The GNR is emailed after the award is set up. This email will provide the chart of accounts along with detailed instructions on the net steps for the PI and departments.

An award is typically setup within 3 business days after receipt of request and administrative approvals to include a new research agreement.

Principal Investigators (PIs) may request authorization to spend funds in support of a sponsored program in advance of receiving a notive of an award from a sponsor when allowable by the sponsor. The awarding agency is under no obligation to reimburse such costs if for any reason the University does not receive an award of if the award is delayed or is less than the anticipated and inadequate to cover such costs.

A financial conflict of interest happens when the institution decides that an investigator’s significant financial interest (SFI) could influence how research is designed, carried out, or reported.The institution must review every SFI disclosure to decide whether the SFI:

• is connected to the funded research (for example, the research could affect the value of the SFI, or the SFI is with a company that could be affected by the research), and
• could directly and meaningfully influence the design, conduct, or reporting of the research.