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Extramural Support Policies and Procedures
Research Education Development (RED)
Award Statistics FY23
Total Awards
$1928M
Federal Awards
$1125M
Non-Federal Awards
$803M
Research Expenditures
8th (FY22)
Extramural Support Policies and Procedures
Page Updated: October 11, 2024
Research and Sponsored Programs provides guidance on polices related to management of extramural funds.
For additional guidance on your research project, see the Terms and Conditions that were provided with your notice of grant award.
UW-Madison Policies, Guidance, and Procedures for Research
Links to university-wide policies posted below are migrating to the UW-Madison Policy Library at policy.wisc.edu. The new policy library brings all university-wide policies together in one place so you can quickly locate the most accurate, up-to-date version of a policy. Visit the Policy Library to search for a specific policy by topic or key word(s).
- Animal Use
- Annual Investigator Outside Activities Reporting
- Anti-Human Trafficking Policy
- Compensation Limitation Under Covered Contracts
- Computer Software Ownership (UW System Administrative Policy SYS 190)
- Conflict of Commitment
- Conflict of Interest
- Copyrightable Instructional Materials Ownership, Use, and Control (UW System Administrative Policy SYS 191)
- Cost Sharing Policy
- Cost Transfer Policy
- Cross Unit Grant Expenditures
- Current Competitions for Institutional Nominations
- Data Management Plans
- Disclosure of Other Support Policy
- Effort Policy
- Export Control
- Fetal Tissue Research Policies
- Financial Administration of Extramural Support (UW System Administrative Policy SYS 342)
- Financial Conflict of Interest
- Gift Policy
- Gifts-in-Kind
- Guidance on Direct Charging of Administrative and Clerical Salaries (For proposals submitted and awards made on or after 12/26/14 that are subject to the Uniform Guidance)
- Guidance for Purchase of Personal Computers and Electronic Devices on Sponsored Projects
- Harassment Reporting
- Human Research Protection Policies
- Huawei Memo and Subsidiaries
- Indirect Cost Policy
- Indirect Cost Exceptions at UW-Madison
- Intellectual Property Policies and Procedures (Invention Disclosure)
- Limited Principal Investigator Status for Academic Staff
- Mandatory Disclosures of Violations of Criminal Law
- Material Transfers
- Misconduct in Science
- Monitoring/Oversight of Grant/Contract Accounts
- NASA FINESST Guidance
- NIH Foreign Component Guidance
- NIH NRSA Childcare Benefit
- NSF Harassment
- Overdrafts
- Official RSP Notices
- Participant Support Costs Guidance
- Pay Schedules in Relation to Award Begin and End Dates
- Permanent Principal Investigator Status for Academic Staff
- Prior Approval for Exceptional Expenditures
- Protocol for External Auditor Interactions
- Public Access Compliance (All Federal Agencies)
- Required Approvals for Collaborative Projects
- Research Security Program
- Research Sponsored by Industry
- Responsible Conduct of Research (NSF)
- RSP Roles and Responsibilities Related to Single Audit
- Signature Authority Policy
- Sponsored Programs and Internal Controls Policy
- Staff Roles and Responsibilities
- Subawards Procedure
- Subawards Policy
- Terminal Leave: Fringe Costs and Payments
- Transfers to Trust Funds for Investment
- Travel and Requisition Pre-audit Checklist
- Tuition Remission
- UW-Madison Guidance for Hosting Meetings/Conferences on Sponsored Projects
- VISA Fees on Applications