{"id":3480,"date":"2026-06-26T23:23:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T23:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/?page_id=3480"},"modified":"2026-07-25T17:42:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T17:42:26","slug":"sponsored-projects-basics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/proposal-award-management\/sponsored-projects-basics\/","title":{"rendered":"Sponsored projects basics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list left-nav-automatic on-this-page\"><\/ul><div class=\"ri-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-4880\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-phone.svg\" alt=\"Telephone:\"> 928-523-4880<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:NAU-OSP@nau.edu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-email.svg\" alt=\"Email:\"><span class=\"left-nav-email\"> NAU-OSP&#8203;@nau.edu <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.in.nau.edu\">IN<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\">NAU Research<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"current\">Pages<\/li><\/ol><\/div><h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \">Sponsored projects basics<\/h1><hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a sponsored project?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sponsored projects include all extramurally funded research, instruction, service, or scholarly activity binding the university to a defined scope of work or set of objectives that provide a basis for sponsor expectations. All sponsored projects are managed through the University to assure compliance with these terms as well as applicable state and federal laws and regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other factors that make a project a sponsored project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Terms and conditions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Defined scope of work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Period of performance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deliverables<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The term \u201csponsored project\u201d is synonymous for<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Grant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contract<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cooperative agreement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Subcontract<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purchase Order<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sponsored project awards often contain certain complex requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Intellectual property<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insurance and indemnification provisions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Return of unused funds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other matters establishing a quid pro quo relationship with grantor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Funding for sponsored projects may be received from individuals, corporations, foundations, and\/or governmental entities (federal, state, local, or tribal government).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proposals generally are submitted through a formal \u201cRequest for Proposal\u201d (RFP) process and have significant auditing and\/or reporting requirements. All grant awards to the university are administered by the Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proposals to all local, state, tribal, or federal government agencies, including government established foundations (such as the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Science Foundation), automatically fall within the purview of the OSP. All proposals to contractors or grantors in the private sector (i.e., corporations and foundations) requiring specific performance objectives, detailed expenditure reporting, intellectual property, or confidentiality terms will be handled by the OSP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who can be a sponsor?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sponsors are external entities that contract with or provide grants or cooperative agreements to the university for a particular project. Agreements can be as simple as a one-page letter that may or may not be co-signed, or hundreds of pages. The common element is that the terms are binding on the university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Private sector entities may act as either donors or sponsors depending on how the funds are conveyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Individuals, non-profit foundations or organizations, for-profit companies, and federal, state, local or tribal government entities. 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