Policies & Procedures

University Policies

• Administration for Research and Other Sponsored Programs
• Internal Deadline for Applications
• MUSC-MUHA Conflict of Interest
• Policy for reimbursement for tuition and fees for full time Ph.D. students (PDF)
• Extramural Award Close-Out Policy

Procedures & Guidelines

Conflict of Interest for Subawards and Consultants

• Complying with the PHS Financial Conflict of Interest Regulations
• Definition of Investigator
• Decision Tree
• Forms

Approval Requests

• NIH Application with annual budget over $500,000
• Pre-award Costs
• No-Cost Extension

Letters of Intent

• Intent to establish a subaward or consortium agreement
• Good faith agreement for corporate clinical studies

Subawards

• Outgoing - Issuing a Subaward
• Incoming - Receiving Subawards

Close Out 

Examples of Sponsors' Final Close Out Report Processes

Federal Policies

• Policy on Appendix Materials in Funding Applications (NIH, AHRQ, NIOSH)
• NIH Policy: Good Clinical Practice Training Requirement for all clinical trial staff
• NIH Guide: Objectivity in Research
• Guidance on the NIH Public Access Policy
• Guidance on Public Law 110-85 to Expand the Scope of ClinicalTrials.gov