Policies Affecting Research
This section contains the official policies and procedures related to research administration. The policies and procedures are grouped by topic.
| Accounting Equipment & Property Ethics & Conflicts Facilities & Administrative Human Resources |
Import & Export Intellectual Property Payment & Payment Methods Procurement Research Compliance |
Accounting
Keyword |
Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Accruals and Deferrals | Accruals and Deferrals | |
| Business Expense | Post Trip: Expense Reporting | |
| Cash Advance | MIT Travel- FAQ | |
| Closing out Fixed Price Awards | Closing out Fixed Price Awards | |
| Controls, Financial Reviews | Financial Review and Control | |
| Cost Center | Cost Object | |
| Cost Elements | General Ledger Accounts and Cost Elements | |
| Cost Object | Cost Object | |
| Cost Sharing | Policy for Cost Sharing and Matching Funds on Sponsored Projects | |
| Cost Transfers | Cost Transfers | |
| Customer Invoices | Customer Invoices | |
| Financial Review and Control | Financial Review and Control | |
| Food | Meeting Expense | |
| Fund Center | Fund Center | |
| General Ledger (GL) | General Ledger Accounts and Cost Elements | |
| General Ledger, Human Subjects (421572) | Memo dtd 1-18-2005 from Patrick W. Fitzgerald | |
| Internal Order | Cost Object | |
| Meetings | Meeting Expense | |
| Record Retention, Financial | Records Management Program at MIT | |
| Reimbursement, Request For Payment (RFP) | Requests for Payment | |
| WBS Elements (also Cost Objects or Account Numbers) | Cost Object |
Equipment & Property
Ethics & Conflicts
|
Keyword |
Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Misconduct | 10.0 Academic Misconduct and Dishonesty | |
| Academic Misconduct, supplement for NSF and PHS | Academic Misconduct, supplement for NSF and PHS | |
| Conflict of Interest | Financial Conflicts | |
| Ethics, Procurement Code of | 1.7 Code of Ethics (12/08) | |
| Financial Conflict of Interest | Financial Conflict of Interest | |
| Financial Interest Disclosure Form | Financial Interest Disclosure Form | |
| Lobbying | Federal Lobbying Regulations | |
| Responsible and Ethical Conduct at MIT | Responsible and Ethical Conduct at MIT | |
| Responsible Conduct of Research | Responsible Conduct of Research |
Facilities & Administrative
|
Keyword |
Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Allocation Rates | Allocation Rates | |
| Cost Sharing | Cost Sharing | |
| DoD Cap | MIT Implementation of the Department of Defense F&A Cap on Basic Research Funding | |
| F&A Rates | F&A Rates | |
| Indirect Cost Rates | Indirect Cost Rates | |
| Off-Campus F&A Rate | Facilities and Administrative Costs | |
| Underrecovery | Underrecovery |
Human Resources
Import & Export
|
Keyword |
Title | |
|---|---|---|
| EAR (Export Administration Regulation) | MIT Policy Statements on Export Controls | |
| Export | MIT Policy Statements on Export Controls | |
| Import | Import/Export Policies & Procedures | |
| Import Bond | Import/Export Policies & Procedures | |
| ITAR | International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) | |
| OFAC | MIT Policy Statements on Export Controls |
Intellectual Property
|
Keyword |
Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Institute Name, Use of | Use of Institute Name (See section 12.3) | |
| Intellectual Property | MIT TLO Policies (See section 1.0) | |
| Internal Control | Appendix B Internal Control Questionnaire | |
| Publication Approvals and Permissions | Research publication approvals or permission | |
| Publication Rights | Research publication approvals or permission | |
| Sponsored Accounting Retention (A-110 OMB Circular) | Records Management Program at MIT |
Payment & Payment Methods
|
Keyword |
Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Credit Card | Procurement Card | |
| Diners Club | Diners Club Membership Policy | |
| Payments Via Foreign Draft | Payment via Foreign Draft | |
| Payments, Request for | Requests for Payment | |
| Unallowable Costs | Classification of Unallowable vs. Allowable and Related Issues of Travel and Meeting Expenses | |
| Wire Payments (also Wire Transfers) | Wire Payments |
Procurement
|
Keyword |
Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Purchasing | Requirements for Live Animals (See section 4.3) | |
| Approval of Purchase Orders | Purchase Order Invoices: Approval and Rules | |
| Complex Contracts | Complex Contracts | |
| Procurement Credit Card | Procurement Card | |
| Procurement Integrity | Procurement Integrity | |
| Procurement Policies and Procedure Manual | Policies and Procedure Manual | |
| Purchase Orders Cancelling | Cancellation, Close, Termination | |
| Requisitions | Requisitions - General Processing Information (See section 2.0) |
Research Compliance
Sponsored Research Proposals & Support
|
Keyword |
Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Advance Submission, 5-Day | VPR Policy on Late Proposal Submissions | |
| Coeus | Coeus Home | |
| Direct Charging, Support Staff | Administrative and Clerical Costs | |
| Earmark | Congressional Earmarks | |
| EDACCA | Employees: EDACCA Inbox | |
| Effort | Effort and Salary Certification, Overview of Institute Guidelines and Procedures | |
| Export Controls | MIT Export Control Policy Statement | |
| Major Projects | Administrative and Clerical Costs | |
| Off-Campus F&A Rate | Facilities and Administrative Rates | |
| Research Policy and Support | Research Policy and Research Support (See section 14.1) | |
| Salary Certification | Effort and Salary Certification, Overview of Institute Guidelines and Procedures | |
| Service Center Equipment Replacement | Service Center Equipment Replacement Form | |
| Service Center Operating and Accounting Procedures | Service Center Procedures | |
| Service Centers | Service Center Policy Summary |
Taxes
|
Keyword |
Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Income Tax | International Compliance | |
| International Compliance | International Compliance | |
| Tax Exempt Status | Tax Overview | |
| Unrelated Business Income (UBI) | Form 990T |
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