For additional information, please also refer to:

• University of Iowa Operations Manual; and
• University of Iowa Research Administration Handbook
• Access to Research Information - UI Operations Manual policy for public access to research information.
• Administrative Surveys and Questionnaires - UI Operations Manual policy on the use of surveys and questionnaires in research.
• Advance Accounts - If your grant or contract will be awarded soon, you can request an advance account and purchase items in advance of the award date.
• Animal Subjects - Procedures and regulations for the use of vertebrate animals in research.
• Assurances - A brief description of the assurances and certifications that apply to most federal grants.
• Charging Facilities and Adminitrative (F&A) Costs to Grants and Contracts
• Conflict of Interest / Financial Disclosure
  • Federal regulations and UI policy require the disclosure and management of any conflict of interest related to sponsored programs. Click here to find out what must be disclosed.
  • A financial conflict of interest may arise when an investigator has a significant financial interest that may compromise -- or have the appearance of compromising -- his or her professional judgment in the design, conduct, or reporting of research. Per Federal regulations and University policies, investigators must disclose and manage actual or apparent conflicts of interests in relation to any sponsored project. Note that such conflicts must be disclosed at the proposal stage. The Division of Sponsored Programs is unable to forward an application until/unless all potential financial conflicts of interest have been disclosed.
  • Sponsored project-related COIs are disclosed to the UI Conflict of Interest in Research office. Full information on COI definitions as well as disclosure forms and procedures are available through the COI in Research website.

  • Information on the UI Conflict of Interest policy is available through the UI Conflict of Interest in Research Office website at http://coi.research.uiowa.edu. Questions on the eCOI certification/disclosure process should be directed to the UI’s Conflict of Interest in Research Staff:

    • Email: coi-research@uiowa.edu
    • Phone: 319-353-3052 or 319-384-4256
• Corporate and Industry Sponsored Projects Policy - Governing policy for the management of corporate and industry sponsored projects.
• Cost Sharing Policy and Procedure Statement - UI policy regarding cost shared expenditures.
• Cost Sharing Request Form - Forms and procedures to request equipment and non-equipment cost sharing from the Vice President for Research.
• Costing for Animals without Active IACUC Approval - Policy & Guidelines
• Employment on Grants and Contracts Administered by the University of Iowa - See section 17.17.(4) of the UI Operations Manual for policies governing the employment of UI faculty and staff on externally funded projects.
• Environmental Health & Safety Office
• Office of Institutional Equity - Information on equal opportunity, affirmative action, and diversity policies at the University of Iowa
• Ethics in Research - UI Operations Manual policy on ethics in research.
• Graduate Assistant Tuition Scholarship Policy - Information on charging graduate assistant tuition to sponsored projects.
• Guidelines for Defining, Requesting, and Receiving Gifts and Sponsored Project Funding - A set of guidelines for defining and distinguishing the two major types of external support: Gifts, and Sponsored Project Funding. *Updated 2016
• Human Subjects - Procedures and regulations for the use of human subjects in research.
• Institutional Nominations - The UI's procedure for choosing institutional nominees for grant competitions which limit the number of applicants from a single institution.
• Intellectual Property Policy - UI Operations Manual policy on the ownership of intellectual property.
• Limited Submissions - The UI's procedure for choosing institutional nominees for grant competitions which limit the number of applicants from a single institution
• Patent Policy - UI Operations Manual policy on the ownership of ideas, inventions, and discoveries resulting from the activities of UI faculty, staff, and students.
• Proposal Preparation and Submission: Roles and Responsibilities - An outline of the respective responsibilities assigned the PI, Department, College, and Division of Sponsored Programs in the proposal preparation and submission process.
• rDNA - Compliance procedures for the use of recombinant DNA molecules and the organisms/viruses that contain them.
• Recharge Center Policy, Procedures and Instructions - Recharge Centers are established for the purpose of providing goods and services to University customers. These policies describe the process for establishing and operating recharge centers.
• Research Suitability - UI Operations Manual principles for determining the suitability of research conducted at the UI.
• Routing Policy
  • DSP Information on UI Routing Policy and Procedure
  • UI Operations Manual policy regulating the processing of grants and contracts.
• Space/Renovations Procedures - Information sheet for research programs requiring renovations and/or additional space.
• Supplemental (Extra) Compensation - UI Operations Manual policy on supplemental compensation of UI employees..
• Who can be a principal investigator? - See RAH, section 2, for UI policy regulating who may apply for grants and contracts as a PI.
• UI Centers Policy
  • The Board of Regents recently updated their Centers and Institutes policy.
  • The Office of the Provost must be notified if any project seeks recognition as a center.  If you have questions about creating a new center at the University of Iowa or have general questions about the Centers and Institutes policy please contact the Provost Office by telephone at: (319) 335-3565, or via email provost-office@uiowa.edu.