-1.10.01 Policy for Capital Equipment
• UMBC VIII-1.10.02 Policy for Non-Capital and Sensitive Equipment
• UMBC VIII-7.00.01 Policy on Cost Transfers
• USM VIII-7.10 Policy on Reporting Suspected or Known Fiscal Irregularities

Research Procedures

Centers, Institutes and Laboratories

• Procedures for Establishment and Review of Centers, Institutes and Laboratories

Contract and Grant Accounting

• Cost Principles Reference Grid
• F&A Information
• Cost Sharing Scenarios
• Post Award Management Guidelines and Procedures
• Depositing Sponsored Project Checks
• Charging of Costs to Sponsored Awards
• Closing Checklist for OCGA Grant Accountants
• Final Expenditure Certification Template for Departments

Environmental Safety and Health

• Biohazardous Materials and Waste Disposal
• Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan

Office of Research Protections and Compliance

• Animal Use and Care Procedures
• Human Research Use Procedures
• Biosafety and Recombinant DNA Research
• Procedures to Implement UMBC Policy UMBC III-1.10.01 – Handling Allegations of Misconduct in Research and other Scholarly Activities 
• Procedures to Implement UMBC Policy III-1.11.01 – Individual Conflicts of Interest in Research and Product Development

Office of Sponsored Programs

• Activity and Research Types Guidelines updated 11/3/2018
• Award Terms Order of Precedence
• Award Types Definitions
• Closeout Procedures
• Compensation Policies updated 05/12/2020
• Data Use Agreements updated 08/05/2020 
• Determination of On-campus vs. Off-campus Projects updated 04/29/2021
• Documents Needed for Proposal Routing as of 8/31/2018
• Establishing Pre-Award Accounts updated 03/11/2021
• Facilities & Administrative (F&A) Cost Waivers  updated 10/14/2019
• Guidelines for Fringe & Inflation Rates updated 5/16/2018

• Indirect Costs Related to Centers 
• Inter-Disciplinary Proposal Notification Procedure  as of 5/9/2018
• Late Technical Report Procedure 
• Limited Submission Opportunities
• Preliminary Proposals updated 09/23/2019
• Principal Investigator (PI) Eligibility  updated 02/25/2020
• Prior Approval Requirements updated 6/26/2019
• Projects Required to be Routed through OSP as of 10/30/2018
• Proposal Processing Deadline updated 09/03/2019
• Proposal Resource Allocation Guidelines as of 04/14/2021
• Rebudgeting Procedure
• Revised Budget Template
• Subrecipient Monitoring Procedures updated 11/19/2018

Last update 04/14/2021